This week, we launched the brand new C-Pen Reader and Exam Reader on Dyslexic.com! These scanning devices are small, portable and lightweight, and designed to support those with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, or those learning English as a second language. The C-Pen Reader allows the user to simply run the pen across any printed […]
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Speech recognition is software which allows you to transform your spoken words into digital text on your computer. It also enables you to navigate around the computer, create and edit documents, surf the web or send an email, all through the power of your voice. A good quality noise-cancelling microphone is often used with speech
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There is a wide range of note-taking support available for those with dyslexia. The assistive technology can help eliminate the difficulties that are associated with writing whilst listening. It can also support with organising and editing notes that have been made. What assistive technology is available? There is a range of note-taking support software and
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Dyslexia Awareness Week falls from the 5th to the 11th of October in the UK and so it’s the perfect time to highlight the issue especially for those who don’t fully understand it. Dyslexia affects many people in the UK and worldwide and sometimes people that have it might not even realise it. That is
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Mind mapping is an established learning and organisational tool. It allows users to create maps and diagrams and can be used in a variety of subject areas and a wide range of tasks, including brainstorming, note-taking, revision, illustrating concepts, problem solving and outlining of essays, projects and presentations. Those with dyslexia can benefit from mind
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Text-to-speech enables your computer to read aloud web pages, text documents, emails and PDF documents in a natural sounding voice. Some software now includes additional tools such as spell checkers, homophone support and visual highlighting that can help when producing your own written work. Those with dyslexia often find that text-to-speech software provides significant support
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As part of Dyslexia Awareness Week, we here at Dyslexic.com wanted to delve into some of the questions surrounding dyslexia… What is dyslexia? There are so many different definitions of dyslexia it’s sometimes difficult to keep up! Putting it simply, dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that mainly affects reading and writing. It is a
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This week Olympus introduced the DM-7 model – a digital recorder that promises to be much more than just a voice recorder. The iansyst team were lucky enough to be invited to the product launch event at the impressive Dans le Noir in London. The event gave an informative overview of the key features and how
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Brain scans performed on young children could predict their reading ability in later life. Performing brain scans on young children could detect signs of early reading difficulties, such as dyslexia, new research has suggested. Dyslexia is one of the most common learning difficulties, whereby the affected individual typically experiences problems with factors like verbal memory,
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This week, Nuance held a live webinar to announce the launch of an exciting portfolio of Dragon speech recognition solutions. Dragon has been helping people with their work for over 15 years and the latest additions to their range will not disappoint. These new products enable seamless synchronization of key Dragon features across PC, Mac, iOS, and Android
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