Yesterday Claro Software announced the release of a brand new version of their popular literacy support software, ClaroRead Version 7. ClaroRead is a hugely popular text-to-speech program that helps users of all ages and abilities to read and write. Version 7 has bought lots of new and improved features to the assistive technology software, making this version […]
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Our latest addition to Dyslexic.com, the Stump Stand, is an exciting ergonomic mobile phone and tablet stand – watching videos, reading an eBook or browsing the internet on your device has never been so easy! The Stump Stand has a minimalist approach to design and functionality. The ergonomic stand reduces the risk of repetitive strain injury
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This month, iansyst launched a brand new and exciting page on Dyslexic.com – a page dedicated to providing information about the latest assistive technology apps for iOS and Android phones and tablets! Assistive technology (AT) apps are becoming increasingly popular to help those with dyslexia, visual impairment, physical difficulties and many more disabilities. Whether they
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Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning (CALL) Scotland is a unit within the Moray House School of Education at the University of Edinburgh. It specialises in providing assistive technologies to Scottish students who have physical, communication or sensory difficulties and have trouble accessing standard curriculum materials. Challenge More than 5% of pupils in Scotland need help
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iansyst are excited to announce the launch of CapturaTalk Junior, an app designed for students who require literacy support through KS1-KS4. The app is available to download on the App Store for iOS devices. CapturaTalk Junior helps students with reading printed text and integrates the powerful ABBYY OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature. Students are able to
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In a bid to ensure children in England are equipped with the necessary literacy and numeracy skills by the time they leave primary school, new government rules would see each pupil know their times tables by heart, otherwise their school would be subject to a series of measures. The move has been backed by education
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Technology in the healthcare sector is continuing to expand, with the creation of a digital health park in Lancashire the latest plan to be announced. The new business hub will be located on a section of land off Euxton Lane in Chorley and is set to bring 700 new jobs to the area. The move
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Kent College in Tonbridge, Kent installed a MindGenius site licence in September 2004 which gave access to their 2,300 full-time and 12,000 part-time students on all of their 1,500+ PCs and laptops. Former dyslexia tutor Chris Sellers, herself a dyslexic, persuaded the college to purchase a site licence after researching suitable electronic mind mapping software
MindGenius Ltd announce the release of Version 6 of its leading business mind mapping software. In a continued drive to utilize the power of data visualisation techniques in business processes, Version 6 focuses on enhancements to the project management, brainstorming, communication and personal productivity capabilities of the application. Those who manage tasks and projects will
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A new initiative aims to make the traditional English spelling system easier. For any child, learning to spell can be a daunting task – and even more so for pupils with learning difficulties like dyslexia. That’s why a new initiative proposed by the English Spelling Society (ESS) sets out to make it easier to learn
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