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Free software for home users

Discover a range of free software to support your child with dyslexia at home. Explore PC and Apple apps, Internet resources, and PC adjustments for an enhanced learning experience. Get tips on style sheets, backgrounds, templates, and more. Find out about speech recognition tools and accessibility features in Windows 7. Also, access free iPad/iTouch apps like Cloud On, Dragon, and Evernote. Uncover mind-mapping resources like Mind42 and Exploratree, along with Click and Speak for Firefox. Empower your son/daughter with these powerful tools! Contact myles.pilling@wiltshire.gov.uk for more info.

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Free software for home users

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  1. Free software for home users to help your son/daughter AccessAbility Solutions AccessAbility Solutions Sheldon Conference 24th November 2012

  2. Contact Details myles.pilling@wiltshire.gov.uk Twitter: @mylespilling #sheldenbda http://senitnuggets.wordpress.com http://senapps.wordpress.com http://www.facebook.com/Senapps http://aas123.wordpress.com AccessAbility Solutions AccessAbility Solutions

  3. Referrals for Dyslexia • SENCO makes a Single Agency Referral (SARF) • Decision made by the Specialist SEN Service (SSENS) • Specialist SEN Service does an assessment • This includes ICT provision if needed.

  4. ….and now a story!

  5. What shall we cover? • Free stuff to use on a PC • Free stuff to use on an Apple • Free stuff from the Internet • Changes to your PC making it Dyslexia friendly

  6. Changes to your PC • Style sheets • Backgrounds • Templates • Line Spacing • Speech recognition in Windows 7 • Ease of Access Center – Key repeat

  7. Free Stuff for your PC http://www.gingersoftware.com/

  8. Free stuff for your PC Turbo Type http://www.easytousetools.com/turbo_type/

  9. Free apps for your iPad/iTouch

  10. Free apps for your iPad/iTouch • Cloud On • Dragon • Art Studio Lite • Notes • Evernote • Dropbox

  11. Not free apps • iWriter - £2.49 • Voice Dictation - £0.69

  12. Free Stuff from the Internet Mind- mapping software Mind42 http://mind42.com/about Exploratree http://www.exploratree.org.uk http://www.exploratree.org.uk/movie.php

  13. Click and speak( for firefox web browser) http://clickspeak.clcworld.net/downloads.html

  14. Contact Details myles.pilling@wiltshire.gov.uk Twitter: @mylespilling #sheldenbda http://senitnuggets.wordpress.com http://senapps.wordpress.com http://www.facebook.com/Senapps http://aas123.wordpress.com AccessAbility Solutions AccessAbility Solutions

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