Assistive Technology Software

TextHelp Read and Write
Read and Write is a text support program giving complete unobtrusive assistance to students who have input difficulties, or dyslexia-type literacy obstacles.

Read and Write operates within any Windows application, making it ideal for students learning or using word processors, databases, spreadsheets, e-mail or the internet.

TextHelp! Read and Write Gold
Read and Write Gold edition now includes a feature set allowing students to work independently in an inclusive environment ensuring they 'keep up' with their peers in the same classroom. Read and Write operates within any Windows application, making it ideal for students learning or using word processors, databases, spreadsheets, e-mail or the internet.

Inspiration - Single/Five/Ten User Licenses Available
Inspiration is a mind mapping program that helps users develop ideas and thinking as well as improve skills in planning and organisation. Inspiration supports the most highly effective visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning methods with three unique environments for organising ideas graphically with diagrams, outlines and mind maps.

Penfriend XP - Word prediction tool.
Penfriend is a powerful tool for those with dyslexia and physical disabilities adding word prediction, speech and an on-screen keyboard to almost any other software.

It integrates with Clicker 5, providing a fully switch accessible predictive writing environment.

Penfriend XL
Penfriend XL is a powerful screen reader with multiple onscreen keyboards. It works in nine European languages and has all the other features of Penfriend XP. Penfriend XL is a powerful tool for those with dyslexia or physical/sensory disabilities including visual impairment, adding screen reading with text magnification, word prediction, and on-screen keyboards to almost any other software.

Clicker 5 - A software package to support literacy
Clicker 5 is a software package that supports literacy. The onscreen grids hold letters and words and provide the tools for pupils to turn them into text. Once a cell is clicked on, it is sent to the word processor and the program reads the text aloud. You can even create talking books and diagrams with pop-up grids as well as word grids. Clicker 5 also has picture support and animation facilities to really bring your pupils' work to life!