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About Accessible Learning Tools and Assistive Technologies
About Accessible Learning Tools and Assistive Technologies
Accessible learning tools and assistive technologies (AT) may help if you have additional support needs or disabilities, by making tasks easier and more manageable. They help enable equal access to digital information and functionality for all users, regardless of abilities. Examples include;
Text-to-speech software
Screen readers
Speech-to-text software
Graphic Organisers
Please note: The tools listed on this page are available to everyone - you do not need to have a referral to Learning support. If they help you study and organise, give them a go!
Identifying your learning requirements
Identifying your learning requirements
The college's Learning Support Team is dedicated to creating a positive experience for learners. They help by supporting learners with disabilities or health conditions and/or additional support needs.
They offer a range of services, provide support interventions, and recommend appropriate software applications to support and enhance learning.
Contact Learning Support:
City Campus, 8.30am – 4.30pm. Tel: 0141 375 551
Riverside Campus, 9am – 4pm. Tel: 0141 375 5369
College approved software and extensions
College approved software and extensions
Immersive Reader is a multifunction tool used to read text out loud and alter the appearance of text, colours, words and lines for greater focus. It is available in Microsoft 365 and is integrated with Canvas.
Ally is built into Canvas. It makes digital accessible and inclusive by providing alternative formats for course materials, such as audio, e-braille, epub, PDF, and HTML (browser and mobile devices).
Accessibility in Microsoft 365 and other tools
Accessibility in Microsoft 365 and other tools
Microsoft Dictation is built into MS Outlook, Word, OneNote, and PowerPoint, and converts your spoken words into text in real-time, making it easier to write documents, emails, and more.
Microsoft Transcribe is built into MS Word and converts spoken audio recordings into written text.
Microsoft OneNote is a Digital Notebook. It can help you easily organise notes by using colour coding, tagging, and much more.
More 365 features:
More 365 features:
Grammarly is a cloud-based typing assistant that helps you review grammar, spelling and punctuation as you write.
NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free screen reader for Windows computers. It helps blind and vision-impaired people use computers by reading out text.
Genio, (formerly Glean) is a personal study and audio notetaking tool that captures information, to help you record, organise and refine notes.
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