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The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf:  'BATOD is the ONLY Association representing the interests of teachers of deaf children and young people in the United Kingdom. It includes in its membership representatives from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and from all the many branches of the profession as well as colleagues from overseas.'

'Crick Software, based in Northampton, UK, and Seattle, Washington, is solely focused on producing innovative educational software. The company concentrates particularly on software tools for literacy. Crick Software promotes the inclusion of children of all abilities by creating flexible products that can be tailored by teachers to the needs of individuals. Most products have the option of switch access, for users with a disability who are unable to use a mouse or keyboard. '

 

'This website provides free software for people who are deafblind or have learning disabilities. This software can be used to enable them to learn, explore their surroundings and become more independent. Parents, carers and support staff can download the software and assist the disabled people in using the software.'    I came across this site through a commendation by Abingdon & Witney  College.

E-Learning and Mobility Project:  'Using ICT to enhance learning for mobile Traveller children.'   Not so much a website but a document giving some details of Policies and further contacts.

 

'Inclusive Technology provides the very best special educational needs software, switches and computer access devices, simple communication aids and assistive technology for learners with a physical disability, sensory impairment or learning difficulty. As well as our own resources we have the best from AbleNet, AMDi, Crick, IntelliTools, Keytools, Maxess, Mayer Johnson, SoftTouch, Traxsys, Vari-Tech, Widgit and others.'

 

LottieScript is a suite of applications designed to run on a Personal Computer either stand alone, or with an interactive whiteboard. The applications are primarily intended to support the teaching of handwriting by providing tools to both illustrate and demonstrate handwriting styles. The software also supports the teaching of basic literacy, with its ability to sound simple phonics and identify vowels and consonants in entered text, these features will also be enhanced in future releases.'

 

'Notschool.net is a national, Internet based ‘Virtual Online Community’ offering an alternative to traditional education for young people who, for a variety of reasons, can no longer cope with school or with complementary provisions such as home tutoring or specialist units. Notschool.net is a last resort for young people disengaged from classroom learning because of illness, pregnancy, bullying, phobia, travelling, reluctance to learn, disaffection, exclusion, statemented.'

 

'Identified as 'the very best in British education’, Rapid was rightly crowned winner at the recent Education Resource Awards held by BESA. Rapid’s unique speech recognition software and comprehensive teaching support is taking the UK by storm as it continues to provide pupils and teachers alike with outstanding SEN support.'

'Sense is the UK's largest organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities. This area of the site tells you more about Sense: the services and support we offer, how to find local support and contacts for your area, current vacancies and some background information on Sense.'

'TechDis aims to be the leading educational advisory service, working across the UK, in the fields of accessibility and inclusion. TechDis aims to enhance provision for disabled students and staff in higher, further and specialist education and adult and community learning, through the use of technology. TechDis is a JISC-funded service (Joint Information Systems Committee). '

 

'Texthelp Systems Ltd. was formally incorporated in 1996 and specialise in assistive technology with the design of software products to benefit students and educational institutions to improve reading and writing abilities. Texthelp's products, which are renowned in their fields, include Read&Write, Browsealoud and Lexiflow. Each product has proved to be an invaluable tool for people in the fields of Government, Education and Special Needs. The company continues to refine and develop its award winning software. '

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