Category Archives: Permanent Resources
Symbol Supported Text and Literacy
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon January 6, 2010
Katie Lyon January 6, 2010
Communicate: Symwriter, Communicate: In Print 2 and Boardmaker V6 all allow users to easily pair symbols with text as shown in the examples below. Symbol supported text generated in Communicate: Symwriter Symbol supported text generated in Boardmaker V6 As more and more software comes out which lets people pair symbols with words easily, we are getting more enquiries …
DynaVox Implementation Toolkit
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources, Web links
Jane Farrall December 9, 2009
Jane Farrall December 9, 2009
Implementation Toolkit. The Implementation Toolkit is a great new resource available from DynaVox-Mayer Johnson. The toolkit is designed to provide resources to support people to become more successful AAC users. Resources are designed for children through to adults and aim to cover topics from beginning through to experienced communicators. Resources provided in the Implementation Toolkit include videos, handouts, …
Readability Statistics in Microsoft Word
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips
Jane Farrall December 3, 2009
Jane Farrall December 3, 2009
There is a useful tool built into Microsoft Word which enables you to check the “readability” of documents that you have written! This is part of the overall document statistics that Word can provide when doing a Spelling and Grammar check. The document statistics that can be provided in Microsoft Word include: Counts: the number of words, characters, …
Delicious – What is it??
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources, Web links
Barbara Landsberg September 21, 2009
Barbara Landsberg September 21, 2009
Delicious is a web-based social bookmarking tool that allows you to store, categorise, share and find website bookmarks. The Delicious website was founded in 2003 and now has over 5 million users bookmarking over 150 million websites!
Weblinks for accessible text and eBooks
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources, Web links
Greg O'Connor September 15, 2009
Greg O'Connor September 15, 2009
We are often asked about web links to alternative text formats for people who have difficulty accessing traditional printed text. The team here at Spectronics has put together the following web links for accessible, digital text (also sometimes referred to as ebooks). Check out the resources below, and let us know of any websites we have missed. This …
