by admin | May 20, 2018 | Assistive technology, Intervention, New Tech, Technology
Accessibility should be available in all walks of life whether you are in education, the workplace or at home so offering accessibility to those that need it is very important. Here at Microsoft we have a mission to empower every person in every organisation, there is...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Writing
When I think of dyslexia I think of the strengths and my ability to think outside the box and to have creativity. Creativity is not always about being able to draw or sculpture or even paint a masterpiece creativity is all-rounders. As a dyslexic adult writing can be...
by admin | Mar 27, 2018 | Arran, Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Reading, Technology
When we think of the word dyslexia we often think of difficulties, differences or disability. This is true as dyslexia does cause a difference in the brain that means that we have difficulties with specific tasks. A high proportion of people who are dyslexic will have...
by admin | Jan 23, 2017 | Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Reading, SEN
2016 has been and gone and it was an amazing year with its normal activities and challenges. I have a number of goals for 2017. Before I go into them we must remember one thing, when you are dyslexic your body is always under stress and we should think of ways of...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Reading, Technology
Many people say that dyslexia is just about reading but this is not true of course. Of course, a high percentage of dyslexic people will have difficulties with reading. I am an advocate for trying to teach children to read but we also must think about how we can...
by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Assistive technology, Dyslexia, Intervention, New Tech, SEN, SEND, Technology
Back in January 2016 I attended the Bett show and I came across the Microsoft stand. If you’ve never been to the Bett show I would definitely recommend it, if you like technology and education then this is the place to be. On the Microsoft stand I was shown a product...
