Go to View > Header & Footer to edit October 6, 2015 | slide 1 Open Source Assistive Software AccessApps RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

Open Source Assistive Software AccessApps CLAUD Meeting April 1 st 2009 JuliaTaylor RSC SW e-learning Advisor A&I

Introduction Regional Support Centre (RSC) South West JISC Funded to provide a range of services for the learning and skills sector. To enable learning providers to realise the opportunities created by new technologies. FE, HE, ACL, WBL E-advisors: ACL – Tracey Morris WBL – David Rowe HE – Dan McCaffrey

 Learning Technology –Melanie Roberts  Learning Resources –Virginia Havergal  VLE’s (Virtual Learning Environments) –Lyn Bender  Technical –Noel Davis  Accessibility & Inclusion –Julia Taylor Go to View > Header & Footer to edit October 6, 2015 | slide 4

E-learning as an Accessibility Investment E-learning has the potential to support more inclusive teaching and learning practice It can be flexibly delivered and widely available, the materials are highly portable, easy to store and lend themselves to adaptation and personalisation

This flexibility should help meet the requirements of the disability legislation and the learners needs – with the right assistive technology!  Wide range of differences and software –Cost –licenses –availability –network security –technical support October 6, 2015 | slide 6

AccessApps 50 Assistive applications developed by Scottish RSC’s with JISC TechDis  Open source/freeware -upgrades  Portable- memory stick, DVD or CD  Not installed locally  Range of Solutions  Supporting documents and materials October 6, 2015 | slide 7

AccessApps  Planning & Organisation  Reading & writing Support  Visual Support  Accessible Browsers  Keyboard/Mouse Alternatives  Multi-media October 6, 2015 | slide 8

Planning & Organisation  FreeMind – mind mapping software –Think, plan and learn visually Select this link to find out how to use FreeMind Select this link to find out how to use FreeMind October 6, 2015 | slide 9

Planning & Organisation  FreeMind – mind mapping software –Think, plan and learn visually  Mozilla sunbird –Organsational and/or memory difficulties October 6, 2015 | slide 10

Reading & Writing Support  Rapid Set – Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet –Alternative fonts and background colours October 6, 2015 | slide 11

Reading & Writing Support  Rapid Set – Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet –Alternative fonts and background colours  Vu-Bar - This link takes you to the VU-Bar tutorial This link takes you to the VU-Bar tutorial –Reading one line at a time October 6, 2015 | slide 12

Reading & Writing Support  Rapid Set – Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet –Alternative fonts and background colours  Vu-Bar - This link takes you to the VU-Bar tutorial This link takes you to the VU-Bar tutorial –Reading one line at a time  AMIS Daisy Reader –Daisy books are fully accessible digital talking books  TopOCR – create editable and searchable data October 6, 2015 | slide 13

Text to speech  Dspeech –Highlights and reads words and converts text to MP3 October 6, 2015 | slide 14

Visual Support  Virtual Magnifying Glass – –Magnify up to 16 times Go to View > Header & Footer to edit October 6, 2015 | slide 15

Visual Support  Virtual Magnifying Glass – –Magnify up to 16 times  Thunder – Screen Reader –VI and dyxslexia - Reads menus, icons and text –Needs to be installed October 6, 2015 | slide 16

Accessible Browsers  WebbIE –Blind and visually impaired screen-reader users October 6, 2015 | slide 17

Accessible Browsers  WebbIE –Blind and visually impaired screen-reader users  Podcatcher - Add podcasts and navigate using keys October 6, 2015 | slide 18

Keyboard & Mouse alternatives  Click N Type – Onscreen keyboard –Mobility difficulties and keyboard users Word prediction Type by ‘hovering’ the mouse over a word Switch and scanning Add words, sentences and phrases October 6, 2015 | slide 19 This link opens the Click N Type tutorial

Keyboard & Mouse alternatives  Click N Type – Onscreen keyboard –Mobility difficulties and keyboard users Word prediction Type by ‘hovering’ the mouse over a word Switch and scanning Add words, sentences and phrases  MouseTool - RSI tremor or muscle spasm Perform a click for you Can be set to drag and drop October 6, 2015 | slide 20

Multi-media Tools  Audacity – recording and editing –Dyslexia, VI, learning difficulty, literacy Record lectures and edit highlights Multiple output formats –(MP3 for podcasts) Record live from a computer Edit a range of sound files Cut, copy, splice and mix sound files Change speed and pitch Audacity tutorial October 6, 2015 | slide 21

Presentation Tools  Wink – screen capture –Create tutorials using screenshots, add buttons, explanations, title boxes and lots more. October 6, 2015 | slide 22

 Supporting documents and materials –Introductory guide –Video tutorials –FAQ –Screen-casts October 6, 2015 | slide 23

AccessApps  Three versions available to download –The works – 50 applications 719Mb (2Gb USB or DVD) –Go Lite - 27 core applications 60Mb (256Mb USB) –Pick n Mix – Select and download in a single installation October 6, 2015 | slide 24

Assistive Software -AccessApps Downloads Help and tutorials Upgrade Magnifier DeskTop Zoom Express Scribe NDVA OS screen reader Professional looking mind mapping program

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