Useful Links
This page contains links to some of our favourite websites. We have categorised these links into funding, software, hardware, advice & support and activities for pupils. If you notice that any of these links are broken please let us know
Funding
Information about funding for communication aids available from Communication Matters
Software
Makers of 'Clicker' and other software. Free resources, tutorials etc are also available from Clickerpedia, based in Australia.
Free downloadable writing software for those who cannot use a keyboard. Also has an eye track function.
Software for access to the curriculum for pupils with physical and learning disabilities.
Specialists in assistive technology, training & information for people with dyslexia and other disabilities.
Make and sell hardware and software for disabled people, mainly pupils in school.
Download grids for 'Clicker' and other resources for Crick Software programs for free.
Small steps programme to help pupils develop numeracy skills.
Word prediction software.
Maths games with free trial versions on the website.
Allows you to strip out all distracting advertisements, pictures etc from web pages, just leaving the text.
Educational software retailers
Access to communication and the curriculum for people with physical disabilities.
Software for advanced maths and science students that allows them to write calculations on a computer easily.
UK distributor for LaraMera switch accessible software.
Educational software
Makers of 'Communicate: In Print' and other software. Both free resources to download and some you have to pay for.
Small software company developing interesting one-off pieces of software.
Hardware
Small word processors to be used on a desk or table.
Has resources for teachers and pupils not available on the UK site.
One handed keyboard. Available for desktops, laptops and PDAs.
Specialists in assistive technology, training & information for people with dyslexia and other disabilities.
Make and sell hardware and software for disabled people, mainly pupils in school.
Device to make your iPod switch accessible. (Australian)
Adapted keyboards, mice, trackerballs etc.
Specialists in communication aids and sensory hardware.
Ergonomic, one handed and other alternative keyboards.
Advice and Support
American site offering ideas and materials for people using AAC.
Charity offering help with computer access for disabled people.
Videos on various aspects of ICT and disability.
Includes courses on accessing YouTube and MySpace.
Advice and resources. American site so some of the equipment recommended is not available in the UK.
Specialist centre dealing with access to communication covering the southern half of Engand and Wales.
Specialist centre dealing with access to communication covering the northern part of England and Wales.
American books and online materials for teachers
Ideas and resources for adapted access to Apple Mac computers.
Website with resources and information on assistive technology.
Ideas and help sheets for adapting your computer and accessing the web.
A range of useful resources including video and pictures for pupils of all ages.
Website with lots of resources for alternative access to the computer for people with disabilities.
Scotland's centre for people with communication disorders.
Resources to support inclusion.
Organisation for people who use a communication aid and those who work with them.
Organisation bringing together all those working with pupils with communication needs.
Advice and support for disabled people in all areas of daily living.
American classroom materials to support teaching disabled children.
The Foundation for Assistive Technology. Deal with all aspects of the development of new technology to help disabled people.
Forum for research into making computer games accessible for those with disabilities.
Website with information for people with only one functioning hand.
List of educational software sites recommended by teachers.
Research into making computer games accessible for disabled people with online examples.
Organisation run by disabled people, including AAC users, who run workshops on disability awareness in schools for both pupils and staff.
Manufacturer's website with advice on RSI, one-handed typing and computer access.
Advice and resources for teachers.
Ideas and help on adapted access to Windows computers.
Northumberland Grid for Learning
A range of activities, some subject specific and some more general.
Open source assistive technology resource.
Games, advice, ideas and shop for people with physical or learning disabilities accessing a computer with one switch.
Information on communication through touch for those with complex needs and multisensory impairment.
Advice on touch typing for people with a visual impairment
Advice and resources for staff and families of children with visual impairment. Includes links to resources for those with complex needs.
Materials and advice for teachers of the deaf. Includes supported reading for pupils in Key Stage 1.
Advice and support for parents and professionals working with children with communication difficulties.
Resources for teachers working with pupils with Special Needs.
Freeware and shareware with links.
American site offering advice and support for those working with children using AAC.
Activities for Pupils
Search engine that allows you to search for videos. (WARNING - it has an 'Offensive Content' filter which you may want to turn on if using it with pupils).
Website for symbol users run by The Children's Society
Online touch typing instruction.
News website designed for scanning switch users.
Helping people with learning disabilities to develop multimedia presentations.
Online drawing activity, good for developing mouse skills.
Downloadable CD or media player that can be accessed by single switch users.
Links to useful resources when working with pupils.
BBC website for small children. Some games are switch accessible.
BBC website for slightly older children, also with some switch accessible games.
Links to useful sites for people with learning disabilities, including free online and downloadable activities.
Website from Inclusive Technology with ideas and activities using their 'Choose and Tell' series software.
Interactive online games and resources for primary aged pupils. Nothing to do with Crick Software.
Special school with online resources and activities.
Sound effects search engine.
Online resources and games for parents and children from Inclusive Technology. Includes activities to help you learn to use a mouse or other pointing device.
Numeracy and Literacy activities mainly for pupils in Key Stage 1.
Collection of activities to use with pupils on an interactive whiteboard. Suitable for all ages.
Author's website. Includes backup materials for her books and some onscreen games.
Desktop backgrounds, cursors, games, links to typing sites etc.
Downloadable activities for pupils across the age range.
SEN resources for teachers.
Games and other activities for people with physical or learning disabilities using one switch.
BBC magazine for people with disabilities.
Online games and early learning activities.
Free downloadable presentations - Power Point stories with scripts, ideas for sensory equipment etc. Originally designed for secondary aged pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Free photos and other resources to use when working with pupils with learning disabilities.
Whiteboard and plasma screen resources for staff working with pupils below Level 1 of the National Curriculum. Free downloads.
Simple games for early learners and those with learning difficulties.
Games, lesson plans etc for primary school teachers.
SLD school with lots of free online and downloadable activities on its website.
Site from 2Simple Software with creative and curriculum based activities. Some are free, some require you to be a subscriber.
Downloadable games and activities for teachers to use with pupils with special needs.
Free downloadable switch programme for early switch users. Activities from sensory awareness to early scanning. Comes with teacher's notes and skills checklist.
Online touch typing that allows you to paste in your own text to practice.
Games and activities from the television show.
American site with early literacy activities.
Website from Inclusive Technology with ideas, advice and downloadable activities for their 'SwitchIt!' software series.
News, games and other activities for symbol users.
Materials for use in the primary classroom. Includes some SEN materials.
Early learning games and activities.
A range of activities, some of them switch accessible