Does Assistive Technology have a direct benefit on the mental well-being of neurodiverse employees?
In this article, we will explain how we feel assistive technology can have a direct benefit on the mental well-being of neurodiverse...
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- Feb 23
Need to use Welsh in the workplace? Check out these handy taster courses for learning Welsh.
The Welsh Government aims to have 1 million Welsh speakers in Wales by 2050. Currently, resources and legislation are being put in place...
- Feb 23
It’s National Essay Day but what can you do if you don’t like writing them?
This article is for anyone who is studying and needs to produce essays for their course, but has real difficulty with the following...
- Jan 24
Could this piece of assistive technology accelerate Welsh literacy learning in Wales?
The use of the Welsh language is growing in Wales, but with a high proportion of the population natively speaking English, could the only...
- Jan 17
Six great tips for revising at University.
In this article, we are going to share some great tips for exam revision courtesy of Birmingham City University and their excellent...
- Jan 9
Mind mapping and text-to-speech is a dream team solution for neurodiverse students
Neurodiverse students each have a different experience of being neurodiverse. Each student will have different needs but if their...
- Dec 30, 2022
How can I get printed text read out loud?
For many years now the ability to read screen-based text has been available for students and employees within whatever context that they...
- Sep 13, 2022
Text-to-speech technology helps students learn MFL.
If you’re learning a foreign language, you may have already turned to flashcards to memorize vocabulary and conjugations. Now, some...
- Sep 7, 2022
Want to get a deeper understanding of Text To Speech Assistive Technology?
Join our September training sessions with Mary Wilcox. It is September and the Autumn Term has started, universities will be starting...
- Sep 6, 2022
How Assistive Technology can help students experiencing depression, with productivity.
Introduction In this article, we explore how assistive technology can be useful to students who are experiencing challenges with their...
- Sep 1, 2022
Spelling and Grammar: Some useful articles to read.
In some recent research amongst employers, approximately 50% of employers were thought to value good literacy skills when hiring new...
- Aug 23, 2022
Preparing For the Workplace: School leavers and literacy.
There is a lot taking place at this time of year. GCSE and A-Level results are out, places at university are being secured but for many...
- Aug 4, 2022
Get an overview of some key assistive technology for studying.
Announcing our Aventido Lightning Session giving an overview of useful software for studying.
- Jul 27, 2022
How to make text in documents easier to read at school or university when experiencing visual stress
In his paper entitled “Visual stress and dyslexia for the practising optometrist.” Prof Arnold Wilkins from the University of Essex...
- Jun 21, 2022
How to access text whilst on the go.
Text-to-speech technology has developed so well over the years that now it is available to use within so many different contexts such as...
- May 24, 2022
Don’t Press Send! How to avoid the embarrassment of writing spelling mistakes in emails.
Whether you are someone who frequently misspells words in emails or someone who has been caused some embarrassment because of a rogue...
- Apr 28, 2022
How can text books in Secondary Education be more accessible for dyslexic readers in KS3?
It is a little-known fact that UK law requires the publishers of school text books to provide the electronic version of their text books...
- Apr 4, 2022
Announcing ‘AT Together’ For DSA and Higher Education Assistive Technology Practitioners
Announcing ‘AT Together’ For DSA and Higher Education Assistive Technology Practitioners
- Mar 10, 2022
The Top Five Things That Teachers Need To Know About Text To Speech Technology
Within the education system, there is little training for Primary and Secondary school teachers on supporting pupils with learning...
- Jan 26, 2022
What is Text-To-Speech and how should my dyslexic child use it at school?
Aventido’s very own Mary Wilcox took part in a webinar with The Studying With Dyslexia Blog to share her expertise in text-to-speech...
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