Activities of daily living

App for creating personalised photo stories

Visual calendar & personalised step by step instructions for daily tasks

Basic AAC app designed for people with aphasia

Use a smartphone or tablet as a magnifier 

Text to speech. Reads text aloud as you type

Text to speech. Reads text aloud as you type

Screen reader software

Speaks written text aloud for those who find reading difficult

Screen reader software

Speaks written text aloud for those who find reading difficult

Web based exercises for working on listening, sequencing, emotions, attention

App to enable non-verbal and non-literate users to communicate via texting technology

This app describes the world around you . Point the camera at objects, people, text (typed or hand written) & it will speak aloud the writing or the scene it can see

This free app describes the world around you . Point the camera at objects, people, text (typed or hand written) & it will speak aloud the writing or the scene it can see

Software for practise reading longer passages

Learn topic based vocabulary

Practise listening to topic based vocabulary

App for SLTs to discuss issues pictorally with people who have communication difficulties

It is the digital version of the low-tech Talking Mats

Games for working on telling the time on an analogue clock

Communication organisation

Calendar/reminders with photo and written text

For practising the dialling of phone numbers and also phone conversations/leaving a message

Attach voice recordings to your photos to tell people about yourself and what you've been doing

Picture dictionary with opportunities to practise simple conversations

Unit 1 is free

Design your own visual daily planners

Use photos, text and voice recordings

• break down an activity into steps (e.g. making tea)

• design an activity planner for each day

Useful if you forget how to do things or find it difficult to follow written instructions

Photo based phone app

Attach photos to your contacts. To call them, just click on their photo

Useful for people who struggle to read names

Makes your text messages bigger & easier to read

A basic AAC app

Click on a word to speak it out

Lists of words to choose from and add your own

You need to be able to read single words to use this app

An AAC app

Click on a photo to speak out your message

Use your own photos and words

Create sentences

Speech recognition app

Speak your text or email messages instead of typing them

Therapy exercises for visual neglect (i.e. when you can only see one side of the screen)

Encourages you to look at the whole screen and develop a normal 'looking' pattern

Attach speech to your photos

When you press on a photo, it speaks out. You can explain your photos and use them in conversation

You can  use it to tell stories

You can also make visual schedulers to remind you how to carry out tasks (e.g. baking a cake)

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings

Voice recorder

Use to record your own speech, record reminders, record conversations

Can send recordings via email

Attach voice recordings to your photos

When you touch a photo, it speaks out so you can explain your photos and use them in conversation if your speech is affected

Reading & writing tool

Word prediction (can be personalised)

Word & phrase banks (can be personalised)

85 spoken phrases with symbols for talking about daily tasks

For use in conversations