Vu Bar

Brief description

  • A reading bar
  • Helps you read one line of text at a time

Who could benefit

  • People who skip lines of text
  • People with reading difficulties
  • People with visual difficulties
     
Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/Vu-Bar.shtml

VASTtx keywords

Practise 21 speech sounds on their own and in words/phrases

You  may need to wear headphones

If you want to use your own phrases, you must pay extra

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: https://www.itherapyllc.com/vast

VASTtx therapy samples

Exercises for  speech sounds and mouth movements

Video and sound recordings to copy

You  may need to wear headphones

If you want to use your own phrases, you must pay extra

Easy to use independently:
Supplier: https://www.itherapyllc.com/vast

VAST songs 1

10 songs to practise different speech sounds, rhythms, pace & rates

You may want to wear headphones

Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: https://www.itherapyllc.com/vast

Penfriend XL

Brief description

  • Word prediction
  • On screen keyboard
  • Hear the words before selection
  • Screen magnification

Who could benefit

  • People who can spell the first 2-3 letters of a word
Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.penfriend.biz

Clicker Writer

Brief description

  • Reading & writing tool
  • Word prediction (can be personalised)
  • Word banks (can be personalised)
  • Picture support, if needed
  • Hear words before selecting
  • Listen back to what you have written

Who could benefit

  • People who have some spelling need extra help
  • People who have no spelling but who would like to write letters/cards
Easy to use independently: Fairly
Supplier: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/clicker/home.aspx

Musatcha color filter

Brief description

  • A screen filter to make text easier to read

Who could benefit

  • People with visual difficulties
  • People who struggle to see normal computer screen
     
Easy to use independently: Very
Supplier: http://www.musatcha.com/software/ColorFilter/

NaturalReader 10

Brief description

  • Free text to speech program
  • Works in Microsoft programs, webpages, PDF files and emails
  • Can magnify text to aid reading

Who could benefit

  • People who struggle to read
  • People with visual difficulties
Easy to use independently: Yes
Supplier: http://www.naturalreaders.com

Write Outloud

Talking word processor

Talking spell checker

Talking dictionary

Finds words which sound the same but are spelled differently

Who could benefit

  • People who struggle to write long sentences
  • People who make spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Easy to use independently: Fairly
Supplier: http://donjohnston.com/writeoutloud/#.U2ENY-pOWP8

Fotobabble

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

Easy to use independently: Very
Supplier: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fotobabble-5/id1529356105