Please note: The 'links' are listed in alphabetical order with most of the descriptive text being taken from the companies own website.  If your company offers SEN equipment and you would like your company listed on this page please supply details via e-mail  Click here to e-mail the webmaster 

1stVoiceSolutions  -  Offer advice and products to help you interact vocally with your computer. (Speech is a fast and natural way to interact with a computer.)

Ability Net  -  Offers ' assistive' Technology and is a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology. 

Ace Centre -  Over 80 additional pointers and cursors for those with visual or perceptual difficulties.  Icon styles include animated, coloured, large, I-beams and circles.
 
BROADBAND SPEED TEST -  find out what is the speed your broadband

BioAcoustics Ltd  -  Suppliers of 'Soundfield' systems

Calculators - Large clear calculators for use on a PC or Laptop

Concept - VI equipment supplier - includes prices of VI items they supply

Connevans Ltd   -  Suppliers of 'Soundfield' systems

Convert file formats for free  -  Access to a free 'on-line' converter to change the format of your Document, Audio and Video files - As listed in ComputerActive issue 274 page 43

ComputerActive- This is the website of the magazine 'ComputerActive' offering access to vast amounts of computer information including useful software 'downloads'.  Free software for home use such as AVG - (Anti Virus protection), Ad-Aware - (to help protect your PC based private information) and SpyBot - (a Search & Destroyer of spying software on your PC). Access the 'Smartboard' information on a 'remote' laptop using 'UltraVNC' for click here to obtain this free software

Crick   - Supplier of easy-to-use reading and writing software for children of all abilities and people with special needs. Software such as Clicker 5.  Supplier of switches and switchboxes.

CURSORS - Large cursors are available free from a number of website:
                 e.g.  Philip Henderson or the Ace Centre
.
Dolphin  - Supplier of an exciting range of tools to assist people with vision and print impairments - e.g. Lunar

Fontface  - Free fonts - recommended by a school

HumanWare  - Previously called Pulse-data -Visual aids electronic equipment  supplier  e.g.  MyReader    ScannaR

Inclusive Technology - Supplier of a vast range of Special Needs educational software, switches and computer access devices, simple communication aids and assistive technology for learners with special needs.

KEY STAGE 1 Software - Sparklebox FREE Foundation and Key Stage 1 software - recommended by a school

KEY STAGE 2 Software - Sparklebox2 FREE Key Stage 2 software - recommended by a school

Liberator  - Supplier of a vast range of access equipment, toys, electronic games and entertainment systems, all specially adapted for switch access, and lots more.

Northern Grid -  Access to the SENSwitcher suite of programs designed to help teach early ICT skills to people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those who need to develop skills with assistive input devices and very young children new to computer.

Oneswitch  - Switch and other resources for older children - 'assistive technology' aimed at moderate to severely learning/physically disabled people. 

Optelec-Tieman -  Visual aids electronic equipment supplier - Optelec develops and distributes innovative solutions that provide access and independence for visually impaired people worldwide e.g.  ClearNote

P.C.Werth Ltd   -  Suppliers of 'Soundfield' systems

Priory Woods - Priory Woods School - Excellent site for FREE SOFTWARE such as their famous Cause and Effect switch operated fun

Professional Vision Services -  Visual aids electronic equipment developer,  manufacturer and supplier
                                              e.g.  Magnilink Student Addition
                                                     STRIX personal magnifier

QED  -  Manufacturer and supplier of  a large range of innovative products for people with special needs.

ReadSpeaker - ReadSpeaker provides automatic speech enabling of web content.  Make your website talk to make text more accessible.

RevealWeb  - On Revealweb you will be able to find out about a range of resources that are available in Braille, moon, audio and digital talking books, large print and more. Contact details of organisations that hold titles in accessible formats and the terms under which they will supply them and  who produces, loans or sells accessible material.

RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems.

Sensory Software  - Specialists in software to aid with communication, particularly for those who cannot speak and/or have physical disabilities.

Smartbox  - Producer of a range of communication systems based on standard computers, and supply software that gives users access to computers.

steller TECHNOLOGY - Specialist in a wide range of asistive technology for the Blind and Visually impaired. e.g  The "Portable Pocket Magnifier CCTV" 

Thunder- Screenreader - Thunder is a free 'screenreader'  talking software for blind and visually impaired people.

Visualeyesuk   - Visualeyes are UK distributors for Ash Technologies and we supply an extensive range of hardware and software products for all age groups and abilities, from high-end professional office solutions through to simple low cost solutions for home users. e.g.  Fusion    Liberty Solo

Additional items will be continually added to this page ........