Northern Grid for Learning - SENSwitcher

From the Northern Grid for Learning web site...

"SENSwitcher is a 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 computers. It is, we believe the first time anyone anywhere has developed an online switch enabled application which targets ICT skills from purely experiential through cause and effect, switch building, timed activation, targeting and row scanning."

"Programmed by Inclusive Technology, a world leading developer of software for special needs, it uses the latest Macromedia Flash technology to deliver 132 high quality animated activities which can be operated by a wide range of input devices. SENSwitcher has been designed as a progressive teaching and assessment tool and is accompanied by an 18 page set of teachers notes together with assessment records, developmental skills progression models and small step checklists linked to the QCA P Levels for ICT. These documents are available FREE from the download area (of the Northern Grid web site)."

"The program is available FREE to teachers, parents, care workers, if fact anyone who wants to use it. We hope you and your children enjoy it."

SENSwitcher online - Northern Grid for Learning

Inclusive CD Player

A free, switch accessible CD player for Windows 95 onwards.

Features:

• two different graphic styles
• one or two switch access
• mouse and keyboard access
• automatically remembers settings
• suitable for controlling from an IntelliKeys or Concept Keyboard

MathsWiz

An updated file containing all the equations for these two programs. Without this updated file, some of the equations may be incorrect.

Save the correct Matteknep.ovn file to the MathsWiz folder on your C drive. The file path should be something like this:

C:\Program Files\MathsWiz - Level 1\Matteknep.ovn.

By replacing the original Matteknep.ovn file with this new one, the errors should automatically be corrected in the game.

Inclusive Writer 1.6 Upgrade

This is a free upgrade to Inclusive Writer 1.6. The upgrade will only work if you already have version 1.5. If you have a version earlier than 1.5, please contact us for details of how to upgrade. (You can find out which version of Inclusive Writer you have by running the program and selecting 'About' from the 'Help' menu.)

The upgrade to 1.6 adds several new features:

• integration with Inter_Comm, the new email program that provides picture and auditory support
• drag grids to resize them
• import graphics in a wider variety of formats: JPG, TIFF and PNG, as well as BMP and WMF.

Inclusive Serial Switch Driver

A stand-alone serial switch driver for Windows, programmed to send the standard keys of Space and Return. For single or two switch access. Option to send a continuous stream of keypresses or a single keypress. Send a selection of other commonly used keypresses such as function keys and number keys.

Overlay Printer

A free and very useful utility from IntelliTools which allows you to send and print out IntelliKeys overlays. (Windows and Mac)

Learn More About Maths Update

A fix for the 'Read the Digital Time' activity. Without this update, not responding within this activity for about two minutes would crash the program.

Overlay Sender Update

Updated version of Overlay Sender for Windows, now compatible with Windows NT, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98.

Free Pictures

Free pictures from some Inclusive Technology software. The pictures can be saved individually, or downloaded as collections in ZIP files.

The ACE Centre offers high quality, comprehensive CPD for anyone working with people with complex communication needs and/or physical difficulties.

There is an emphasis on work based practice will encourage you to develop your knowledge and enhance your working practices.

Accredited courses - combine distance learning with attendance at four day sessions. Manchester Metropolitan University accredited.

One day courses - for understanding and using assistive communication technology.

ACE Centre Advisory Trust (Oxford)

Download accredited course leaflet - (549k)
Download one day course leaflet 2010 - (457k)

ACE Centre North (Oldham)

Download outside of training leaflet - (1.9 Mb)
Download inside of training leaflet - (2.3 Mb)

This two day training event looks at meaningful activities to support and engage those with PMLD. Draw from the knowledge and experience of hands-on practitioners and go away with positive, practical ideas and strategies that can be put into place immediately. A mixture of workshops and seminars will cover multisensory environments, person centred planning, communication and much more.

Download the conference flier - (411 KB)