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Door with with 'Assistive Technology Hub' on a official plaque with a poster underneath that shows the logo underneath which reads 'Assistive Technology Hub and simplified grahics of glasses, hands signing in BSL and a wheelchair sitting above the keys of a keyboard.
Got an official plaque for the door to go with our poster. Think we've made it people.
Two upright computer mice. The left one is shorter and wider, also less shiny
The box for the smaller, better mouse. A Logitech lift.
Goodness, the relief of a more comfortable mouse! The left is the new one and it fits my hand SO much better! Equipment is important.
Bus driver waited for me to get sat down before setting off today.
Absolute bastard.
This can't just be fought by classroom teachers using industrial action. It needs the voices of the big MAT leaders putting pressure on the DfE and Ed Sec for the good of all. Those voices of influence need to be using that influence now.
The Cape Town bus tour plays an amazing soundtrack with the commentary, including Toto's Africa (CD available). You've never truly heard Africa through headphones until you've heard it half way up Table Mountain through tinny earphones that only play max volume. Pure, unadulterated joy.
Teachers in England with 5+ years’ experience — can you help a PhD student? She’s looking for detailed survey responses on career development (interviews also welcome).
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One of the major logistical challenges will be preventing Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield from queue-jumping.
Dawn will be cremated this coming Sunday. So if you would like to quietly remember her sometime that day it would be a lovely thing to do.
Chartability is a resource by @frank.computer to help make data visualizations and charts more accessible. It's organized into principles with testable criteria aimed at making sure people with disabilities are able to access data.
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Ah, the Achilles Heel of an otherwise indestructible phone.
(If you really need one I might actually have a couple lying around, hit me up and I can send.)
Screenshots of the 'Retype' tool in Adobe Illustrator, which allows one to identify and select/add the same or similar font to your document
2) Retype' tool in Adobe Illustrator, which allows one to identify and select/add the same or similar font to your document in seconds.
Screenshot of an AI tool that can summarise an image as text.
Two assistants I find useful ...
1) This summarises an image as text for alt-text - either long form or short - I do usually edit it to my own requirements but makes a good start.
asuo-ai-labs.streamlit.app/Image_Access...
Tom stares at his cat whilst the cat stares back in a disinterested fashion
you lookin at?
Also so honoured to be speaking at an event in Kristy's memory as she's the reason I'm a disability practitioner at all. I hope to do her legacy proud.
Off to Cambridge this morning to deliver the Kirsty Wayland Memorial Lecture this evening with my partner in competence standards crime @diervilla.bsky.social. Looking forward to catching up with some former colleagues and old friends! www.disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/working-disa...
Not sure about 'creativity' but it's definitely a skill. Not a new one, mind.
I honestly can't think of anyone better to write in that subject - let me know when it hits the shelves and I'll grab a few copies for our team!
Thank you. It’s a bit daunting. ‘Study Skills Survival Guide for Neurodivergent Learners.’ Catchy title 🤣 In production, published by Jessica Kingsley in Sept. Eeek.
My daughter's latest. I love the painting and also that she's painting Thom Yorke.
You have a book coming out? That's awesome J!
What's that? You'd like me to share some of my workflows because I'm so damn awesome? Stop it, I'm blushing. Ok then but just because it's you...
I'm pretty much all-in with using an AI assistant at work as a productivity tool. Never had anything available to me that's as useful for daily tasks and is the biggest time saver since me adopting dictation.
Just don't talk about Uncle Dave
They were always on a hiding to nothing getting rid of our Zak.
Great news about your grandad, @tstarkey1212.bsky.social
Co-creating something with students with cog processing language issues at the mo' to demo it as an assistive tech for reading/writing. There's a wealth of possibilities.
Can't really advise on that because I don't honestly know which is better for what- I use MS Copilot as my gaff has a licence and it does everything I need it to, currently. I call mine Dave.
I'm aware of the controversies around the use of AI tools (I mean, I work in a university) but for this here support worker, it's the best thing that's happened since the co-op started putting yellow discount stickers on the cakes every friday.
On average, the AI tool I'm using at work saves me about 6-8 hours a week and I'm not an advanced user by a long shot. As the ATA for the uni I'm a team of one for an institution that has something like a gazillion staff and students so for me, it's quickly become invaluable.
