Margaret Moran
The 'Speak Your Mind' guide is a unique and versatile visual aid. Its structure encourages the exchange of information, translates thoughts into actions, and not least helps reduce some frustration felt by those whose minds are still active but who are unable to speak or who have other communication difficulties. Each page has words and pictures relevant to everyday life and much more... To use by the individual, their family and friends, professionals in Care/Nursing and Residential Homes, Care in the Community Providers,Hospitals and Hospices. It was design originally to help my Dad and the family to include him in conversations when he lost his speech through a Stroke. Cost: £19.50 all inclusive (10+ £16)
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Find out more about - 'Speak Your Mind' Visual Aid to Conversation

Dr Mark Jones
How well does your child cope? When children encounter a stressful situation, it’s often difficult for them to cope. Dr Jones' Animal Agentz is a fun computer-based learning tool in which children interact with a family of bright and colourful animal characters who teach them important coping skills to help them manage stressful situations. New parenting skill for all issues.
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Copyright: Animal Agentz Ltd A.R.R.
Find out more about - CBT system for ADHD, Autism, relax skills

Words Worldwide Ltd
KeySpell Ellipsis is a voice output spelling utility designed for use by individuals with learning disabilities. This spelling aid supplements the spell checkers in programs such as Microsoft Word. It has a comprehensive dictionary of 350,000 words, and can be set for specific levels of difficulty or areas of interest. For example, an inexperienced writer could reduce the number of suggestions produced by choosing the Junior dictionary, while a doctor could narrow the range of suggestions by choosing the Medical dictionary. To help users select the correct word, thesaurus-type alternatives are provided, as are examples of the word used in context, in a meaningful sentence. The program has a direct link to recent versions of Microsoft Word (97 or later) and Dragon NaturallySpeaking (version 5 or later), allowing users of those program to find the correct spelling with the spelling utility program and transfer the results back with a single keystroke, replacing the original. The utility can also scan Microsoft Word documents for spelling errors and homophones (which are highlighted as such). The checking mechanism provides suggestions based on phonetic similarity to entered word(s), so the correct word can be produced from even complex misspellings. Searches can also be conducted based on the beginning or the end of the word according to the preference of the user. For those with dyslexia, the program can even supply correct spellings "elephant" can still be found when misspelled with a consonant as "lefant" The program incorporates voice synthesis technology from Nuance that allows selected text to be read aloud as it appears on the screen.
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Copyright: words worldwide
Find out more about - KEYSTONE ELLIPSIS

Words Worldwide Ltd
KeyStone ScreenSpeaker is a voice output screen reader program designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision or dyslexia or other learning disabilities. Users can hear their work being spoken back while the text is being typed or dictated using voice recognition software (not included). Any mistakes can be found and corrected using spelling and homophone checkers. Any amount of the text can be read back at any time. Text can be read by character, word, line, sentence, paragraph, or as a complete document, either during the document's creation, or upon its completion, and under control of the mouse, numeric keypad, cursor keys, or voice command. The program announces the identity of icons, menu items, buttons, and dialog boxes, and provides audible and on-screen help. The computer-generated voice and the amount of information spoken can be customized at any time. The program works directly with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and DragonDictate voice recognition software from Nuance and Word 97 and later word processing software from Microsoft (programs not included). The program can guide users through the enrolment process in Dragon voice recognition software, providing extra training stories and reading out scripts in small phrases for the user to repeat. Used with Microsoft Word, the program speaks out each character, word and/or sentence as soon as it is typed, and announces when a spelling mistake or homophone is produced and speaks alternative spellings when the user needs to inspect them. A hot-line telephone and e-mail service is available to support users and teachers.
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Copyright: words worldwide
Find out more about - KEYSTONE SCREENSPEAKER SOLO

Words Worldwide Ltd
KeyStone SpeechMaster is a voice input text editor program and voice output screen reader program and spell check utility designed for use by individuals with learning disabilities. The system integrates voice recognition technology (Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional software; see separate entry) with a text-to-speech screen reader (KeyStone ScreenSpeaker) and a spelling and homophone checker. The program reads enrolment scripts in small phrases for the user to repeat, making it unnecessary for users to read a single word in order to set up voice input. For voice input, the user dictates into a microphone attached to a computer. Speech is converted into text and displayed on the screen using Microsoft Word. The program then speaks out the text in its own clear computer-generated voice so that the user can determine whether the correct words have been displayed. When a correction is needed, the program speaks the displayed alternatives. If the correct text is heard among the options, it can be chosen with a voice command like "Choose 3." The program's spelling and homophone checking functions and screen reader can be started as dictation proceeds, or on completion. Where questions arise, detailed help is supplied both on-screen and audibly. A hot-line telephone and e-mail service is also available.
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Words Worldwide Ltd
KeyStone Tutor has been designed for those who find it daunting to use speech recognition with a word processor. A simple incentive scheme encourages users to improve their enunciation which leads to higher recognition performance and a greater success rate in using this technology
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Find out more about - KEYSTONE TUTOR

Louise Gorrod, Beccy Carver (Illustrator)
Synopsis: A booklet to help young siblings of autistic children understand what autism is. From the Author: This book was written to help my daughters, Jemma and Jade, understand why their brother, Jack, did the things he did and help them accept that even though he did embarrasing things when we were out he couldn't actually help it! Why does he knock my games off the table?, he's so destructive. Why does he squeal when we go out? Why doesn't he get told off when he's naughty like I do? I hope that this book will help other families like ours!
ISBN/ASIN: 1899280502
Find out more about - My Brother is Different

Paul Quantock
This interactive course uses a variety of situational strategies designed to help teenagers recognise their emotions and create friendships. Aimed at those who may find social and friendship situations difficult, it uses two characters, to explore the complex world of maintaining friendships. Included is "A Parent's Guide" that raises issues and develops strategies directly related to ways in which teenagers can be supported at such a challenging stage of their development. This course shows that the earlier parents begin to support their children in developing social skills, the better the chances are that their teenager will successfully form friendships.
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Find out more about - The Teenage Years: Managing my Emotions

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, worked with 16 young people with learning disabilities to find out what makes them feel anxious or depressed. Using video and photo diaries the young people talked about how they felt. This DVD presents the experiences of three young people from this study. They talk about how their lives became difficult or unhappy and what helped them to feel better. The DVD is intended to help young people, families and practitioners to identify and learn from their experiences. The DVD is priced £5 (for young people and carers) or £15 (for professionals and organisations).
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Find out more about - What's Happening?