Software Archive
For a selection of useful low cost shareware programs please go the resource section of the main AbilityNet website.
Access Software
Vision
Virtual Magnifying Glass -
http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
Screen Tinter Lite – Easy to use screen colour changer
http://www.thomson-software-solutions.com/html/screen_tinter.html
Thunder – Free to home user screen reader
http://www.screenreader.net/
Vu-Bar 4 – Screen ruler to help you keep your place on the screen
http://www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assistive.htm
Mouse Control
Point’n’Click – mouse click program
www.polital.com/pnc/
Grey Olltwit gomouse – mouse training skills
www.greyolltwit.org/
Alternative Text Entry
Click’n’Type – On-Screen keyboard
http://cnt.lakefolks.com/
Dasher – Visual mouse controlled keyboarding
www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/
Text To Speech
ReadPlease - text reader
www.readplease.co.uk
Wordswork – text to speech in MS Word
www.wordswork.co.uk
Dspeech – text to speech on a USB memory stick
http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/
Mind Mapping
FreeMind –
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Writing
tinySpell – easily and quickly check the spelling of words in any Windows application.
http://tinyspell.m6.net/
Touch Typing
Website of free typing tutors - http://typingsoft.com/all_typing_tutors.htm
Five Finger Typist (Demo) - http://218.214.24.1/demo.html
VICTAR Touch Typing Tutor – This is no longer available for download, please contact us for details on how to get a copy.
High Visibility Mouse Pointers
ACE - http://ace-centre.hostinguk.com
Dolphin - These are no longer available for download, please contact us for more information on alternative mouse pointers.
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Remote Assessment Software
SKYPE – www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/downloading.html
MSN Messenger - http://messenger.msn.co.uk/xp/downloadDefault.aspx
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Software Demos
Vision
Zoomtext and Big Shot – Magnification program - 30 day trial available
http://www.aisquared.com/index.cfm
Lightening – Magnification program - 15 day trial available
http://www.clarosoftware.com/index.php?cPath=305
Supernova - Magnification and Screen Reader - ring supplier for demo discs
http://www.yourdolphin.com/
Jaws – Screen Reader - Demo versions available from website
www.freedomscientific.com
Screen Ruler – magnified strip on screen - 15 day demo available
http://www.clarosoftware.com/index.php
Text Prediction
Penfriend - Text prediction - 30 day trial available
www.penfriend.biz/
Co-Writer 4000 and Co-writer Solo Phonetic text Prediction
http://www.donjohnston.co.uk/
WordBar – 30 day trial available
http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/wordbar/
Text to Speech
Word Read 2 – Proof Reading tool) – 15 day trail available
http://www.clarosoftware.com/index.php?cPath=246
Text Help Read and Write – combines text to speech, prediction, homophone checking, talking calculator and more - Demo disc available from http://www.dyslexic.com
Mind Mapping Software
Claro Mindfull – 15 Day trial
http://www.clarosoftware.com/faq_info.php?cPath=245&tab=x
Inspiration - 30 Day trial available
www.inspiration.com
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