Training and Events

Free On-line Training Resources

This online training will demonstrate what is freely available to you and your organisation and will include a brief introduction to the following services.

Dates and times

Friday 8th October

11:00am

Friday 25th October

2:00pm

E-learning: Access to online learning materials

Delivering a quality accessible IT service

ICT Assessment for those attending your centre: An online tool to support access technology for individuals attending your centre.

Remote Assessment – Access to our remote assessment for individuals in your centre with the loan of assistive technology.

Loan Bank of Assistive Technology

Project Website: Share information about your services and organisation and for us to share the project news
- AbilityNet Projects site on Ning
- AbilityNet YouTube
- AbilityNet MySpace
- AbilityNet Wiki
- AbilityNet Twitter

The training will be conducted remotely and will last thirty minutes.

You will need to have access to an internet connection and a telephone to take part.

Numbers are limited to 5 per session which will be treated on a first come first served bases.

To book your place please Email switchedon@abilitynet.org.uk

Update your training on the Accessibility Kit

Through the Sustaining Switched On Communities Project, AbilityNet have been able to provide face to face training to all organisations involved in the project.

A lot can happen in a year, you may now have new staff that require training and for those of you who attended hands on training last year, you may now require a refresher course.

Dates and times

Friday 10th September 11:00am	Wednesday 29th September 3:00pm

Monday 8th November 11:00am	Monday 29th November 3:00pm

This training session will review and demonstrate the equipment we have provided to your organisation and will highlight who may benefit from using this equipment.

We will show you what free adaptations can be made to a standard computer, together with information available on delivering an accessible IT service.

The session will finish with a review of our free assessment days, the loan bank of assistive technology available and our remote assessment service. We aim to support you in making your centre and learning accessible to all of your learners.

The training will be conducted remotely and will last 1 hour.

You will need to have access to an internet connection and a telephone to take part.

Numbers are limited to only 5 per session and places will be treated on a first come first served bases.

To book your place please email switchedon@abilitynet.org.uk

Windows 7 Skillsheets for free download

The latest version of Microsoft Windows has been released and it’s called Windows 7. If you are an old hand to Windows, or if you are completely new to PC’s, there is some learning required!

To help you get the very most out of your initial 7 set up we have created a range of Windows 7 specific skillsheets to help.

As always, these factsheets are free to download.

Skillsheets to download (all in PDF):

Windows Vista Skillsheets for free download

To help you get the very most out of your initial Vista set up we have created a range of Windows Vista specific skillsheets to help.

As always, these factsheets are free to download. However, we do ask that you make a text donation if you find them useful. Instructions are at the end of each skillsheet.

Skillsheets to download (all in PDF):

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