ECS Accessibility TeamAccess Tools Flash Drive
The Portable Accessibility Toolkit
The Access Tools USB Flash drives contains accessibility tools that can run directly from a USB flash drive, making it easier to test software and websites on different platforms.
Open Source
It features a fully-accessible a customisable menu system and tools that are free for anyone to download and use.
Accessibility Cloud
Aggregating Knowledge
The Accessibility Cloud aims to aggregate all the knowledge about accessibility into a commonly available, linked and searchable resource.
Keeping it in Context
Accessibility issues will be categorised into perspectives to keep them in context with their intended use, e.g. pedagogy, technology and disability.
Accessibility Training
Learn about Accessibility
A series of online materials are provided to teach users about issues surrounding accessibility of websites and software and the importance of considering them when developing online content.
Tailored Learning & Assessment
Try the 2 part online course that enables you to see how much you currently know by completing the quiz, so you can then read the learning materials that are relevant to you and attempt the assessment again.
ATbar
Surf the Web Your Way
Effortlessly change the appearance of webpages, or have pages read aloud to you. Built-in referencing, dictionary and spelling tools make online reading and writing a snap.
For Web Developers
It's quick and easy to embed ATbar on your site. Tick the boxes for accessibility faster than ever before.
GO! Platform
GO! Platform
GO! Platform is an interactive communication system in the school, which can take advantage of new web 2.0 technologies like, social-networking sites, blogs, wikis, and other web-based applications.
Broader Horizons
This school community platform will allow the share and exchange creative teaching ideas and will give schools an opportunit to promote these ideas and facilities to much wider community.
InStep
Video Monitoring Repository
InStep is a video based evidence creation application that allows you to make a repository of videos that are used for activity-based assessment. Videos of differing times can be looked at to identify the learner's progress.
InStep as an Assessment Alternative
InStep may be an ideal alternative, as disabilities or special requirements may render standard assessment criteria inappropriate or inpractical.
LexDis
Re-enabling the Disabled
LexDis has explored the experiences of disabled students when working in e-learning situations. Helpful guides have been created, providing hints, tips and strategies on how to make the most of e-learning technology.
Making the most of Assistive Technologies
Strategies have been provided (generated by learner's) to help other learner's make the most of various applications and assistive technologies.
Magnifier
The Magnified Screen Reader
Magnifier is an open-source screen magnifier to accompany the NVDA screen-reader, which has been designed for visually-impaired users.
Portable and Multi-Functional
Unlike similar tools found in Windows Operating System's, this multiple functionality on a partable and interchangable format, making it practical and easy to use.
METALL
Metadata-enabled Tools for Assistive Living and Learning
The project will explore the use of metadata to drive the creation, accessibility and commercial availability of digital content to dyslexic school pupils and elderly visually impaired.
PicBoard
PicBoard Communication Charts
PicBoard is an innovative symbol based communication software that act as a “low-tech” Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) solution.
Helping Communication
PicBoard has also been installed in several hospitals in Ukraine and has been used to help children with cerebral palsy and adults who have had a stroke to communicate effectively.
REALISE
REALISE your potential
REALISE is a community of people working to develop new technologies that make using the Internet, computers and mobile devices easier for people who have been disabled by society.
Open Innovation
REALISE is ideal for the application of open innovation principle, enabling potential to develop ground breaking and life changing technology solutions.
SBRI-Plain Sailing
Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)-Plain Sailing
Easy, navigable and personalisable access to digital information
MyDocStore
Enabling users to produce and navigate digital information independently, anytime, anywhere and in a user-friendly way.
Student Centredness Projects
Student Centredness Projects
Evaluating existing inclusive technologies across the University of Southampton's student computers, looking at their availability and accessibility.
Bringing Inclusive Learning up to Date
Developing further guidance and strategies regarding the use of technologies by students with the need for assistive technologies.
Synote
Synchronise your Notes
Synote is a free web-based application that allows you to synchronise your notes with audio and/or video and also transcribe your audio recordings for you.
Index Notes with 'Synmarks'
Notes can be tagged with 'Synmarks' which enable you to find, associate and link notes to a part of your audio or video, whereas other software will only let you do this to the entire resource.
Synote Mobile
Go mobile with your synchronised annotated notes
Synote Mobile will meet the important user need to make web-based Open Educational Resources recordings easier to access, search, manage, and exploit for learners, teachers and others.
Synote Researcher
ALUIAR Project later named Synote Researcher
ALUIAR (Adaptable and Learnable User Interface for Analysing Recordings) looks at Synote, a tool that is very useful for researchers, in order to improve its usability.
Improving the Usability of Synote
The usability of Synote will be improved by making it more adaptable and learnable, which could potentially increase its target audience.
Web2Access
Accessible Web Resources
Web2Access provides a tool that can be used as reference for creating accessible Web 2.0 resources. The guides and walkthroughs available will enable you to develop accessible Web resources, expanding your potential website audience.
Not just for Websites
The Web2Access website provides testing criteria, methods and results to help you accessibility test computer software as well as Web content.
