[senit] Senit Notices

Hello everyone,

There are three  announcements for you this week,

from Allan Wilson (allan.wilson at ed.ac.uk) Information Officer CALL Centre, 
Sally Paveley  [sallyp at advisory-unit.org.uk] of The Advisory Unit
and David Banes [david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk]   Director of 
Development, AbilityNet.

Ann McDevitt,     Co-Moderator SENIT
Independent IT and SEN Consultant
ann at mcdevitt.gotadsl.co.uk

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    Allan writes:

CALL Centre ICT and Inclusion Days

The CALL Centre's annual ICT and Inclusion event will take place in 
March at the following venues:
11th March - Summerhill Centre, Aberdeen
12th March - Centrex Centre, Livingston
13th March - Menzies Hotel, Irvine.

The ICT and Inclusion days give teachers, therapists and others an 
opportunity to find out about the latest technology to assist pupils 
with disabilities from up to 20 of the UK's leading suppliers. There are 
also presentations on current developments in education from CALL Centre 
staff and opportunities to hear from local specialist teachers about 
their work with technology in the classroom.

The days are all free. Further details are available from 
http://www.callcentrescotland.org.uk/ictandinclusion.

Allan Wilson

Information Officer

CALL Centre (Communication Aids for Language and Learning)

Paterson's Land, Holyrood Road

Edinburgh EH8 8AQ

Tel: 0131 651 6068

Fax: 0131 651 6234

allan.wilson at ed.ac.uk

http://www.callcentrescotland.org.uk

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2. Sally writes:
I have just added some really useful little programs to The Plasma 
Screen & Whiteboard Room. www.whiteboardroom.org.uk  They have been 
created by Graeme Bruce from Aberdeen Special Technology Service and 
include simple activities with coins, clocks, letter recognition, 
numberline and listening to very simple instructions.

Sally Paveley
ICT/SEN Consultant
The Advisory Unit: Computers in Education The Innovation Centre Hatfield 
AL10 9AB
Tel:  01707 281102
Mob: 07815 969 131
Fax:  01707 281103
www.advisory-unit.org.uk
www.whiteboardroom.org.uk

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3. David Banes [david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk] writes:

The AbilityNet course programme for 2008 has now been released - these 
include

Low Cost No Cost Assistive Technology

*    Explore free and cheap solution
*    Apply this information to implement first help with users.
*    Help yourself / colleagues to work smarter and safer.

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Effective Assessment of Problems at Computer Workstations

*    An ideal option for those involved with DSE assessments, Health & 
Safety at Work and Human Resources within an organisation, or those 
wishing to move into this field.
*    Practical examples of how to apply DSE assessment.
*    Ensure your organisation is meeting its statutory DSE obligations.
*    Minimise risk to your staff and lost working days through stress or 
musculo-skeletal problems.

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Computer Access and Inclusion for Learners with Disabilities

*    Acquire the necessary information for anyone involved in public or 
student access to ICT facilities.
*    Understand your organisational obligations under the Disability 
Discrimination Act, Special Educational Needs Discrimination Act or 
Disability Equality Duty.
*    Learn simple adjustments which can provide first help immediately 
to new or existing learners.
*    Explore simple solutions to creating materials in a range of formats
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Using ICT to Support People with Dyslexia

*    Understand the impact of dyslexia for an individual.
*    Discover what adjustments can be made to accommodate someone with 
dyslexia.
*    Try out some of the more sophisticated solutions for yourself.
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Successful Computing with a Physical Difficulty

*    Learn how to tune a standard computer to accommodate a physical 
difficulty.
*    Look at alternatives to the standard keyboard and mouse options.
*    Examine more sophisticated specialist alternative access methods.
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IT Disability and Leisure

*    Learn how disabled people can use technology to access a full range 
of  leisure activities and hobbies.
*    Music, composition and appreciation
*    Reading and ebooks
*    Gaming
*    Art and Graphics

Full details are available at

http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/edu_courses

places can be booked by email to courses at abilitynet.org.uk