Websites
Accessibility and safety online
Find information and safety settings for your child's devices and apps, along with guidance to tackle online issues they may face.
Accessibility help & learning is designed to support productivity, creativity, and ease of use for everyone. Learn about the accessibility resources for vision, hearing, dexterity, mobility, focus, and more.
Find out more about products and features that help make Google products more accessible.
Get started with accessibility features on Apple products, including the iPhone
Support for young people
Special effect transform the lives of physically disabled people right across the world through the innovative use of technology.
Ace Centre work with people of all ages who use or need Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT) to communicate.
Call Scotland help children and young people overcome disability and barriers to learning, and to fulfil their potential.
National Star offer webinars on specific aspects of assistive technology for learners who may have additional learning needs and or disabilities.
Ability Net offer step by step instructions on how to adapt your phone, computer or tablet to meet your needs. You can search for a specific need (e.g. making text larger) or filter the guides based on your symptoms (e.g. hand tremor) or condition (e.g. dyslexia).
1voice organises social opportunities for individuals and families who use alternative forms of communication (AAC), to be part of an AAC community, meet role models, and access regional, national and online events.
Self-help resources
- Comprehensive quick start guides for Microsoft Education tools
- Find out more about products and features that help make Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Training
Using AT to support with reading, writing and organisation, Clicker8 training and additional training support – book online
Bespoke training for Chromebooks and accessibility, Windows Accessibility, Clicker8, Recording in Maths and Doing more with iPad can be delivered at schools on request as chargeable services. Please contact SENSS Team senss@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Specialist support in school
SENSS assistive technology (AT) team
We work with children and young people from reception to Year 13 while they are in a mainstream school. We offer specialist multi-disciplinary assessment, provision, and review of specialist ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and/or AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
The team comprises:
- Advisory Teachers who support children and young people with special educational needs or disability which primarily affects their fine motor skills and physical access to learning and recording.
- Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists (SaLT), employed by Oxford Health, supporting children who require specialist AAC.
It is likely that the SENSS Physical Disability team or the Vision Impairment team will already know a child or young person who needs a referral to our team. Before completing the referral form:
- for a referral for ICT, please discuss the pupil’s needs with the relevant SENSS Advisory Teacher.
- for a referral for AAC, please discuss the pupil’s needs with their Speech and Language Therapist.
Our referral form can be found here referral form.
For further information about using ICT in learning, please refer to our information and resources