ALN Home School 19
These links have been reproduced from the ALN Home School 19 website . This site is designed to benefit parents and carers of young people who have additional learning needs and who may have to be home schooled during the Covid-19 outbreak. If you would like to recommend a link to be placed on the site please tweet @KimLawtherAT or email klawther@bridgend.ac.uk
(Full permissions have granted for any individual, school, college etc to use on their website)
There are a large variety of links below including free resources. They are in alphabetical order 
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 | Ability Net
AbilityNet's ITCanHelp volunteers provide free IT support to older people and people withdisabilities of any age. Our volunteers can support remotely anywhere in the UK. |
 | Accessibyte
Accessibyte are offering free access to its apps for blind, low vision, deaf and reading impaired students |
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An accessible interface for users of assistive technologies to play YouTube videos independently |
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Ace Centre is a charity specialising in AAC and AT - they have some good resources and eBooks available |
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Information on accessibility on Apple devices |
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Free activities and resources to support any #AAC communication system based on core words |
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From 20 April, you’ll be able to access regular daily lessons in English and Maths, as well as other core subjects, in an expanded version of our website and also on special programmes broadcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button |
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A free 30 day trial offering 80,000 symbol supported accessible resources and 5 years of ready-made curriculum Follow this step by step playlist to get started |
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Free printable PDF symbol resources for shared reading based on the Book Bug Scheme in Scotland. Provided by Call Scotland. |
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Help children learn through play with Busy Things. Fun educational games for kids aged 3–11 on a huge range of subjects. Make use of their free trial or families can use code HOME1FOR1 to get your 1st month of access for just £1 |
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A fantastic service in Scotland that provides free resources to overcome disability and barriers to learning |
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Lots of games and resources for young children |
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Lots of games and resources for younger learners |
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CEA provide a range of SEN support for all educational settings in Northern Ireland. They have a huge variety of units for specific ALN |
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Create your own personalised certificates, free and unlimited |
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Free resources for learners with SEND/ALN |
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Claro Software develops Assistive Technology, software for people with disabilities such as print and reading difficulties like dyslexia, to help them achieve all they can. They have made their cloud web apps FREE |
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A really useful website which allow you to create and print symbol based resources for free. Choose a template, click the boxes and add either images from Google or symbols |
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Child-friendly word processing support that will enable pupils of all abilities to work independently |
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Mental health resources for families and children |
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David Walliams will be releasing an audio story every day for the 30 days for free. Follow the link to listen |
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Many visually impaired students will not have access to their normal assistive technology at home. If you'd like to receive 3 months of free access to your preferred edition of SuperNova, click the link |
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Doorway Online is a collection of free and highly accessible educational games that learners will find easy to use independently. |
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US based website: Easterseals provides exceptional services, education , outreach and advocacy so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities. They have some great Covid-19 related resources including a school closure resource kit |
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Short videos of how to make devices/software more accessible |
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A self employed Independent Special SEN Teacher & Consultant that has provided 4 FREE weeks of parent support, sensory & play training |
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Free PowerPoint resources created by SEN teachers from all over the UK. |
 | Special Effect - EyeGaze Games
Games from the charity Special Effect specifically for EyeGaze users |
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Gazeplay is free and open-source software, gathering nearly 60 mini-games playable with an eye-tracker |
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A broad online activity resource, exclusively for the special needs community - Free trial available |
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Sonocent have been supporting higher education institutions with note taking accommodations for over ten years. We help your students take great notes independently.In this unprecedented and challenging time, we realized we could helpmake students' transition to online classes a lot smoother by giving them access to Glean, our new online note taking tool with dedicated features for online learning. That’s why we are offering unlimited free access to Glean until August 31st 2020 |
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Information on accessibility on Chrome devices
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An immersive app that allows you to explore the world through over 1000 virtual-reality and 100 augmented-reality tours. |
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Lesson plans for those who use G Suite |
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Welcome to the Harry Potter At Home hub where you’ll find all the latest magical treats to keep you occupied - including special contributions rom Bloomsbury and Scholastic, nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world. We’re casting a Banishing Charm on boredom! |
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A list of support groups across the UK |
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Online learning for Special Education from Inclusive Technology are offering some free resources during the Covid-19 outbreak |
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WALES ONLY - Teachers and learners in maintained schools in Wales are able to download and install the latest Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Minecraft |
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Free resources from Joe White, Assistant Headteacher of Broadstairs Special School |
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Motivational Apps specifically for children. Designed to meet a range of SEN including switch access for those with physical disabilities. |
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Kobi allows you to import any book, adjust the text according to your learners needs & practice reading. They are giving free monthly codes to keep on practicing reading at home. (Available on Android & iOS) |
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Liberator Ltd have kindly extended the free trial period of AAC Language Lab to two months. Resources include Parent Guides, sample lesson plans, manual communication boards and much more. |
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Free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world |
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Free resources from Makaton, the sign language charity |
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Have created this short book to support and reassure our children regarding the COVID-19. This book is an invitation for families to discuss the full range of emotions arising from the current situation Available in many different languages |
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A great parenting blog - a number of sensory activities have been complied from this blog into one printable PDF *thanks to Ian Bean* |
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Great resource from Ability Net, a step-by-step guide to individual adjustments you can make to your computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone to make it easier to use. |
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Games, videos, and ways you can explore and learn about animals in the world. |
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A fun resource for switch users and for anyone looking to find game accessibility solutions. |
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All our eBooks are free to use, but you will need to register or log in on the next page to read your book. Please note, our eBooks are not optimised for mobile phones and are best viewed on a computer, laptop, or tablet |
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Sensory stories and associated resources, special stories podcast, tips for classroom practise and more! |
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Ann Sullivan has very kindly made her teaching resources are available as FREE downloads from her TES Shop. You will require a TES account to download resources but it is easy and quick to register |
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A site packed with interactive phonics games, phonics planning, many teaching ideas and resources |
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A fantastic school that is offering access to simple programs, which you are free to adapt and use in your school, college or home. |
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To claim a free book in braille or audio (Daisy CD) format, call the RNIB helpline on 0303 123 9999 or email helpline@rnib.org.uk The books will be available for free until March 31 |
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Great printable resources to help explain Covid-19 |
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On this page you will find information to help you develop your practice with children and young people in the four broad areas of need |
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Great online games which can be accessed through alternative methods (switch, eyegaze etc) |
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The Sensory Spectacle are doing twice weekly sensory makes at 2pm on Mondays and Thursdays live on their facebook page |
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Sensory World is a brand new website; a virtual, interactive house filled with activities designed to stimulate learning and promote choice |
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SEN Teacher allow you to create, adapt and share teaching resources for a wide-range of abilities |
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An American website that offers free learning games for children broken into subject areas |
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An independent, family business that has educational, motivational, fun software designed to include learners with special needs. Free home account if your school subscribes. |
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Smartbox create assistive technology solutions that help people with disabilities to communicate and be independent. Resources COMING SOON |
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The charity Soundabout works to empower people with severe and profound learning disabilities through music and sound. All are invited and welcome to be part of our Facebook live sessions |
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Free inclusive switch games and video tutorials |
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A charity that helps people with disabilities to enjoy video games - can offer remote support |
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Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations |
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Have put together a FREE booklet of 36 different massage stories to share with children and parents. Email mary@storymassage.co.uk and she will send it to you. |
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Downloadable PDF files with symbolised instructions to help people with communication difficulties |
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Easy Read version of WHO Social Distancing recommendations - It is hard to make sense of the current situation & we hope this can support people with communication difficulties to understand and to share their feelings about it |
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Tar Heel Gameplay website offers you a way of creating interactive, accessible games using any YouTube video. This means you can use whichever video most motivates your learner to teach them switch and touch screen access. |
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A collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. |
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Tes provides a range of primary and secondary school teaching resources including lesson plans, worksheets and student activities for all curriculum subjects |
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FREE for everyone to support childrens’ continued learning at home for the duration of the UK Schools closure period. For ages 4-11 |
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Purchase over 30 sensory stories - there are also free sensory stories on the free educational resources page |
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18 activities for speech and language practice at home *PDF supplied by Ian Bean* |
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To help educators, parents, and learners during this time of need, the Tobii Dynavox team has gathered their resources and created Coronavirus materials within them. |
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Take a look at just some of Google’s top museums that are offering online tours and exhibits |
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Website running free resources for schools, enter code UKTWINKLHELPS |
 | UCL Centre for Inclusive Education
Have launched a facebook page with resources, ideas and information to support parents homeschooling children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
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Information on accessibility of Windows Devices |
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Check out these learning channels offering videos, tutorials and activities appropriate for all different ages and areas of interest |
Page updated by cfrancis 15/12/20