Our standard IT clusters and Student Windows Virtual Desktop have a number of software applications to support students with Dyslexia and disabled students.

Students with Visual Impairments

• Windows Magnifier is available on all Windows 10 PCs.
• You can modify, and save custom display settings.
• Zoomtext Magnifier/Reader can be installed in Study rooms on request.
• JAWS Text to Speech available in Study rooms on request.
• Microsoft has a range of Office 365 tools built into its apps to support Visual Impairments.

Students with Dyslexia

The following is available via the Student Windows Virtual Desktop.

• You can modify and save your preferred colour choices using ClaroRead Plus.
• ClaroRead Plus along with ScreenRuler and ClaroView are available. 
• ClaroRead Cloud OCR can be used to convert files to searchable and readable text. 

You can also access the following:

• Microsoft has a range of Learning Tools built into Office 365 apps.
• Use SensusAccess to convert documents into a range of alternative formats including text files, audio and braille

In addition, the bookable study rooms in the University Libraries have:

• Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software.