Dolphin Computer Access Limited

The risk of many health conditions (e.g., diabetes, dementia, AMD) can be mitigated and the conditions managed in part by living a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, the incidence of healthrelated concerns amongst blind and visually impaired (VI) people is higher than that of the general population. Devices (e.g., generic wearables such as Fitbit and Jawbo...

SafeReads – embedded, personalised reading strategies for learners with dyslexia In school age groups alone 800,000 people are affected by dyslexia with persistent reading and spelling difficulties throughout their education. Supporting learners with dyslexia is increasingly challenging at a time when decentralisation through academy status is becoming mo...

The aPad project will undertake development of a prototype device for the provision of accessibility software. This will address Vision Impaired (VI) access to reading materials available on ‘tablet-form’ devices as mainstream computer devices are difficult to use by someone who is not technically proficient and who has accessibility needs. Therefore a ne...

The Accessibility Breakthrough for Low-vision and Elderly Sectors (ABLES) Project will undertake research into identifying the technology problems that must be resolved before accessibility software that addresses the vision and print impairments can be readily deployed on mobile and consumer devices. Mainstream computer devices are difficult to use by so...

The aim of the METALL (Metadata enabled Tools for Assistive Living and Learning) project is to demonstrate how access to on-demand/just in time accessibility specific text-based digital content can be significantly improved using a metadata-enabled workflow. The objectives are to: (1) demonstrate that it is possible to create a federated Content Managemen...