Overview

Celebrating Disability History Month:

Assistive Tech for all 

Assistive Technology (AT) is a term frequently used for software and apps that facilitate access to information and communication to disabled and neurodivergent people. Most of these apps can also be used to increase productivity and study smarter. 

Content

In this workshop you will learn what is Assistive Technology and try some tools that free and available to you at UAL. 

Experience how Assistive Tech can help you: 

• Reducing visual stress

• Improving focus when reading on screen. 

• Improving your spelling and vocabulary. 

• Proofreading your work.  

• Reading text out loud in English and in other languages. 

• Translating 

• Planning and organising 

The workshop runs form 2:30-3:30 pm . There will be opportunities to ask questions during the session, you are also welcome to join us for Q&As  between 2:00- 2:30pm and 3:30-4:00 pm.

Requirements

**Please bring your laptop or borrow one from the Library or Learning Zone before the session.

 

Meet the Careers & Employability Team:

Careers and Employability empowers UAL students and graduates to make a living doing what they love and strives to support those underrepresented in the creative industries.

What Creative Shift Offers

Provide free and accessible support to all UAL students and graduates (up to 5 years after graduation):

• one-to-one advice

• career resources

• events and workshops

• awards, funding and mentoring

• job opportunities

• freelance and business support

• opportunities to exhibit and sell work.