Useful Tools For Individuals, Families and Carers
Here you can find a number of tools that benefit disabled individuals and/or their families and carers. These range from printable visual sheets and digital applications, to free mobility aid equipment.
A Comprehensive Parental Guide To Understanding Learning Disabilities
A Guide For Parents and Carers of Children with SEND
https://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/348670/Parent-carers-brochure.pdf
A guide discussing children’s needs, education, parent/carer support and more.
Children’s Learning Disability Therapeutic Resources
A list of various resources for children, ranging from printable Choice Boards to podcasts for parents and carers.
Communication Card
A printable sheet with information such as your name, address, age and preferred communication methods which can be given to others to share information about your needs if you struggle to communicate verbally.
Disability In-Patient Discharge Toolkit
A printable toolkit that can be completed by disabled individuals to help plan for their discharge during a hospital stay.
Disability and Health Archives
https://www.socialworkerstoolbox.com/category/disability-disorders/
Age appropriate downloadable tools, such as ADHD activity booklets and teaching children about autism, which aim to educate both adults and children while supporting families and carers.
LD Resources
https://www.ldrfa.org/resources-events/
Offering resources that teach individuals how to advocate for themselves or someone they are caring for, finding camps or colleges for students with learning disabilities, downloading the latest research and presentations and inspiring creative expression.
NSPCC Relationships, Emotions and Identity Resources For People With Learning Disabilities
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/schools/love-life/
Videos and PDF sheets that educate people on maintaining healthy relationships, staying sexually safe and videos addressing relationships and boundaries.
Printable Visual Cards
Images for visual timetables - ie emotions, activities and times of day.
REMAP
01732 760209
Free equipment, custom built for disabled people by volunteers across the UK. If you or someone you care for needs a piece of equipment or for an item to be adapted, then complete their form and they will respond to you to provide details about the service they can offer.
SeeAbility
https://www.seeability.org/resources
A list of educational resources to help individuals manage different situations, such as coping with death or writing a CV.
Applications and Software:
Claro Read
https://www.texthelp.com/en-gb/solutions/dsa/claroread/
A text to speech software that helps people confidently read, write and study using their tools.
JABTalk Communication - Mobile App
https://jabstone.com/index.html
A free android communication application that helps children and adults with limited speech communicate.
Natural Reader
https://www.naturalreaders.com/
A text to speech software that enables you to select from different touches and upload files to be read out loud.
Otter - Mobile App
Transcribes meetings and conservations
Proloquo2Go - Mobile App
https://www.assistiveware.com/products/proloquo2go
An AAC communication app that helps children and adults with limited speech communicate.
Roger Voice - Mobile App
An app that captions phone calls for you instantly.
Sensory App House
https://www.assistiveware.com/products/proloquo2go
A website with software for reading support, therapy, communication and learning.