Words Matter

16/10/2021

This is a very nice piece of equipment for us dyslexics. It will read a whole page at a single click! An absolutely amazing bit of equipment. Wish I had access to one of these when I was at University.

24/09/2021

Very exciting news from Text Help. They are presenting the Festival of Inclusive Education on the 20th of October. Sign up at the website below.

All the best David

PS, It's FR££!!

Don't miss our Festival of Inclusive Education this October as experts in , & share strategies.

Check out the line-up and get your free tickets today! https://text.help/mtgMns

24/09/2021

Very exciting news from Text Help. They are presenting the Festival of Inclusive Education on the 20th of October. Sign up at the website below.

All the best David

PS it's free!

Don't miss our Festival of Inclusive Education this October as experts in , & share strategies.

Check out the line-up and get your free tickets today! https://text.help/mtgMns

22/08/2021

On Friday last week I took part in an online interview with Communicate-Ed and 2 other access arrangements assessors. The interview will be edited and is part of Communicate-Ed's "Conference 2021 - Including Access Arrangements Updates and Much More!"

We had great conversation and will hopefully be of some help to AARA assessors at FE cogeneses across the UK.

I will be producing a parents guide for AARAs over the coming month or so.

David

22/06/2021

Hi everyone. I hope this post finds you all safe and well.

If you know anyone who is going to university in September and has dyslexia, they can apply for funding to help them with their studying. The funding is called Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). To apply they will need a diagnostic assessment that has been carried out either by a specialist teacher who has an Assessment Practicing Certificate (APC) or from a Psychologist registered with the Health Care Practitioner Council (HCPC).

If they have already had an assessment you can check if the person who did the assessment had an APC by checking the SASC web site here: https://sasc.org.uk/Assessors.aspx

If they don’t have a suitable assessment, I am currently taking bookings for diagnostic assessments. I am also available for dyslexia screenings, assessments for all ages, tutoring and training about assistive technology. Please feel free to contact me for details (either via messenger on FB, email at [email protected], [email protected] or 07877 234 190).

Thank you for your time

David Matkin

SASC Website

12/06/2021

I found a YouTube video about dyslexics at university. Specifically Oxford University. Here is the trailer for the video, it looks really good. I will post the link to the full video later. https://youtu.be/vDnXk1JuEl4

If you are heading off to University later this year and want to apply for funding to help with your dyslexia you need a full diagnostic assessment from someone with an APC (Assessment Practicing Certificate). Please get in touch if you would like to book an assessment.

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13/11/2020

My Facebook has been hacked. If you get a message with a video link and the message "Is this you in the video" don't open it. I've changed my passwords so hopefully, this will stop soon. Have a great weekend. David