Helping everyone understand and be understood at Bett 2022
28th February 2022On 23 - 25 March 2022, over 20,000 visitors and 400 companies will come together at Bett. The global meeting place for all things education technology. Across 3 days attendees will be immersed in inspiring content, be able to network with fellow educators and meet leading solutions providers. It’s fair to say, there’s a lot to take in. To help we’ve put together a list of sessions not to be missed.
Continue Reading14 tips for writing for the web
8th February 2022 -Today's web surfers live in a multitasking world. Often content is consumed on-the-go. Some may snack on content in between meetings, while others digest it as they’re watching Netflix. When it comes to writing for the web, we asked 14 business professionals for their top tips.
Continue ReadingDisability inclusion: A Q&A with IBM
27th January 2022 -IBM's Disability Employee Network Group (ENG) Lead and D&I Champion, Alix Horton, shares how they champion disability inclusion.
Continue ReadingSupporting employees with chronic illness: First-hand insights with Emma Mitchell
21st January 2022 -In this Q&A, Emma Mitchell, Talent Director at Ernst & Young (EY) who lives with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), shares how organisations can better support employees with chronic illness. Emma’s insights come from both her professional and personal experience in supporting employees with chronic illness and hidden disabilities.
Continue ReadingGroundbreaking tool helps Highland pupils overcome dyslexia
11th January 2022 -This article was originally published in The Press and Journal on 8th January 2022.
Dyslexia manifests differently for everyone – letters facing backwards, jumbled words, moving text. It can be embarrassing and confusing, which leads many young people to find their own workarounds rather than risk letting anyone know they’re struggling.
But classes at Dingwall Academy are using learning software to help pupils overcome the symptoms of dyslexia.
Continue ReadingTexthelp and Don Johnston Inc. join forces to help students across North America and the world achieve more
10th January 2022 -On behalf of everyone at Texthelp and Don Johnston Inc., we are very happy to announce today that both of our companies are coming together to work as one.
We have worked in parallel in the edtech sector for decades. We both support equality and inclusion of all people, especially individuals with dyslexia and many other learning needs. So our collective plan in joining forces is to make our combined range of products available to as many students as possible.
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