{"id":71,"date":"2024-11-22T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:56:47","slug":"welcome-to-the-student-guide-to-assistive-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology to help you learn, work and participate."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology can help all of us access information, organise our work, communicate, learn and participate in different ways. Explore built-in accessibility features, everyday digital tools and specialist assistive technology that can help remove barriers and give you more choice in how you work and learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Assistive Technology Anyway? \ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistive Technology (AT) is any tool or feature that can help <strong>remove barriers and make learning, working and everyday tasks more accessible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it isn\u2019t just specialist software or something you need a diagnosis to use. You may already use assistive technology without even thinking about it \u2014 <strong>captions, read-aloud, voice typing, reminders, focus tools or to-do lists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different tools work for different people and situations. There isn&#8217;t one &#8220;right&#8221; way to learn or work. Having options means you can find approaches that work better for <strong>you and what you&#8217;re trying to do<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What would you like to do?\ud83d\udc47<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/tech-tips-tools\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore Digital Tools &amp; Features<\/a> \u2192<\/strong> discover useful tools, built-in accessibility features and new ways of working.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/assistive-tech-for-academic-reading-and-understanding\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read and Understand Information<\/a> \u2192<\/strong> tools to make reading easier and quicker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/notetaking-writing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Write, Take Notes &amp; Communicate<\/strong><\/a> \u2192 apps for capturing ideas, structuring essays, and dictation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/assistive-tech-for-organisation-and-planning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organise &amp; Plan<\/a> <\/strong>\u2192 planners, reminders, and digital organisation hacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/assistive-tech-for-mental-health-wellbeing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Focus &amp; Support your Wellbeing<\/a> <\/strong>\u2192 tools to manage focus, reduce stress, and support wellbeing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create Accessible Content \u2192 make documents, presentations, meetings and digital content easier for other people to access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/category\/training-and-events\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/category\/training-and-events\/\">Training &amp; Events<\/a><\/strong> \u2192 workshops, drop-ins, and events to help you get started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc47 Subscribe below to stay in the loop<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__supports-newline wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentatguide\/?post_type=page&#038;p=71\" style=\"font-size: 20px;padding: 15px 23px 15px 23px;margin: 0; margin-left: 10px;border-color: primary;border-radius: 0px;border-width: 1px; background-color: #ee1133; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; margin-left: 0\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Trending Now:<\/strong><br>Feeling overwhelmed by a complicated task? 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