CENMAC Loan Equipment
CENMAC loans assistive technology and makes recommendations about the technology we believe will be most appropriate to suit each individual student. Below are examples of communication, computer access and inclusive equipment.
Assessment Kit
We are pleased to have available in our assessment library the Ability Drive by Rahana to trial eye gaze technology for wheelchair control.
Ability Drive by Rahana Life allows users who are not able to use a joystick to drive their powered wheelchair with their eyes.
Ability Drive is a control system that enables the user to drive powered wheelchair with their eyes, using eye gaze technology. Typical users may be people with Motor Neurone Disease, Muscular Dystrophy or Cerebral Palsy.
Communication and Interaction
We use a range of Switches to aid communication, allowing the user to record a message or series of messages, with levels allowing for different categories. These include but are not limited to:
Go Talk is a battery operated speech output device with carry handle. They come in different sizes Pocket, 4+, 9+, 20+ and 32+.
This is great introduction to a communication device with different layers and a selection of core words on each layer.
CENMAC uses a range of Tobii Dynavox speech-generating and eyegaze compatible devices to allow AAC users access to various TD vocabulary sets.
The VoiceAid – Voice Amplifier Kit is designed for people with dysphonic, hypophonic, and other conditions resulting in damage to vocal cords. It assists by enhancing even the faintest of voices, preventing strain on the voice box and will maintain volume and clarity with minimal effort required by the user.
CENMAC uses a range of SmartBox speech-generating devices including the Gridpad 10 and 12/Talkpad line to allow AAC users to communicate using GRID vocabulary sets.
CENMAC uses a range of Jabbla speech-generating devices such as the Allora 3, to allow AAC users to communicate using Jabbla pagesets and utilise multilingual vocabulary sets.
We use a range of Liberator devices in order to enable non-verbal individuals the opportunity to communicate spontaneously.
The Logan ProxPad is a powerful device which enables communication for a wide range of users. The unique Touch or Swipe action on the ProxPAD makes communication easy for children and adults with speech and language difficulties. Young children who are still developing their language skills, as well as users who have limited hand function can all benefit from using the ProxPAD.
Cognition and Learning
QT Robot is a humanoid social robot, capable of structured and personalised interventions for comprehension, story-telling and topic-specific learning.
NAO Robot is a humanoid robot that can be used to perform interventions for writing, numeracy, and programming. NAO utilises multilingual speech recognition and a fully programmable platform for personalised tasks.
OrCam Learn is tailored for students in the classroom facing reading and learning challenges, including Dyslexia and ADHD.
It offers interactive and personalized AI support, reads text out loud for improved accessibility, and assists with reading fluency and accuracy, translation from English, dictionary usage, and comprehension.
Cosmo is an award-winning system that changes the way that early years learners and young people with SEN train their physical, cognitive and communication skills. It has 14+ activities designed by teachers, and occupational, physical and speech & language therapists.
Sensory and/or Physical Needs
Big Keys Keyboard:We use a range of different keyboards from extra large to small and wireless. Big Keys keyboards come in lower and uppercase and high visibility colour schemes, and can be a useful accommodation for those with visual impairment or limited motor control.
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We use a range of Switches in various shapes and sizes to aid computer access. These include but are not limited to;
We use a range of adapted mice to aid computer access. These include but are not limited to;
CENMAC can provide touchguides and touchguards for young people with limited dexterity to improve accuracy of touch-enabled screens.
Joystick Mouse and Trackerballs: Control the mouse on screen via a joy stick and use buttons to left, right click and a latching drag lock button. We use an extensive range of joy stick controls or trackerballs.
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CENMAC can provide various microphones, including desk-standing, bluetooth, lapel and directional microphones. These can be used to assist students who access e-learning and dictation.
Crick Boxes are switch interfaces that allow users to control software and exterior hardware via generic switches.
PowerLinks enable users to control exterior hardware such as electrical appliances with generic switches, promoting independence and ensuring real-world activities are more accessible.
iClicks are switch interfaces that allow general switches to integrate with apps on electrical devices such as iPads.
CENMAC can trial and provide various forms of eyegaze from SmartBox, Irisbond, Alea and Tobii Dynavox. Eyegaze can be used as an access method to allow users to use their eyes to control a cursor.
Eye gaze technology by Smartbox
Hiru, the first multiplatform eye-tracker | IRISBOND
NaturalPoint’s SmartNav 4 is a reliable and accurate, hands-free mouse alternative that allows complete control of a computer by naturally moving the head.
CENMAC can trial and provide a number of specialised cameras for users who use eyegaze/facial recognition technology.
The Prodigi Connect 12 is a powerful tool for low-vision users. It combines a high-performance digital magnifier with the versatility of a tablet, allows ease of use and integrated access to newspapers or magazines from online libraries and can be used at home, at work, in education or on the go.
The RNIB PenFriend3 allows the user to use their voice to record labels for a range of items around your home, at school or at work. The RNIB PenFriend 3 is easy to use and can store up to 250 hours of recordings.
Scanning Pens: A portable, pocket sixed device which reads text out loud in English, French and Spanish. It has a Dictionary function as well as a voice recorder and can scan text straight into a word document via USB cable.
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No Isolation’s AV1 robot is a distance learning avatar that makes it possible for children and young adults with long-term illness to take part at school via an app on their phone or tablet.
OrCam Learn is tailored for students in the classroom facing reading and learning challenges, including Dyslexia and ADHD.
It offers interactive and personalized AI support, reads text out loud for improved accessibility, and assists with reading fluency and accuracy, translation from English, dictionary usage, and comprehension.
IPEVO represents a whole new approach to classroom technology, designing its visualisers as versatile, lightweight, and easy-to-use tools.
These tools, together with IPEVO software applications, enable educators and professionals to co-create, teach, and work remotely in a more intuitive, efficient, and convenient manner.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
The Stix Remotes are a sensory product designed to provide families with the tools to support and maintain their mental wellbeing.
Audio instructions combined with sensory feedback guide children through activities that teach mental health coping strategies that children enjoy playing.
iClicks are switch interfaces that allow general switches to integrate with apps on electrical devices such as iPads.
QT Robot is a humanoid social robot, capable of structured and personalised interventions that can help promote emotional regulation and social skills.
Cosmo is an award-winning system that changes the way that early years learners and young people with SEN train their physical, cognitive and communication skills. It has 14+ activities designed by teachers, and occupational, physical and speech & language therapists.
CENMAC offers VR Headsets as tools to help with social development and as a therapeutic intervention for young people.