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		<title>DSA Workshop at Assistive Solutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday I went to my first Disabled Students&#8217; Allowance Workshop day at Assistive Solutions in Dalston. First of all a big &#8216;Thank You&#8217; to them for putting on such a successful and useful day. Being relatively new to DSA it was great to do a little networking with the other DSA needs assessors, specialist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jemma Pixie Hixon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to see how technology can help people with physical or sensory disabilities but today I heard a wonderful story of how the Internet is helping a young girl with mental health needs. Jemma has agoraphobia which has meant that she has been largely unable to leave her house for two years. However she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2011/04/jemma-pixie-hixon/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jemma-pixie-hixon</link>
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		<title>The best netbook for schools?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a thing. Samsung have brought out a semi-ruggerised netbook and are showing it off at BETT (Stand M45). Samsung netbooks are widely known as being amongst the best and they have had a model at the top of PC Pro&#8217;s A-List for as long as I can remember. The NB30 has a waterproof keyboard, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2010/01/the-best-netbook-for-schools/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-best-netbook-for-schools</link>
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		<title>RFID Rabbit-Be-Gone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the title says it all, doesn&#8217;t it? No? Ok a little explanation: I&#8217;ve been experimenting with a friendly RFID reader for the past couple of months, coming up with some ideas that could be very useful for people with learning difficulties and dementia. After pulling them all together I was planning to publish them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2009/08/rfid-rabbit-be-gone/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rfid-rabbit-be-gone</link>
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		<title>Next iPhone to touch back?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The current iPhone and iPod touch are becomming increasingly popular as affordable, pocketable voice-out communication aids due to the Proloquo2go software. However one of the disadvantages of touch-technology is the lack of tactile-kinesthetic feedback that one would normally receive from using a keyboard, switch or older communication aids like the AlphaTalker. Research already indicates the importance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2009/07/next-iphone-to-touch-back/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=next-iphone-to-touch-back</link>
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		<title>Fixing random Windows 7 noises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My first problem in an otherwise &#8211; touch wood- wonderful Windows 7 experience. A few weeks after installing the Windows 7 release candiate, and a year into using W7 in some form, I noticed that my tablet frequently and randomly made the clunky device connect / device disconnect sounds usually associated with adding and removing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2009/07/fixing-random-windows-7-noises/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fixing-random-windows-7-noises</link>
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		<title>Out of A&amp;E</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve noticed that things have been a bit quiet on this blog again, and on the main website, it&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve been caught up in a pretty intensive hospital practice placement. Well I&#8217;m back now and I have stuff to share so time to get cracking. Just got an essay to write first&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2009/05/out-of-ae/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=out-of-ae</link>
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		<title>Communication Works 2009 @ Charlton School, London</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps a little late in posting this but CENMAC/Charlton School are having a drop-in day with well-known exhibitors and some interesting free seminars. From Imogen Wedgewood: &#8220;Everyone is welcome at this exciting drop-in day, packed full of hands on technologies for communication, inclusion, access and gaming.  Look out for leading organisations including Widgit, Possum, Dynavox, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2009/03/communication-works-2009-charlton-school-london/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=communication-works-2009-charlton-school-london</link>
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		<title>Windows 7 to Include Free Improved Magnifier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great news for visually impaired computer users. The basic Windows Magnifier utility that has been knocking around since Windows 95 has finally been ditched for something significantly more practical. The new version due to ship free with Windows 7 allows full-screen magnification and a moving lens. It is operated simply by holding Windows Key and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.bltt.org/2009/01/windows-7-to-include-free-improved-magnifier/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=windows-7-to-include-free-improved-magnifier</link>
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		<title>Video of Windows 7 On Screen Keyboard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent part of today making this video demonstrating the new features of the Windows 7 on-screen keyboard. Try to ignore the mystery mouse cursor floating around the middle of screen.]]></description>
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