Online course · Individual access £99

AT Awareness in the Workplace

Understand the tools. Support the individual.

Discover how assistive technology can support reading, writing, meetings and organisation, and connect tool features with individual needs at work.

Learning for the workplace

Two people with the same diagnosis may need very different support. Explore the barriers an individual experiences, the features that may help and the questions to consider together. For HR teams, line managers and workplace support professionals, as well as individuals exploring support for their own work.

Make the connection to everyday work

Explore practical examples of how different tools can support common workplace tasks.

Reading reports

In the ClaroRead lessons, explore reading aloud and highlighting, then try a knowledge check about collecting research with ClaroCapture.

Planning projects

See how MindView, Inspiration and MindManager can turn ideas into visual maps, document outlines and project plans.

Following meetings

The Glean demonstration explores marking key moments in a recording and returning to linked notes and transcripts.

Managing tasks

Explore tools such as Global Tasks and Brain in Hand, including task breakdown, reminders and personalised support.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Recognise common barriers involving reading, writing, concentration, memory, organisation and communication.
Explain nine categories of assistive technology and how they may support workplace tasks.
Compare key features across tools, including different ways to capture, organise and review information.
Relate features to an individual’s working needs and identify questions to explore together.
Understand the role of individual training and ongoing support in helping someone use their technology.
A certificate of completion is available once course requirements are met.

Explore nine areas of assistive technology

Explore 25 product lessons, with an introduction to workplace assistive technology and a closing review covering support, individual training and further reading.

Text-to-speech

Explore listening to a report while following highlighted text. Compare reading voices, screen-focus tools and ways to make scanned text available for reading aloud.

Text reading pens

Discover portable ways to hear printed information read aloud. Compare reading devices with software and consider which approach may suit different documents and working situations.

Mind mapping

See how ideas can become a report outline or project plan. Explore maps, outlines and timelines for organising information, breaking down tasks and keeping deadlines visible.

Audio notetaking

Explore recording a meeting, marking important moments and returning to linked notes or transcripts. See different ways to capture information while staying involved in the discussion.

Speech-to-text

See how dictation offers an alternative to typing. Explore speaking into a document, adding punctuation, correcting text and using voice commands to navigate or edit.

Organisation tools

Discover ways to break a workload into smaller tasks, set priorities and keep deadlines visible. Explore visual task views, reminders and personalised strategies for everyday routines.

Writing support

Follow the journey from collecting research to structuring a document. Explore organising sources, arranging ideas and developing a piece of writing one stage at a time.

Spelling support

Compare spelling correction, word prediction and grammar support. See how general writing tools and specialist dictionaries can support everyday messages and work involving technical terminology.

E-learning platforms

Explore ways to revisit AT skills after initial training. Compare short tutorials, written guides and interactive resources that help users return to the information they need.

A real look at the lessons

In the Glean lesson, explore recording a discussion, marking important or confusing moments, linking notes with audio and organising recordings into collections. It is a concrete example of taking part in a meeting and returning to the detail afterwards. The illustration is taken from the written lesson.

Try a question from the course: ClaroCapture helps gather research and references. True or False?

Start learning for £99

Learn through written lessons, short videos, product demonstrations, knowledge checks and quizzes, with guides, transcripts and further reading. Allow approximately four hours for core study, plus extra time to review or practise.

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