Specialist Equipment Suppliers

Many products, like ergonomic keyboards or mice or coloured overlays, can often be purchased from mainstream online retailers like Amazon. However, many specialist devices – and in particular specialist software – needs to be purchased from a specialist equipment supplier.

Penfriend

Penfriend is the developer of the popular Penfriend software and offers it for Windows and Mac through their website.

Website: https://www.penfriend-ltd.com/

Email: info@penfriend-ltd.com

Sight and Sound Technologies

Sight and Sound sell the popular screen reader Jaws, as well as the combined speech and magnification solutions; ZoomText and Fusion.

Sight and Sound Technology Ltd Unit 1, The Old Dairy Rosedale Road Bolton BL6 5RX United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)845 634 7979

Email: info@sightandsound.co.uk

Website: https://www.sightandsound.co.uk/

Website: https://www.clarosoftware.com/

Email: info@clarosoftware.com

Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/

Email: info@rnib.org.uk

GW Micro

GW Micro were the providers of Window-Eyes, a popular screen reader that is no longer in development – although they still offer technical support for existing customers.

Website: https://www.gwmicro.com/

Phone: +44 (0) 20 8144 8077

Email: info@gwmicro.com

Website: https://www.optelec.co.uk/

Email: info@optelec.co.uk

Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/

Email: info@rnib.org.uk

Website: https://www.visiondirect.co.uk/

Email: info@visiondirect.co.uk

Website: https://www.texthelp.com/uk/

Email: info@texthelp.com

Website: https://www.clarosoftware.com/

Email: info@clarosoftware.com

Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/

Email: info@rnib.org.uk

Dolphin Computer Access

Dolphin Computer Access is the developer of SuperNova and offers the software for Windows and Mac through their website.

Website: https://www.yourdolphin.com/

Phone: +44 (0) 1223 422444

Email: info@yourdolphin.com

Website: https://www.optelec.co.uk/

Email: info@optelec.co.uk

Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/

Email: info@rnib.org.uk

NV Access

NV Access is the developer of the free Windows screen-reader NVDA and you can download it from their website.

Website: https://www.nvaccess.org/

Email: info@nvaccess.org

You can also get training for NVDA from The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).

Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/

Phone: +44 (0) 303 123 9999

Email: info@rnib.org.uk

Website: https://www.freedomscientific.com/

Email: info@freedomscientific.com

Website: https://www.optelec.co.uk/

Email: info@optelec.co.uk

Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/

Email: info@rnib.org.uk

TextHelp

TextHelp is the developer of this popular dyslexia suite of software and offers it for Windows, Mac and mobile devices through their website.

Website: https://www.texthelp.com/uk/

Phone: +44 (0) 28 9442 8105

Email: info@texthelp.com

Nuance

Get Dragon NaturallySpeaking (for Windows or Mac) from a mainstream online retailer like Amazon or from the makers, Nuance, through their website.

Website: https://www.nuance.com/uk/dragon.html

Phone: +44 (0) 20 8144 8077

Email: info@nuance.com

Amazon

You can get almost anything from Amazon, including coloured filters for monitors or overlaying on print, a selection of specialist software (such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking), a wide range of alternative keyboards (including compact and ergonomic) and mice (including ergonomic and trackballs) and, with their excellent range and no-questions returns policy, it may well be that Amazon is the best place to first look for the device or software you need.

Website: https://www.amazon.co.uk/

Phone: +44 (0) 800 279 7234

Liberator

Liberator sells a wide range of assistive technologies, including ergonomic keyboards and alternative pointing devices (like trackballs and joysticks etc) for people with different disabilities or impairments.

Website: https://www.liberator.co.uk/

Phone: +44 (0)1733 370 470

Email: info@liberator.co.uk