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About this platform

The Include Repository is a platform of existing and freely available digital tools that can support inclusive and accessible education for all learners in remote settings. Developed by the Inclusive University Digital Education (InclUDE) project, the platform aims to provide a comprehensive repository of resources that can be used by teachers, lecturers, students, social service providers and their families to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of online learning practices. The platform offers a variety of digital tools and resources in English, French and German.
 

Who is the repository for?

  • People working in the field of education at any level, including VET and adult education
  • Learners with or without disabilities, their families and support service providers
  • National and local authorities
  • European institutions
  • Social care organisations
  • Cultural organisations
  • Medical care providers
  • Small-scale businesses (SMEs, micro-enterprises, self-employed), who want to be more accessible for their customers but have limited technical support/awareness.
   

What is the aim of this platform?

The COVID-19 pandemic was remarkable in that unlike previous serious disease outbreaks like Ebola and SARS, COVID-19 had what could be considered a global reach. Almost all European countries closed down their societies for varying periods of time. We have all been affected, we have all struggled to find ways to cope with the situation, and it only makes sense to share our knowledge and best practice as widely as we can. The education sector was particularly impacted by the pandemic, with most education providers been forced to pause in-person teaching and switch to remote teaching methodologies. This platform has been created to:
  • gather the best practice discovered during the 2020 lockdown
  • to ensure that students in a range of circumstances do not get left behind as online and blended learning becomes more prevalent.
Specifically, this platform aims to provide a single catalogue of tools and resources, in one location, for teaching professionals and students to make their content more accessible or more easily access teaching materials. With the tools on this platform users can:
  • Produce content in more accessible formats.
  • Better meet the special education needs of learners.
  • Be empowered to access learning materials more independently.
This platform has been developed by EASPD and the Inclusive University Digital Education (InclUDE) project the financial support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. For questions and comments, please contact us here.  
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Ava

  • Educators
  • Learners
  • Support Service Provider
  • Blind
  • Hard-of-Hearing
  • Alternative Communication
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Closed Captions
  • Transcription
  • Free
  • Paid
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CommonLook

  • Educators
  • Learners
  • Policy makers
  • Support Service Providers
  • Free
  • Paid
  • Document Accessibility Checker
  • Information Formatting
  • Screen Reader Preparation
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Easy Reading

  • Assistive technology
  • Read aloud
  • Reading Tools
  • Free
  • Open-source

Grammarly

  • Spelling and grammar
  • Writing
  • Assistant
  • Online
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Magnifying Glass Pro

  • Learners
  • Visually impaired
  • Screen Magnifier
  • Paid
  • Offline
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Document Accessibility Toolbar

  • Educators
  • Learners
  • Policy Makers
  • Support Service Providers
  • Blind
  • Dyslexic
  • Neurodivergent
  • Visually Impaired
  • Colour Contrast Checker
  • Document Accessibility Checker
  • Guidelines
  • Screen Reader Preparation
  • Text Simplification
  • Free
  • Offline
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Crick Software

  • Learners
  • Dyslexic
  • Neurodivergent
  • Writing support
  • Paid
  • Offline
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Adobe Acrobat Pro / Reader Accessibility Checker

  • Authoring tool
  • Accessible PDF
  • Accessibility checker
  • Image descriptions
  • Screen reader support
  • Paid
  • Screen Reader Preparation
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Dicom

  • Transcription
  • Closed captions
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Preparing text for screen readers
  • Preparing images for screen readers
  • Text predictor
  • Dyslexic
  • Neurodivergent