Practical support for real access barriers

Assistive Technology Setup

Setup, configuration and practical support for devices, software and access tools.

A recommendation is only the beginning. This service makes sure the technology is installed, configured around the person and genuinely usable for the tasks that matter — at home, at work, in education or as part of a wider care or rehabilitation plan.

Sessions are practical and unhurried. We work with the person's real devices, real documents and real routines, so the setup holds up after I leave.

This can include visual impairment tools such as screen readers and magnification, but also voice access, switch access, adapted input, simplified workflows and mainstream technology configured in a more accessible way.

Access Assessments

Clear assessment of barriers, current setup, user needs and practical recommendations.

An assessment looks at the person, the tasks they need to do, the tools already in place and the environment around them. The output is not a long technical document for its own sake — it is a clear picture of what is getting in the way and what to do next.

Where useful, options are tested during the assessment itself so recommendations are grounded in what actually worked.

The assessment can focus on visual impairment, or on a wider access picture where vision, mobility, speech, fatigue, physical input, documents, software and support routines overlap.

Complex Access and Adaptive Input

Support where access depends on more than one tool, adjustment or person.

Some situations are not solved by installing one piece of software. A person may need screen reader access alongside voice control, switch access alongside simplified routines, or adaptive hardware alongside support from family, care staff, employers or IT teams.

This service looks at how the whole access route works together: the person, the task, the input method, the device, the documents, the environment and the people who need to support the setup after the session.

Workplace Access Support

Support for employers, employees, reasonable adjustments, digital access and staff training.

Workplace access works best when it is practical and proportionate. I help employers and employees find adjustments that fit the actual job — the systems, documents, meetings, communication and routines the role really involves.

I work alongside IT teams, HR, managers and occupational health, providing the technical and practical detail that makes adjustments stick.

Support can include screen readers, magnification, accessible documents, Microsoft 365 workflows, voice input, adaptive input, staff guidance and handover to internal teams.

Education Access Support

Guidance for schools and colleges around visual impairment, modified resources and accessible technology.

Learning access is about more than equipment. I help education staff understand what a learner needs, how resources should be modified and how technology fits into real lessons — without creating extra workload that cannot be sustained.

Support can focus on one learner, one subject, one access issue or whole-setting practice.

This may include visual impairment technology, modified large print, accessible documents, screen reader workflows, classroom device setup, staff routines and transition planning.

Implementation Support

Follow-up support to make sure recommendations work in real life, not just on paper.

This is the service that closes the gap. Equipment gets set up properly, training is built around the person's actual routine, and problems are fixed before they become reasons to give up.

Implementation can follow one of my own assessments or pick up recommendations made by another professional.

The aim is to turn the recommendation into something the person and the people around them can actually use, repeat and maintain.

Reports and Professional Input

Clear written recommendations for case managers, education teams, employers and professional settings.

Reports are written to be used, not filed. They explain the barrier, what was tested, what is recommended and what implementation will actually involve — in language the whole team can act on.

Reports can support planning, funding discussions, professional referrals, workplace conversations, education access and review meetings.

Unless separately agreed, reports are practical assessment reports rather than medico-legal expert witness reports. See service boundaries for details.