Assistive technology

This guide introduces a range of supportive and assistive tech tools available at the University of Salford. These tools can help you study, work, and engage with information more effectively - whether that’s reading with ease, organising your thoughts, writing confidently, or staying focused. They’re designed to boost accessibility, productivity, and make digital learning more manageable.

Who can benefit from using assistive and supportive tech?

Assistive and supportive technology is for anyone who wants to tailor their digital environment to better suit their needs and preferences. A wide variety of users can benefit, including:

• People with specific conditions, including autism, ADHD or Dyslexia, may benefit from assistive tech tools that support accessing information, writing and content creation, focus, organisation and reading comprehension.
• People with low vision may benefit from using screen readers, magnifiers or alternative content creation methods.
• People with hearing loss may benefit from using captions or alternative content creation methods.
• Anyone who wants to work more efficiently, whether you prefer larger text, voice typing or want some help to stay organised and reduce distractions, assistive tech can help you study, work, and engage with information more efficiently.

Sections

• Reading, Writing and Listening Support in Office 365.
• Reading and Writing Support with Copilot GenAI.
• Organisation and Focus Support using Office 365.
• Set up Assistive Tech on your Device.
• Access alternative formats in Blackboard with Ally.
• Assistive Tech Apps available at the University of Salford.
• Using Assistive Tech for Translation.