News Article

 BBC Newsround have launched a newsreader aimed at single switch users,  so they can access content on their website. 

They say: 

"We're really pleased to be able to provide some good quality regularly updated and age-appropriate content to this audience, particularly as it is exactly the same content that is available to everyone else. Key features are a highly simplified scanning interface, fully voiced text, and being fully configurable, including fonts and colour-schemes.

Although designed primarily for switch users it will also hopefully be of benefit as a teaching aid for people who may have learning or cognitive difficulties, and people on the autistic spectrum in particular, due to things like the simplified interface, simultaneous text & speech, and connection with real-world events.

Hope you like it or find it useful - we have a further phase of development booked in to add in some more optional functionality, so please do let us know if you have any feedback!"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/newsreader