The C-Pen Exam Reader 2 has been approved by The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)* for use in exams.

We use Google Analytics on our sites for anonymous reporting of site usage and for advertising on the site. Personally, I think the best thing about the C-Pen reader is that it helps people with dyslexia overcome a barrier that has disadvantaged them their whole lives.Introducing the new C-Pen Reader 2, the next generation of assistive reading tools designed to put even more control into the user's hands. Improved Functionality - We took everything great from the ExamReader and made major enhancements for the Exam Reader 2. Your local library is likely to provide a range of audio books and giant print books to loan for free. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.

An online community of and for disabled people supporting and helping each other by sharing our experiences. Magnifying equipment included in this section is designed to be attached externally over a TV or computer screen. If you cannot get to a high street optician because a disability prevents you from leaving your home, you may be entitled to an eye examination at home.These computer keyboards with Braille keys and are different in design to the traditional QWERTY keyboard keys. I’ve seen first hand as a teacher and SENDCO the affect of this on children, as a result they can end up acting out, not wanting to ask for help or lacking in self confidence. Higher magnification magnifiers tend to show you less of what you are looking at, perhaps only a word or a few letters at a time. A study in 2012 suggested that individuals who chose magnifiers with their preferred colour temperature found the magnified image clearer and could read faster than if they used a magnifier with a colour temperature they did not like. Some models can be connected to a screen to give a magnified image of the text as well as speech output.

The C-Pen Reader 2 is everything you love from the award-winning ReaderPen with a wealth of new features to enhance user accessibility even further, all the while keeping the same sleek design. These magnifiers are built into a spectacle frame and attach or clip to existing spectacles or are supported on a headband. You really need to find a specific range of angle for it to work perfectly, and this takes a couple of tries. These may consist of a handheld camera, similar in shape to a computer mouse, that rests on the original image and can be moved across the paper or object, or may be mounted resembling a desktop lamp with a head which contains the camera and can be angled to focus on the document.You can set it to read the text out loud to you so you can understand what is written without actually having to read it yourself.