Assistive Technology for Study and in the Workplace


Assistive Technology products for:

  • Access to Work England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  • Fund for Disabled Students – The Republic of Ireland
  • Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant Ireland – The Republic of Ireland
  • Individuals in the UK or Ireland

    The below alinea Suite and alinea Online products are also available to individuals who would like to buy an alinea Online or alinea Suite license which is longer than 12 months.

    Products for the UK and Ireland have been created separately due to differences in how Disability VAT Exemption is administered in both countries.
    All products on this page can be purchased with Disability VAT Exemption if you live in the UK. Please register here before buying! If you live in the Republic of Ireland, you may be able to claim the VAT back from Revenue.ie

    Alinea Suite’s Windows 11 applications:

      • PDF text-to-speech reading application
        • Text highlighting whilst reading
        • Use of installed SAPI5 text-to-speech voices (tested with the below English language TTS voices)

      • Dictionary application
        • Harper Collins UK English, US English, French, and German dictionaries

        • Picture dictionary (can be edited to suit the individual’s needs)
        • Accessible from the word prediction menu, and from the PDF text-to-speech reading application

        • Can be used directly, not just via a PDF document or word prediction menu

      • Word prediction application

        • Easily configured for use by either dyslexic children and adults
        • Easily set up for use by children and adults who have cerebral palsy or other difficulties with hardware keyboard use
        • Tested with the Windows onscreen keyboard with it’s native word prediction turned off
        • Easy editing and importation of words into the word prediction glossaries
        • Text-to-speech reading of each selected word to alert the user to accidental word selection (optional)

      • Text reader

        • Listen to your own work in Microsoft Word (use of voices included with alinea Suite recommended) whilst each sentence is highlighted
        • Pause reading to make corrections to your own work

    Alinea Suite’s Android and iOS app:

      • Forget carrying a “reading pen” around with you!
      • Use your Android phone / tablet or iPad / iPhone to photograph any printed text
      • Listen to photographed pages of newspapers, magazines, or books on your phone / tablet
      • Upload photographed pages for use in alinea Online

      • Study in any library
      • Listen to training material in work without anybody seeing you using software “different”

    Alinea Online’s cloud application:


    • PDF text-to-speech reading application

      • Work from any PC or Apple desktop / laptop with an internet connection and Chrome or Edge browser
      • Text highlighting whilst reading
      • Use of pre installed text-to-speech voices
      • Export text as an MP3 using any one of the voices – including 20 English language voices
      • Translate documents (Google Translate is used)
      • Dictate documents (we use our webcam’s microphone)
      • Word prediction with text-to-speech reading of predicted words (accurate use of a mouse / mouse alternative is essential)
      • Non English voices including Ukrainian, Dutch, German, Turkish, and Russian are pre-installed
      • Side by side view of a PDF and the word processing application – perfect for students
      • Save work to your computer, external drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive (accounts required)

      Alinea Online is a product that can be purchased separately, but it is included in the alinea Suite product, offering fantastic value for money, and a great backup should anything happen to your PC!

      Request your 30 day evaluation copy of alinea Suite and alinea Online (link opens in new page) to see how it can make life easier for you, and your workplace needs / FSD assessment clients.

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      Page created: 10 October 2023 
      Last updated: 25 November 2023