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How Computers Can Help Reduce Stress At Work and In Education

AbilityNet Webinar

12 May 2015

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How Computers Can Reduce Stress

The causes and symptoms of

stress

• At work

• In education

• At home

Getting organised

• Calendars and reminders

• Document management

Use the right tools

• Mind mapping

• Dictation

• Outlook/organisers

Adjust your computer

• My Computer My Way

Your questions and top tips

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Welcome

Pauline Beresford

AbilityNet

Mark Walker AbilityNet

Robin Christopherson AbilityNet

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Helping disabled people

• At Home

• At Work

• In Education

• On the Web

My Computer My Way

Tech4Good Awards

AbilityNetAdapting Technology. Changing Lives.

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Dealing With Stress

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Cognitive Hierarchy

Executive Functioning

Memory

Concentration

Fatigue & Mood (Stress)

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Disabilities and Impairments

For example

• Dyslexia

• Anxiety and depression

• Brain injuries

• Any disability

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Working environment and equipment

Many possible causes, such as:

• Broken equipment

• Cluttered workstations

• Slow computers

• Viruses

• Wrong software

• Computer not powerful enough

• Challenging work environment

• Background noise

• Colleagues

• Targets and work pressures

• Exams and assignment deadlines

• Family interuptions

• etc

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Making Reasonable Adjustments

Not just an IT issue – technology is not the solution

Employers have a responsibility

Legal risks if they are not pro-active

• Duty of care

• Not specifically about disabled people

• Could be linked to Equalities Act

Reasonable Adjustments

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Education

HE/FE Disabled Student Allowances

• Student Finance

• NHS Bursaries

• www.dsa-qag.org.uk

Schools SEND Funding

• Local charities

• School SEN Coordinators

• www.gov.uk

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People with Impairments

• Cognitive

• Motor

• Vision

• Or any combination

Productivity gains

Convenience

Think about mobile

www.mycomputermyway.com

Small changes can make a huge difference

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Better Time Management

• Outlook/Outlook Express or any Calendar System

• Personal information management software:

• Synchronised with a client’s Hotmail / Gmail / Yahoo / University account, enabling offline access to emails and calendar.

• Tasks/to do lists.

• EverNote: Notebook software and app

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Useful productivity tools

• Dictation software

• Dragon

• Built in options in desktop and mobile

• OSX, Windows, iOS and Android

• Mind mapping software

• MindManager

• Xmind

• My StudyBar

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Health management apps and services

Lots of apps and wearable tech solutions

• Monitor energy levels, sleep, heart rate, etc

• Plan your day according to activities and energy levels

• Stress-relief games

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Note-taking software

Sonocent Audio Note Taker

Helpful in lectures and meetings

Help prep for your own presentations

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Become an Outlook Super-User

• Search for: “Outlook top tips for time management”

• Microsoft site has lots of video-based examples

• www.alison.com online courseware

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Who it can help

Alex

• In his late 40s

• Senior exec in a corporate environment

• Recently returned to work after a minor stroke causing cognitive impairments

AbilityNet recommended

• Dictation software

• Note-taking software

• Time management tools

• Mobile integration

• Training

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Who it can help

Jill

• Studying at University

• Has dyslexia

AbilityNet recommended

• Notetaking software

• Screen reader + dictation software

• Mind mapping

• Training

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Training

• Learn new tools

• Hardware and software

• Train the software

• Adapt their workflow

• Adapt their workplace

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Adjust Your Computer. Change Your Life.

www.mycomputermyway.com

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Questions?

… and your top tips!

Next AbilityNet webinars

Dealing with visual impairment in the workplace, 1pm, Tues 9th June

Dealing with hearing impairment in the workplace, 1pm, Tues 7th July

On Demand webinars available now

Captioned video recordings and all slides

All details at www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars

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Contact [email protected]

+44 (0)1926 465 247

@abilitynet

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