Testimonials
Ted Hughes Poetry Trail
We have found TalkingPEN a wonderful resource for use with school groups and for people with a visual impairment who wish to enjoy the Ted Hughes Poetry Trail at Stover Country Park. We have received very positive feedback from visitors using TalkingPEN; comments have included its ease of use and quality of sound in an outdoor setting. ‘
Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre
Culloden has increased accessibility of the interpretation for partially sighted visitors at Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre with our new audio description tool the DiscoveryPEN. Available at the front desk. ‘Hi-tech Pen brings the battle-site to life… The DiscoveryPEN is used to touch labels, leaflets, medallions and books. It then plays specially recorded text through a small speaker in the pen. The project developed from an idea to improve the visitor experience for people who are partially sighted.’
Forest Exploration Center
“Everyone loves the pen” John Gee – Executive Director.
Anderson House
“We are very excited to get started. There are so many possibilities. This will really benefit our site.”
Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre
“We are very pleased with the Discovery PEN – It is an easy way to increase accessibility within the galleries.”
Incorporating different languages
“The DiscoveryPEN has been very successful in our trial and has received excellent feedback. We have extended its run and will certainly look to use this on a wider scale in the Museum in the future – incorporating different languages too.”
Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
“There is this ‘Ah Ha’ moment when visitors used the pen. It is magic.”
Oxford Botanical Garden
“The audio was great. Very easy to follow and find sites and I am directionally challenged. Excellent guide for all ages. It was very easy to use. I wear hearing aids and I could hear it very clearly. Thankyou for a very interesting tour”
Paul Sullivan
“The pilot project has been so successful that the pen will be extended to more galleries and collection.”
The Botanic Garden
“There is this ‘Ah Ha’ moment when visitors used the pen. It is magic.”
Wisconcin Department
“This is probably the most accessible trail of people of all kinds of disabilities in the entire state. I really hope it spreads.”