A Gateshead software company which helps those who are dyslexic and visually impaired use the internet has been given a £4.2m investment boost.
Ross Linnett launched Recite Me in 2010, after he was diagnosed with dyslexia when he left university and discovered that 86% of websites were not accessible to people with low levels of visual impairment or dyslexia. He was working on a laptop with integrated assistive technology and wondered why all websites didn’t have similar functions, prompting him to develop innovative software in the form of a plugin toolbar for websites that opens extensive accessibility and language functionality, allowing users to customise their online experience.
The technology takes away online obstacles for those with disabilities, visual impairments, learning difficulties, the older population and those who speak English as a second language. Now capital investors Business Growth Fund (BGF) have ploughed £4.2m into the business to aid its next phase of growth.
