A good digital tool can get a conversation going, or help your client do something themselves. Most of our tools work straight in the browser, without an account, and do not send on anything you fill in.

You will also find tools by others here, pieces from our knowledge base and custom work for your organisation. The tools, their pages and the knowledge base are in Dutch.

Want to use a tool with your team, or need something custom? Send us a message.

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What you will find here

  1. For yourself

    After a difficult conversation, take a moment to look at what happened, how you feel and what you did well. Or look back at the end of the day on three things that went well.

    See all 4 tools for yourself

  2. For accessibility

    Check whether your texts, colours, images and website can be read and used by everyone. And list what your organisation already does in an accessibility statement.

    See all 7 tools for accessibility

  3. Knowledge for your work

    Guides, explainers and checklists, in Dutch: choosing a tool and introducing it in your team, privacy, accessibility and writing in plain language. With the sources included.

    See the knowledge to start with

  4. Something custom

    Does your organisation need a tool that does not exist yet? We can build it together.

    See how custom work goes

Tools for you

Not sure where to start?

Then start here. After that, all tools are listed by how you use them.

  • Decision aid

    Tool finder

    Answer three short questions and see which tools suit you: from E-powerment and from others.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

    Try it: Tool finder (in Dutch) 

During a conversation

To prepare a conversation, have it or look back on it: with your care professional, a client or someone you trust.

12 tools

  • Card maker

    Appointment card maker (in Dutch)

    Make a clear card (in Dutch) for your client's appointment, with pictures and large print. Print it and hand it over.

    For: Care professionals

  • Network map

    My network (in Dutch)

    Place the people around you in three circles: close, a bit further and further away. With questions to talk about.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Conversation scale

    Scaling question (in Dutch)

    A large 0 to 10 scale for a conversation. Choose where you are now and where you want to be, then keep talking with the follow-up questions.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Cards

    Strength cards (in Dutch)

    What are you good at? Pick the Dutch-language cards that fit you, or choose three for someone else. Add when you showed it.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Conversation aid

    What shall we talk about today? (in Dutch)

    At the start of a conversation, choose today’s topics together. Put them in order and pick where to start. You get a card for the table.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Plan maker

    Small step (in Dutch)

    Turn something you want to achieve into a few small steps, alone or together. Print your plan and tick off what you have done.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Feedback

    How did the conversation go? (in Dutch)

    Say how a conversation went, at the end of a session. Pick a face for four sentences, then look at the answers together.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Timer

    Visual timer (in Dutch)

    A clock that shows how much time is left. The green part gets smaller and smaller until the time is up.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Conversation cards

    Talk Cards (in Dutch)

    Say what you want using photos. Pick a card and a question appears.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Pros and cons

    Weighing it up (in Dutch)

    Unsure about a choice? List the pros and cons and choose how much each one weighs for you. A pair of scales shows what you wrote down. The choice is yours.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Conversation aid

    Feeling words (in Dutch)

    Find Dutch words for how you feel. Choose a feeling, then the words that fit and how strong it is. On your own or with someone who helps you.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Conversation wheel

    Reflection Wheel (in Dutch)

    Spin the wheel for a question from an area of life to reflect on, alone or together.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

For yourself

To do on your own, whenever it suits you.

4 tools

  • App

    Moodnu (in Dutch)

    Track how you feel every day and discover patterns, so you get to know yourself better.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Exercise

    After a difficult conversation (in Dutch)

    A few minutes for yourself after a difficult conversation. You take a moment to look at what happened, how you feel and what you did well. Nothing is stored.

    For: Care professionals

  • Card maker

    What helps me (in Dutch)

    Make a small card about what helps you when things are not going well. Print it, fold it and keep it with you.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Exercise

    Three good things (in Dutch)

    Look back at the end of the day. Write down three things that went well, however small, and keep them on a little card.

    For: People seeking helpCare professionals

For accessibility

For anyone who makes texts, websites or documents: check whether everyone can read and use them.

7 tools

  • Writing aid

    Alt text helper (in Dutch)

    Write good alt text for an image. Answer a few questions (in Dutch) and get advice and a draft you can copy.

    For: Care professionals

  • Text check

    Plain language check (in Dutch)

    Check whether your Dutch text is easy to read. See long sentences and difficult words, with a simpler word next to them.

    For: Care professionals

  • Website test

    Keyboard test (in Dutch)

    Test your own website using only the keyboard. Ten short steps, each linked to its WCAG 2.2 requirement, show what works and what does not, with a tip for every point.

    For: Care professionals

  • Colour check

    Contrast check (in Dutch)

    Check whether your text is easy to read on its background. Pick two colours and see straight away if they meet WCAG.

    For: Care professionals

  • Colour check

    Colour-blind view (in Dutch)

    See roughly how someone with colour blindness sees your colours or an image. So you notice in time whether your leaflet, website or chart works for everyone.

    For: Care professionals

  • Generator

    Accessibility statement generator (in Dutch)

    Create an accessibility statement for your website in a few steps, as a PDF.

    For: Care professionals

  • Website check

    Structure check (in Dutch)

    Paste the HTML of a web page and quickly see what is missing in its structure: headings, alt text, link text, buttons and labels.

    For: Care professionals

From the knowledge base

Guides, explainers and checklists about digital tools in care and support. In plain Dutch, with the sources included.

See all 26 pieces 

    • Guide

    Een digitaal hulpmiddel kiezen voor je cliënt

    Een goed digitaal hulpmiddel past bij de vraag van je cliënt en bij wat die kan. Begin daarom bij het doel, niet bij de app. Kijk daarna naar privacy, toegankelijkheid, kosten en bewijs, en beslis samen met je cliënt.

    • For care professionals
    • Guide

    Een digitaal hulpmiddel invoeren in je team

    Een nieuw digitaal hulpmiddel werkt pas als je team het echt gebruikt. Begin bij het probleem dat je wilt oplossen, probeer het eerst klein uit en betrek cliënten en alle collega's. Kijk daarna samen wat het oplevert, en beslis dan pas of je doorgaat.

    • For care professionals
    • Explainer

    De AVG in de hulpverlening

    De Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming (AVG) is de Europese wet die persoonsgegevens beschermt. Gegevens over iemands gezondheid krijgen extra bescherming. Hier lees je wat dat betekent in je dagelijkse werk: van mail en foto's tot apps en chatbots. Twijfel je? Vraag dan de functionaris gegevensbescherming van je organisatie.

    • For care professionals
    • Guide

    Schrijven op B1 voor je cliënten

    Een tekst op taalniveau B1 is voor de meeste volwassenen goed te lezen. Je zet het belangrijkste bovenaan, kiest gewone woorden, schrijft korte, actieve zinnen en schrijft respectvol over mensen. Deze gids laat in tien stappen zien hoe dat werkt, met voorbeelden uit brieven en berichten aan cliënten.

    • For care professionals

Something custom for your organisation

Sometimes the tool you need does not exist yet. Then we first work out together what is really going on, with people seeking help, care professionals and the organisation at the table.

After that, we make what is needed: an app, a website, a game or a training.

Go to custom work 

By others, for you

Dutch apps and websites by other makers, for care professionals. By theme, with who makes it and what it costs.

See all tools by others 

Checked on

 Back to the themes

Accessibility

4 tools

  • Lees Simpel  (external website)

    By Stichting Lees Simpel

    App die een foto of pdf van een moeilijke brief samenvat in begrijpelijke taal. Dit gebeurt met AI. Je hebt geen account nodig.

    appCost: gratisFor: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • Regelhulp  (external website)

    By Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport

    Wegwijzer van de overheid naar zorg en ondersteuning. Uitleg over jeugdhulp, maatschappelijke ondersteuning, thuiszorg, ggz en langdurige zorg, en waar je hulp kunt vragen.

    websiteCost: gratisFor: People seeking helpCare professionals

  • S@men Beter Thuis  (external website)

    By Samen Beter Thuis (Oss)

    Korte instructievideo's en tips over verzorgen, verplaatsen en hulpmiddelen thuis. Voor mensen die zorg nodig hebben, mantelzorgers en hulpverleners.

    websiteCost: gratisFor: People seeking helpCare professionals

 Back to the themes

  • Huiselijkgeweld.nl  (external website)

    By Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport

    Informatiesite van de overheid over huiselijk geweld, voor hulpverleners en instanties. Met factsheets, publicaties, interventies en de meldcode.

    websiteCost: gratisFor: Care professionals

Health

2 tools

 Back to the themes

Youth

2 tools

 Back to the themes

Money

1 tool

  • Nibud Geldplan Beter rondkomen  (external website)

    By Nibud (Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting)

    Online plan van het Nibud. Je vult anoniem je doel en uitgaven in. Je krijgt tips om te besparen en een persoonlijk actieplan.

    websiteCost: gratisFor: People seeking helpCare professionals

Learning

1 tool

  • Oefenen.nl  (external website)

    By Stichting Expertisecentrum Oefenen.nl

    Online oefenen met lezen, schrijven, rekenen en computer en internet, over onderwerpen als werk, gezondheid en geld. Je maakt gratis een account.

    online programmaCost: gratisFor: People seeking helpCare professionals

Build something together?

Do you have an idea, a question from practice, or would you like to try a tool with your team? We are happy to think along, no strings attached.

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