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Tools

All the tools are together here. You can use them on your own, or as a care professional together with your client. First come the tools we make ourselves, then tools by others.

By E-powerment

Most of them work straight away on this website, also on your phone and without an account. Something not working as you expect, or have an idea? Send us a message.

Where to start?

For each situation, three tools to start with, and why. Below, you find all tools, in three groups.

For yourself

  • Body mapFor when you feel restless. Colour in on a body where you feel it.
  • Energy meterSee straight away what fits in your day.
  • Thought glassesFor a thought that keeps coming back. With examples to start from.

With your client

  • Talk CardsYour client picks a photo, and a question comes with it. A good way to start a conversation.
  • Strength cardsA conversation about what your client is good at. Tap cards, fill in nothing.
  • Appointment card makerYour client goes home with a card: when, where and with whom.

For your texts and website

  • Jargon huntCatch hard words in real letters and pick a plain one. You can play it with your team too (Dutch texts).
  • Colour-blind viewColour and contrast in one go: how does someone who is colour-blind see it?
  • Obstacle courseTry for yourself how a website works when you cannot see well or your hands shake.

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During a conversation

These tools help you prepare a conversation, have it or look back on it later. You can do that with your client, with your care professional or with someone you trust.

18 tools

  • Conversation aidCards

    Strength cards

    Cards with things you can be good at. Pick the cards that fit you, or choose three for someone else. Add when you showed it.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidConversation cards

    Talk Cards

    Pick a photo that fits what you want to say, and a question to talk about appears. For the start of a conversation, or when it falls silent.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Make somethingCard maker

    Appointment card maker

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

    With your client

  • Make somethingLifeline

    River of life

    Draw your life as a river, from the source to now. Where did it flow calmly, where were the stones, who helped you across? Then sail along it in a little boat and tell your story.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Game

    Values auction

    What matters to you? Bid in an auction of things money cannot buy, on your own or with a group.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Make somethingComic maker

    Comic strip conversation

    Turn what happened into a comic strip: who was there, what everyone said and what everyone thought. Then draw what you could do differently next time.

    On your ownWith your client

  • GameBoard game

    Talk board

    A board game for talking together. Roll the dice, move your pawn and do what the square says. For a care professional with a client, a family or a group, on screen or on paper.

    With your clientOn your own

  • Conversation aid

    What shall we talk about today?

    At the start of a conversation, choose today’s topics together. Put them in order and say where you will start. Then show the card large or print it.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidNetwork map

    My network

    Place the people around you in three circles: close, a bit further and further away. There are questions to talk about, and you can print everything.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidConversation scale

    Scaling question

    Use a number from 0 to 10 to show how things are now, and choose which number is good enough. Then you get questions to keep talking about, or to think about on your own. You can also print the scale.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidConversation in steps

    Conversation table

    A whole conversation in steps, on one screen on the table. Choose a route and go through the steps together. At the end you have one report: a sheet for your client and a text for the file.

    With your clientOn your own

  • Make somethingPlan maker

    Small step

    Turn something you want to achieve into a few small steps, on your own or together with someone who helps you. Print your plan and tick off every step you have done.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidReview

    How did the conversation go?

    At the end of a conversation, say how it was for you. You pick a face for four sentences, and then you look at the answers together.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidTimer

    Visual timer

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

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidPros and cons

    Weighing it up

    For when you are 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.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aid

    Feeling words

    Find 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.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Make somethingCard set maker

    Card set maker

    Make your own set of conversation cards for your work, with your own questions, pictures and card back. Play with them on screen, or print them to cut out.

    With your client

  • Make somethingFamily map

    Family map

    Draw your family in a few minutes: who belongs with whom, who lives where, and how close people are. For a first meeting, a family conversation or your own overview.

    With your clientOn your own

For yourself

Tools you use on your own, at a moment that suits you.

18 tools

  • ExerciseBody map

    Body map

    Where in your body do you feel it? Colour in a drawn body where you feel tension, pain, warmth or restlessness.

    On your ownWith your client

  • ExerciseSeeing differently

    Thought glasses

    Is there a thought you cannot shake? Put on a different pair of glasses and look again. Eight pairs, from a magnifying glass to a river, each show the thought in a new way.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Make somethingDay planner

    Energy meter

    Plan your day with the energy you have today. You count it in spoons: choose how many you have, list what you will do and see how much is left. Then print your day card.

    On your own

  • GameSimulation

    A tight month

    Play a month of getting by on little money: choices, letters and setbacks. The fuller your head, the harder the game gets.

    With your client

  • Make somethingSensory profile

    Sensory mixer

    How much sound, light, crowding and touch can you take? Set up your own mixing desk, see in which situations it gets too much, and what helps.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Make somethingBooklet maker

    A little book about me

    Make a little book about yourself, for people who do not know you yet. Print it on one sheet, cut once and fold it into an eight-page booklet.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Conversation aidCompass

    My compass

    Look at eight areas of your life, choose what you want to work on and think of a first small step. Do it again later and compare two compasses side by side.

    On your ownWith your client

  • Make somethingDay planner

    My day

    Plan your day with pictures. Choose what you do in the morning, afternoon and evening, and print your day.

    On your own

  • Make somethingChecklist maker

    Questions for your appointment

    Write down beforehand what you want to say and ask, and what to bring. Print your list, with space for the answers.

    On your own

  • Exercise

    Worry time

    A set quarter of an hour for your worries. If you can do something about one, you choose a small step. If not, you put it away for now.

    On your own

  • Exercise

    After a difficult conversation

    A break of a few minutes for yourself, after a difficult conversation. You look back at what happened, what you feel and what you did well. Nothing is stored.

    With your client

  • Make somethingCard maker

    What helps me

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

    On your ownWith your client

  • Exercise

    Five senses

    A calm exercise for when your head is full or you feel restless. Step by step, you notice what you see, feel, hear, smell and taste.

    On your own

  • Exercise

    Breathe

    A breathing exercise in four steps, for when you want to calm down for a moment.

    On your own

  • Exercise

    Three good things

    Look back at the end of the day. Write down three things that went well. They go on a card that you can copy or print.

    On your ownWith your client

  • ExerciseMeeting in your head

    Inner team

    Your head often holds several voices at once, each wanting something different. Seat them at a table, let them speak in turn and make a decision as the chair.

    On your ownWith your client

  • ExerciseCourage ladder

    Courage ladder

    Turn something you find frightening into a ladder, from easy to hard. Climb step by step and see in a small chart how the tension drops as you do it more often.

    On your ownWith your client

  • ExerciseCalm place builder

    My calm place

    Build a place that calms you, with pictures and sound you mix yourself. Go there for a while when your head is busy.

    On your own

For accessibility

For anyone who makes texts, websites or documents: check whether they are easy to read and use.

7 tools

  • GameSimulation

    Obstacle course

    Try for yourself what it is like to use a website when you cannot see well, your hand shakes, reading is hard or you only have a keyboard. Then you repair the website and try again.

    With your client

  • CheckWriting aid

    Alt text helper

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

    With your client

  • CheckText check

    Plain language check

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

    With your client

  • CheckWebsite test

    Keyboard test

    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.

    With your client

  • CheckColour check

    Colour-blind view

    See roughly how someone with colour blindness sees your colours or an image, and check whether your text has enough contrast under WCAG.

    With your client

  • Make somethingGenerator

    Accessibility statement generator

    List what your organisation has already done to make the website accessible, and what still needs doing. You get a simple statement in plain Dutch, as a PDF. Public bodies have their own official model.

    With your client

  • GameLanguage game

    Jargon hunt

    Catch the difficult words in a text and choose a plain word instead. Play on your own, with your team or with your own text. The texts and words are in Dutch.

    With your client

Apps and websites by E-powerment

We make these too, but they live in their own place: in the app store or on their own website.

  • Website

    Schrijfmaatje

    Send an old-fashioned postcard to someone you do not know. They can write back anonymously.

    On your own

  • AppNot available to download yet

    Hebbedingetje

    A small work of art in your pocket. Tilt and shake a little chain until someone appears, with a poem. Each time it is someone different, and everyone belongs.

    On your own

  • App

    Moodnu

    Briefly track how you feel every day. After a week you see which days went better and which less so.

    On your ownWith your client

By others

Dutch apps and websites by other makers, checked on 27 September 2026. The apps and websites themselves are in Dutch. Each shows who makes it, what it costs and who it is for, as the maker states. We are not paid for any listing. Does something no longer work, or is something missing? Send us a message.

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Mental health

16 tools

By E-powerment

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Health

11 tools

By E-powerment

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Accessibility

8 tools

By E-powerment

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Youth

7 tools

By E-powerment

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Community

7 tools

By E-powerment

  • Chat met Fier 

    By Fier

    Chat anonymously with care professionals from Fier about violence, abuse or exploitation, for yourself or someone else. Open every day until 3 at night.

    websiteunknownOn your own

  • Huiselijkgeweld.nl 

    By Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

    Government information site about domestic violence, for care professionals and agencies. With factsheets, publications, interventions and the reporting code.

    websitefreeWith your client

  • Ik vermoed huiselijk geweld 

    By Dutch government (Rijksoverheid)

    For when you are worried about someone at home. You read how to spot signs, start a conversation and where to get advice.

    websitefreeOn your own

  • Veilig Thuis 

    By Veilig Thuis (25 regional organisations)

    Advice and reporting centre for domestic violence and child abuse. Call 0800-2000 for free day and night or chat, also anonymously, for yourself or someone else.

    websitefreeOn your own

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Money

5 tools

By E-powerment

  • Geldfit 

    By Stichting NSR (Dutch debt help route)

    Do a check of your money matters and read tips. You can call, chat or WhatsApp Geldfit for free, also anonymously.

    websitefreeOn your own

  • Het Juridisch Loket 

    By Het Juridisch Loket

    Information, tips and sample letters about your rights in housing, work and debts. With a low income and little savings, you get free personal legal advice.

    websitefreeOn your own

  • Nibud Geldplan Beter rondkomen 

    By Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information)

    Online plan by Nibud, the Dutch budget institute. You fill in your goal and spending anonymously. You get tips to save money and a personal action plan.

    websitefreeOn your ownWith your client

  • SchuldHulpMaatje 

    By Vereniging SchuldHulpMaatje Nederland

    Free help with money worries and debts from skilled volunteers, in places where SchuldHulpMaatje is active. With a test and tips.

    websitefreeOn your own

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Addiction

4 tools

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Older people

2 tools

  • Dementie.nl 

    By Alzheimer Nederland

    Information and support for people with dementia and the people close to them. With a forum, blogs and the option to email your question to an expert.

    websitefreeOn your own

  • OOPOEH 

    By Stichting OOPOEH

    The OOPOEH foundation matches people over 55 with a dog nearby to look after. Signing up as a dog sitter is free.

    websitefreeOn your own

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Parenting

2 tools

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Learning

1 tool

  • Oefenen.nl 

    By Stichting Expertisecentrum Oefenen.nl

    Practise reading, writing, maths, and computers and the internet online, on topics such as work, health and money. You create a free account.

    online programmefreeOn your ownWith your client

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Housing

1 tool

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Build something together?

Send us a message if you have an idea, are missing something or would like to try a tool with your team. Tell us in a few sentences what it is about. We read everything, and it commits you to nothing.

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