Accessible computers equipped with assistive hardware and software are located in the Educational Resource Center (ERC) at each site campus. Students with disabilities can effectively interact with the computer and in the classroom setting using the Assistive Technology (AT) tools below.
To illustrate, a person with low-vision can hear ZoomText read magnified screen text;
a mobility impaired user can utilize an Intellikeys touch-pad keyboard, a trackball, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking
voice-input software to issue commands and enter text; a learning disabled student may benefit from TextHelp! word
prediction software; and a blind student can scan a textbook and hear the words read aloud with Openbook, and surf
the net with JAWS screen-reader. A Braille embosser is available to print Braille documents from computer files.
Follow the links below to learn more about these enabling resources.
Hardware
- Assistive Technology training laboratory located in Goins 131B.
- Phonic Ear Sprite System Assistive Listening Device (ALD)
- Dell Latitude C840 notebook computers (TypeWell)
- Dell Latitude D610 notebook computers (TypeWell)
- Viewsonic 21-inch CRT monitor
- 20-inch flat panel monitors on accessible stations
- Betacom VisAble VideoTelescope
- Clarity AF TravelViewer Video Magnifier
- Enhanced Vision Systems MaxPort portable CCTV
- Thomas Brailler embosser with Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT)
- Optelec ClearView Closed-Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) Video Magnifier
- Kensington Trackball input devices
- Intellikeys Alternative Keyboard
- TI-83 Plus graphing calculators with optional screen magnifier
- Sony 4-track tape players and hand-held recorders
- One Telex Scholar AudioPlus player
- Five Victor Reader Vibe AudioPlus players
- 15 Victor Reader Wave AudioPlus players
- HP Scanjet 5590 flatbed/ADF Scanner - document processing and conversion
- Belkin Ergoboard Natural keyboards in Open Labs
Software
- Typewell real-time captioning system
- OpenBook 6.0 scan & read system
- ZoomText 9.1 screen magnifier/reader
- JAWS 9 (Job Access With Speech) for Windows screen reader
- Victor ReaderSoft 2 playback software to read DAISY/DTB/RFB&D AudioPlus
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 voice-recognition
- Kurzweil 1000 v10.5 scan/read/OCR/document conversion system
SSWD provides training and assistance in utilizing these resources and will work quickly to investigate and resolve accessibility issues. Several software instruction sheets are available to download.