CSU Accessible Technology Initiative Section 508 Procurement Training February 11 – 12, 2008
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CSU Accessible Technology Initiative Section 508 Procurement Training February 11 – 12, 2008 Assistive Technology Q and A Presented by Penny Peterson, Coordinator HTC & Accessible Media Project CSU Long Beach [email protected]
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CSU Accessible Technology Initiative
Section 508 Procurement TrainingFebruary 11 – 12, 2008
Assistive Technology Q and A
Presented by Penny Peterson, Coordinator
HTC & Accessible Media ProjectCSU Long Beach
Assistive Technology Products
Assistive devices enable people to function within a range of abilities that contributes to their personal independence at home, school, work, and leisure activities.
Types of Computer-Aided Assistive Technology
Electronic pointing devices—used to control the cursor on the screen without use of hands. Devices used include ultrasound, infrared beams, eye movements, nerve signals, or brain waves.
Sip-and-puff systems—activated by inhaling or exhaling.
Wands and sticks—worn on the head, held in the mouth or strapped to the chin and used to press keys on the keyboard
Joysticks—manipulated by hand, feet, chin, etc. and used to control the cursor on screen.
Trackballs—movable balls on top of a base that can be used to move the cursor on screen.
Touch screens—allow direct selection or activation of the computer by touching the screen, making it easier to select an option directly rather than through a mouse movement or keyboard.
Braille embossers transfer computer generated text into embossed Braille output.
Braille tactile embossers transfer computer generated graphics and illustrations to embossed Braille output.
Refreshable Braille displays provide tactile output of information represented on the computer screen.
Alternative keyboards—featuring larger- or smaller-than-standard keys or keyboards, alternative key configurations, and keyboards for use with one hand.
Keyboard filters are typing aids such as word
prediction utilities and add-on spelling checkers that reduce the required number of keystrokes.
On-screen keyboards provide an image of a standard or modified keyboard on the computer screen that allows the user to select keys with a mouse, touch screen, trackball, joystick, switch, or electronic pointing device.
Reading tools and learning disabilities programs include software and hardware designed to make text-based materials more accessible for people who have difficulty with reading. Options can include scanning, reformatting, navigating, or speaking text out loud.
Screen enlargers, or screen magnifiers, work like a magnifying glass for the computer by enlarging a portion of the screen which can increase legibility and make it easier to see items on the computer.
Screen readers are used to verbalize, or "speak,"
everything on the screen including text, graphics, control buttons, and menus into a computerized voice that is spoken aloud.
Speech recognition or voice recognition programs, allow people to give commands and enter data using their voices rather than a mouse or keyboard.
Text-to-Speech (TTS) or speech synthesizers receive information going to the screen in the form of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, and then "speak" it out loud in a computerized voice.
Talking and large-print word processors are software
programs that use speech synthesizers to provide auditory feedback of what is typed.
TTY/TDD conversion modems are connected between computers and telephones to allow an individual to type a message on a computer and send it to a TTY/TDD telephone or other Baudot equipped device.
Light signaler alerts -- monitors computer sounds and alerts the computer user with light signals.
Tim Jin, BA, Communications, types on a computer using his toes instead of his fingers.
Tim was born with Cerebral Palsy.
Sitting in the Center of the photo below is Jennie Benson Moody, MS Special Education, who is aPracticing School Psychologist. Jennie has been blind since birth.
Placing a CCTV in an area where it can be accessed for general reading tasks is an equitable
accommodation for folks with vision limitations.
Where to find Assistive Technology
The following slides of adaptive equipment and software vendors represent a small sampling of the available resources university AT planners can review for their AT acquisitions. The hot links to the vendor’s web sites will lead planners to many types of AT that may not be included in the initial link, so look around and have fun playing with the toys!
Adjustable Tables and Workstations
sis usa, inc. Ergonomically accessible workstations (hand crank & electrically motorized tables). http://www.sis-usa-inc.com/
Ergo In Demand, Inc. http://www.ergoindemand.com/adjustable_computer_workstation.htm
Da-Lite. http://www.da-lite.com/products/product.php?cID=16&pID=194
Braille Embossers
GW Micro https://www.gwmicro.com/Catalog/Braille_Printers/
ViewPlushttp://www.viewplus.com/products/accessories/
Tiger® Braille Printer ever! The ViewPlus Pro is your marathon braille production machine able to handle large volume runs of braille and tactile graphics, printing all sizes and types of paper/media.
Sighted Electronicshttp://www.sighted.com/english/embossers.html
Basic-D and Basic-SDouble or single sided Braille printers
Everest Double sided Braille printer for cut sheet paper
Index 4X4 PRO Double sided Embosser for Braille Magazines
4 Wave Professional Double sided Braille printer for cut sheet paper
Acoustic cabinets
Enabling TechnologiesSingle-Sided Braille Embossers Romeo Attaché Our most transportable single-sided basic embosser. Romeo Attaché Pro Our most feature-rich transportable single-sided embosser. Romeo 25 Transportable single-sided basic embosser, flexible & tough. Romeo Pro 50 Faster, feature-rich transportable single-sided embosser with Romeo
durability. Thomas Single-sided desktop embosser. Marathon Highest capacity in single-sided Braille. Double-Sided Braille Embossers Juliet Classic Value in extra-wide-line interpoint. Juliet Pro Feature-rich extra-wide-line interpoint. ET Value in speedier interpoint. Juliet Pro 60 Feature-rich speedier interpoint. Commercial Production Embossers BookMaker Production interpoint at 80 characters per second. Braille Express 100 Production interpoint at 100 characters per second. Braille Express 150 Production interpoint at 150 characters per second. BraillePlace Production interpoint at 300 characters per second. PED-30 Plate Embossing Device Platemaker for Braille publishing. Signmakers & Labelers PrestoBraille Industrial-strength Braille signmaker. KGS Braille Labeler Braille labels made easy
Braille Keyboard Displays The NEW BRAILLEX® EL-80s The flattest 80 cell Braille display world wide. The NEW BRAILLEX® EL-66s A large Braille Display in a compact desktop unit.
The NEW BRAILLEX® EL-40s The smallest Braille Display ever made and it utilizes the Easy Access Bar.
The NEW BRAILLEX® EL-40sd The handsome 40 cell desktop Braille display.
The BRAILLEX® EL 2D-80 The summit in efficiency.
The BRAILLEX® EL 2D-66 The clever intermediate size Braille Display.
Braille Note Takers
GW Micro https://
www.gwmicro.com/Catalog/Braille_Sense/ Braille Sense. Braille notetaker.
Freedom Scientific http://
www.freedomscientific.com/index.html Braille Lite. A refreshable Braille output device.
Braille Translation Software
Duxbury Systems http://www.duxburysystems.com/
Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) and MegaDots: Print to Braille translation software applications.
APPLE
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/
Apple's accessibility features for the Macintosh computer system
Augmentative Communication Devices
Prentke-Romich, Company http://www.prentrom.com/
Communication Products Adaptive Technology Software Products Adaptive Technology Computer Access Switches & Mounts
CCTV’s Technologies http://www.ashtech.ie/
High resolution portable color CCTV (TViZoom, Liberty, Liberty Plus, Prisma).
Sighted Electronics http://www.sighted.com/ Magnilink. Desk top CCTVs (Seagull, Penguin, Colibri).
Optelec, Inc. www.optelec.com Desk Top CCTVs, Hand held magnification devices.
On-ScreenCharacter Enlargement Applications
AiSquared http://www.aisquared.com ZoomText. An on screen magnification interface.
Freedom Scientific http://
www.freedomscientific.com/index.html MAGic. Screen magnification application.
OCR(Not to be confused with the Office of Civil Rights!)
Optical character recognition applications, text scanners, assisted reading and writing software
and hardware applications.
Freedom Scientific http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html
WYNN 3.0, literacy software for assisted reading and writing.
Arkenstone http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software.asp
OPENBook. An optical character recognition system (OCR text scanner & reader).
Lisa Smolen & Associates http://www.access4reading.com Kurzweil 1000 and 3000 for the PC, Kurzweil 3000 for the MAC, textHELP!
On-Screen Keyboard Innovation Management Group, Inc.
http://www.imgpresents.com/
On-screen Virtual Keyboards and Pointing Device Utilities
Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre http://www.wivik.com/
WiViK on-screen keyboard (virtual keyboard)
TTD/TTY What is it? http://www.captions.com/tty.html
What is a TTY Relay Service? How to Use it. http://www.consumer.att.com
/relay/
Ultratec Superprint Pro80™ Gold TTY. http://www.ultratec.com/ttys/printing/superprintpro80.php
Voice Recognition
Dragon Naturally Speaking. http://www.lhsl.com/naturallyspeaking/
A voice recognition input device.
Screen Readersand
Speech Synthesizers
Freedom Scientific http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html
JAWS Screen Reader.
GW Micro www.gwmicro.com Window/Vocal Eyes. A screen reader.
https://www.gwmicro.com/Catalog/Window-Eyes/
Additional Speech synthesizers. https://www.gwmicro.com/Catalog/Speech_Synthesizers/
Word Prediction
Applied Human Factors, Inc. Word prediction http://ahf-net.com/sooth.htm
WordQ http://www.wordq.com/ Word prediction writing Software
MORE TOYS!!The following three vendor slides are provided as an overview of additional adaptive technology used by folks who have a disability. You will find assorted software, hardware, communication devices, & CCTV’s to embossers, & smart assistive access devices.
A T Kratter, Inc. www.atkratter.com/
New! Reading Machines Computer Screen Magnification Speech Access & Screen Readers PDA's and NoteTakers Braille Devices Tactile Graphics Learning Disabilities & Dyslexia Adaptive Keyboards GPS Navigation
HumanWare, Inc. humanware.com/
Assorted adaptive and assistive access devices: http://humanware.com/Products/Complementary/complementary_products.asp
Victor Reader is a line of digital talking book players that allow reading of talking books recorded in digital format.
Trekker is a revolutionary system that uses GPS and digital maps to help blind persons find their way in urban and rural areas.
The SmartView video magnifier is a low vision aid that enlarges objects, actions and text onto a display screen
myReader portable CCTV http://www.pulsedata.com/myreader/usa/default.asp
Maestro is a PDA using a text-to-speech technology adapted application and a tactile keyboard membrane over a PDA touch screen.
Captioning Vendors
Automatic Sync [email protected]://www.automaticsync.com/ 877.278.7962
$70 for 0-20 hrs $55 for 21-50 hrs
PeopleSupport Rapidtext, [email protected] Kathy Furlan
1801 Dove Street, Suite 101, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1-800-234-0304 ext 47124Fax: 949-258-5639
Enjoy the Toys!!
Contact Information:Penny Peterson, ITCCoordinator, CSULB DSS High Tech Center & Alt Media Project1250 Bellflower Blvd. LA5-173Long Beach, CA [email protected]
Photo of a frog diving into a pond,
by Tim Flach.
References http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/types.aspx
http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/brochure.htm
http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/EIT_Procurement/
