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The source for accessibility solutions

Maria Nicolacoudis, Executive Director

John Cavano, Occupational Therapist

Jane Tong, Occupational Therapist

Serving Non-Traditional Students

The source for accessibility solutions

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Serving Non-Traditional Serving Non-Traditional StudentsStudents

Veterans - Students new to a Disability Aging Population - Students on 2nd or 3rd Career Business or Alumni – Students off Campus Disabled Students

• Learning Impaired• Sight Impaired• Hearing Impaired• Mobility Impaired

By Non-Traditional Students, We mean anyone with Special Needs

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How might this impact current Enrollments? In California there are nearly 6,000,000 persons with

disabilities over the age of 5. 7.5% of Californians between the ages of 5-20 has a

disability, nearly 20% between the ages of 21-64 has a disability, after age 65 over 40% of Californians have a disability.

Yet, there are only 10,000+ students who currently receive support services for students with disabilities.

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TransAccess assists individual students with disabilities…

With Proven and Established programs for K-16 and building career plans that are customized for each student

Helping to determine what options are available to them Integrating onsite and mobile adaptive computer access technology Providing individual training for both hardware and software accessibility

solutions Resulting in greater success at School and Work Funded by foundation grants, the Department of Rehabilitation and private

pay/fee for service

Technology and Training Make the Difference

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TransAccess Solutions – Hardware and Software

Hearing ImpairedHearing Impaired Real-Time CaptioningReal-Time Captioning California Relay ServiceCalifornia Relay Service Interpreter ServicesInterpreter Services Text MessagingText Messaging

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TransAccess Solutions - Hardware

Repetitive Strain InjuryRepetitive Strain Injury Alternative MiceAlternative Mice Split KeyboardsSplit Keyboards Voice RecognitionVoice Recognition

Limited MobilityLimited Mobility Adaptive SwitchesAdaptive Switches Head PointingHead Pointing Adjustable WorkstationsAdjustable Workstations

DEMO in EBC

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TransAccess Solutions - Software

Learning DisabilityLearning Disability Kurzweil 3000Kurzweil 3000 Dragon Dragon

NaturallySpeakingNaturallySpeaking InspirationInspiration

Vision ImpairmentsVision Impairments Magnification SoftwareMagnification Software Screen Reading SoftwareScreen Reading Software

DEMO in EBC

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Access Technology Access Technology DemonstrationDemonstration

Kurzweil 3000 and MP3Surfing the web with Dragon

DEMO in EBC

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There are as many non-traditional solutions as There are as many non-traditional solutions as there are non-traditional students needing themthere are non-traditional students needing them

Today’s student is more likely to look toward Today’s student is more likely to look toward technology as a potential solutiontechnology as a potential solution

IT can successfully work with access technology IT can successfully work with access technology professionals like TransAccess in collaboration professionals like TransAccess in collaboration with faculty and students to develop successful with faculty and students to develop successful solutions for non-traditional students solutions for non-traditional students

Summary

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1590 The Alameda, Suite 110 San Jose, CA 95126T: 408-278-2000 F: 408-278-2010 www.transaccess.org

John Cavano Ph: 408-278-2005Email: [email protected]

Maria Nicolacoudis Ph: 408-278-2001Email: [email protected]

Jane Tong Ph: 408-278-2003Email: [email protected]

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Thank you!Thank you!

Please visit the Please visit the

TransAccess Demonstrations TransAccess Demonstrations

in the AT&T Executive Business Centerin the AT&T Executive Business Center

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