Technological Resources
Disability Services (CLC 107)
Offering the following resources:
- FM amplification systems for use in amplifying what is being said by the speaker for the user of the FM system
- 4-track tape players for use with tapes ordered from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
- Viktor Readers (CD players) for use with Daisy-formatted CDs ordered from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
- A closed circuit television (CCTV), an electronic magnification system that provides a clear, high-contrast image of both print material and computer images (the CCTV is connected to a desktop computer) displayed on a large screen monitor; JAWS (screen reading capability) software is installed on this computer
- 2 desktop computers: one with JAWS software and one with ZoomText (screen magnification capability) software
- 4 laptop computers: one with JAWS software, one with ZoomText software, one with Kurzweil 3000 (read capability only) software and one with both Kurzweil 3000 software and Dragon Naturally Speaking (voice recognition) software
- A computer workstation used in the production of alternative format materials with Kurzweil 3000 (scan and read capability) and Duxbury (Braille translation) software connected to a scanner and a Braille embosser
The Library
Offering the following resources:
- A closed circuit television (CCTV)
- A desktop computer with JAWS software is located in Room 124
Hodge 255 (Computer Science Lab Classroom)
Offering the following resources:
- Workstation 3 – JAWS software
- Workstation 4 – ZoomText software
Smith Science Building
Offering the following resources for use by the academic departments:
- A microscope projection system which provides a clear, high-contrast image of the item to be viewed through the microscope projected onto a TV screen