Assistive Technologies Information
 

A Brief Overview of Adaptive Technology - A publication by ODS that discusses several fields of adaptive (or assistive) technologies

Aids/Equipment/Technology/Computers - Our assistive technologies links page, including more web accessibility resources

Technical Glossary from the University of Toronto - Includes resources and information for all kinds of assistive technologies, from Braille displays and other hardware peripherals, to writing software, text-to-speech systems and other accessibility software.

Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Abilities - A resource on how hardware and software can be used to help students with learning disabilities. (provided by University of Washington's DO-IT program)

Working Together: Computers and People With Mobility Impairments - People with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology. (provided by the University of Washington's DO-IT program)

Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments - People with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work. (provided by University of Washington's DO-IT program)

Columbia University Electronic Text Service

Telephone: (212) 854-7547 

Email: ets@libraries.cul.columbia.edu

Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ets/ 

ETS, located in 305 Butler Library, is a research and instructional facility of the Columbia University Libraries designed to help Barnard and Columbia faculty and students incorporate computer-based textual and bibliographic information into their research, study, and teaching.

ETS has machine-readable primary source texts, software programs for textual analysis and critical editing, hypermedia and database research tools in the humanities, bibliographic database management programs, IBM and Macintosh microcomputers, and optical scanning equipment for the creation of machine-readable text.

The ETS staff will provide demonstrations, workshops, and classes for students and faculty, as well as individual consultations.

Scanning Procedures at the Electronic Text Service
 

Model IT/Accessibility Policies

Oregon State University's policy

University of Washington's policy

Software
 

JAWS Screen Reader quick reference guide for new users of JAWS software to get started quickly with editing, reading documents, and browsing the internet. JAWS allows users with visual impairments to use a computer by reading aloud the text on the screen.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking quick reference guide for new users of Dragon software. Dragon is a dictation program to allow users to write papers and emails or take notes by speaking rather than typing. Some users of Dragon have mobility impairments or repetitive stress injuries aggravated by typing, while others simply prefer to dictate instead of using a keyboard.

Assistive Technology used by DO-IT Scholars - A list of assistive technology grouped by disability. Includes contact information for all software listed.  (provided by University of Washington's DO-IT program)

Web Accessibility
 

Making Education Software and Web Sites Accessible from WGBH

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