Services for Access & Assistive Technology

Some of the services offered through ODS:

• Note-takers allow you to concentrate on the lecture rather than worrying if you are writing down enough information.

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• Exam Assistants provide you with the ability to take your test with ease. They can read your test questions and/or write down your verbal answers.
• Alternative Format Program provides you with books and materials available in eText, Daisey, MP3, Braille, tactile graphics and more.
• Assistive Technology Training Program offers individual and group orientation and training with the various assistive technology software and devices available through ODS.

Assistive Technology Lab

• Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
  Hardware device that allows for enlargement of text up to 60 times the actual size.
• Zoom Text and MAGic Magnifier
  Easy to use software programs that magnify the computer screen, word processors, spreadsheets, databases, online services, and more.
• JAWS for Windows is a powerful accessibility solution that reads information on your computer screen using synthesized speech.
• Kurzweil 3000
  This ward-winning text-to-speech software is a scaffolded reading, writing, and study skills solution for struggling learners, including ELL students and students with disabilities.
• Kurzweil 1000
  Software that makes printed or electronic text readily available to people who are blind or visually impaired. It combines accessibility, communication and productivity tools to ease and enhance their reading, writing and learning experience.

Some of our Assistive Technology devices available for first come first served loans:

• Voice Calculators
  Provides an audio output for mathematical numbers and scientific functions.
• Franklin Language Master
  Improve your vocabulary, word choice, pronunciation, spelling, writing, and word study.
• Hearing Helper Personal FM System
  Helps those with hearing impairments who need auditory assistance in a classroom.
• Victor Reader Vibe Portable CD Player
  For use with The Recordings For the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) new books on CD format.