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Adaptive Computing Lab, Rasmuson Hall 103 |
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The DSS Adaptive Computing Lab is located in Rasmuson Hall
(formerly the Business Education Building) in room 103.
The lab is a multi-use space that features 4 lab stations
as well as a main training station. All are PCs.
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ABBYY FineReader
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ABBYY FineReader is Optical Character Recognition software
that can be used to convert scanned material into text that
can be read out loud by filereading programs. This can be
done manually or automatically with the wizard.
http://www.abbyy.com
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Accessibility Suite
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The Accessibility Suite features a wide range of programs
that can be installed on any UAA computer through the
Breaking Down Barriers grant. See the tutorials for a full
list.
http://www.premier-programming.com
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Adobe
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Adobe Reader is a free program that can be used to magnify
documents and read them out loud. Adobe Professional can be
used to create accessible documents that are tagged to read
in the correct order.
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/index.html
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Dasher
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Dasher is a way to write that is different than any other.
It is like driving through an alphabet. You choose what
you write by choosing where to point the cursor. It can be
used with a hands-free mouse or other input device.
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/
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Inspiration
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Inspiration is software that can be used to create graphic
organizers and outlines simultaneously. It also provides
templates that can help jump start the writing process.
http://www.inspiration.com
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JAWS
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JAWS for Windows is a powerful accessibility solution that
reads information from the screen using synthesized speech.
JAWS provides many useful commands that allow computer
users who are not using visual input to navigate in and
between programs.
http://www.freedomscientific.com
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Operating Systems
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Both Windows and Mac have incorporated accessibility
features into their operating systems.
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Read and Write Gold
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This software supports literacy through a comprehensive
set of tools including scanning, text-to-speech, speech-to-
text, talking dictionary, fact organizer, phonetic spell
checker, word prediction and more. Videos are embedded in
the toolbar.
http://www.texthelp.com
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ReadingBar
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The Reading Bar is not a program by itself, but rather, is
a toolbar that can be added to Internet Explorer to allow
webpages to be read out loud. It also allows users to
convert text from webpages to audio files.
http://www.readplease.com
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ReadPlease
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ReadPlease is a filereader that comes in either a free
version or a plus version. Either version will open text
files and read them out loud, highlighting each word, but
the plus version features AT&T voices and control over
appearance.
http://www.readplease.com
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TextAloud
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TextAloud is a filereader that can quickly convert text
files into sound files. It can also be set to ready any
text that is first copied to the clipboard and even
features a TextAloud bar to be used in other program like
Internet Explorer.
http://www.textaloud.com/
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