February 12, 2003 Overview and Luncheon Discussion
Our February 12, 2003 presentation at SIUC is an open luncheon discussion with students followed by an overview of adaptive computer technology.
Presented Technologies and Topics of Discussion
- Text conversion with Omnipage and benefits over taped materials
- The need for legislation similar to 24 other states requiring publishers to provide adapted texts
- Kurzweil 3000 scanning system
- Arkenstone Open Book scanning system
- Jaws screen reader
- Refreshable Braille
- Sip and Puff technologies used to control power chair
- CCTV enlargment system
- Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation system
- Read Please reading system
- Microsoft Screen Magnification
- Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard
- Sip-N-Puff Mouse
- Example of web navigation with assistive technology and limitations of inaccessible sites.
- Bobby
- A-Prompt
- Review of tools and resources on the CD provided with session.
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