Transcript Assistive Technology - Joliet Junior College

Assistive Technology
AVAILABLE
TO ALL
STAR
STUDENTS
Star services and technology
• StAR is the office designated by Joliet
Junior College to provide ADA/504
accommodations based on the students'
educational needs as demonstrated by
appropriate documentation.
• academic support to students with
documented disabilities
• students with limited English Proficiency
Star services and technology
STAR encourages individuals to become
self-advocates and independent learners
by assisting students to understand their
abilities, to utilize their strengths in order
to maximize their learning, and to take
responsibility for their learning.
Star services and technology
• Video magnifier to enlarge
print, graphs, and charts
(Optelec)
• Ubiduo – two way
communication for the deaf
Star services and technology
• Sorenson Video Relay for
Deaf students(Sorenson IP
Relay® (SIPRelay®) allows deaf
and hard-of-hearing callers to
place free, text-based relay
calls from either a PC or
mobile device
• Tape recorders, CD players
that can be checked out
• Provide Etext in PDF or Mp3
format for eligible students
• Provide study materials in
Braille format to Visually
Impaired students
Kurzweil 3000
• Easy to use
• Provides access to text in
multiple formats such as DOC,
TXT, RTF, PDF, etc.
• Talking word processor
• Reads text by word, phrase or
sentence (speed is customizable)
• Translation Support for English
Language Learners
• Multiple dictionary options
• Reads the Internet
• Highlighting and notetaking tools
• Talking spellchecker
Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Speech input/voice
activation software
• Create documents,
spreadsheets,
reports, e-mails, and
surf the web with
simple shortcuts –
just by speaking
Zoom Text
• magnification and screen reading
software for the visually impaired
Zoom Text Keyboards
• Designed for anyone who
struggles to see the
lettering on their keyboard
• the ZoomText Large-Print
Keyboard makes typing
faster and easier than ever
before.
• Each key and button label is
easy to see, even in low
light, thanks to its 36-point
text and choice of highcontrast color schemes:
“Black on Yellow” or “White
on Black”.
Zoom Text Image Reader
• Zoom Text Image Reader
is a software and camera
solution that makes
printed text accessible to
people who are visually
impaired
Jaws
• Windows Screen Reader
software for the Blind
(JAWS)
• most popular screen
reader, developed for
computer users whose
vision loss prevents them
from seeing screen
content or navigating with
a mouse.
• provides speech and
Braille output.