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Assistive Technology Solutions in the IT Environment

Explore the real solutions provided by the CAP program to ensure equal access to information and opportunities for people with disabilities in the Department of Defense and throughout the Federal government.

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Assistive Technology Solutions in the IT Environment

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  1. Real Solutions for Real Needs: Providing AssistiveTechnology in the IT Environment Michael Young Alisa Louther August 18, 2010

  2. CAP: 20 Years of Accommodations • CAP was established in 1990 as DoD’s centrally funded program to provide accommodations • Expanded by Congress in 2000 to support other Federal agencies • Partnerships with 66 Federal agencies • Over 91,000 accommodations CAP Mission • To provide assistive technology and accommodations to ensure people with disabilities and wounded service members have equal access to the information environment and opportunities in the Department of Defense and throughout the Federal government

  3. CAP Customers • Federal employees with disabilities • Federal managers ready to hire and accommodate • Federal employees that develop a disabling condition • Federal employees returning from a Workers’ Compensation injury • Teleworkers with disabilities • Returning wounded Service members

  4. CAP Services Provide assistive technology and training Conduct needs assessments and technology demonstrations Provide installation and integration

  5. CAP Services Provide training on disability management and on creating an accessible environment Support the compliance of federal regulations

  6. Snapshot: The Needs Assessment Process The Job What are the individuals job tasks and duties? How is the diagnosis affecting the individual’s ability to perform their job functions? The Individual Is the disability existing or newly acquired? Progressive or Temporary? What are the individual’s functional limitations The Solution What are the procedures for installing software on your network? Security? Integration? Will the individual need training on the proposed solutions?

  7. Employment Solutions: Assistive Technology Dexterity Impairments Alternative keyboards, input devices and voice recognition software Vision Loss Screen readers, Braille terminals, magnification software and CCTV’s Hearing Loss Assistive listening devices (ALDs), personal amplification devices, TTYs, videophones and captioning services Cognitive Impairments/TBI Cueing/memory aids, literacy software, screen readers and ALDs

  8. Accessibility ResourcesEmbedded Assistive Technology Magnifier: Separate window that displays a magnified portion of the screen for people who have low vision • Narrator: Text to speech which reads what is displayed on the screen for people who are blind or have low vision. • On-Screen Keyboard: Displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen that allows people with mobility impairments to type data by using a pointing device or joystick

  9. CAP Technology Evaluation Center (CAPTEC) Assist individuals and supervisors in choosing appropriate computer and electronic accommodations Wide variety of assistive technology VTC capability Tours Located in the Pentagon (2D1049) 703-693-5160 (V) 703-693-6189 (TTY)

  10. CAP Accommodations Profile by Disability (FY90-FY10 YTD) 91,018

  11. Follow Us Twitterwww.twitter.com/DoDCAP Facebookwww.facebook.com/DoDCAP CAP Mailing List www.tricare.mil/cap/news/Subscribe.cfm

  12. www.tricare.mil/cap

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