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Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology. Kristy Lee, Sojourner Truth Library SUNYLA Conference - June 7, 2012. TextHelp - A Joint Project. With campus Disability Resource Center (DRC) Replacing the existing library ADA Room Purchased a campus site license Installed on campus terminal server

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive Technology Kristy Lee, Sojourner Truth Library SUNYLA Conference - June 7, 2012

  2. TextHelp - A Joint Project • With campus Disability Resource Center (DRC) • Replacing the existing library ADA Room • Purchased a campus site license • Installed on campus terminal server • Installed on all library PCs & laptops • Web apps on any devices, anywhere, anytime • Workshops with DRC and Tutoring Center

  3. Video Tutorials • For Windows http://is.gd/THvWins • For Mac http://is.gd/THvMac

  4. Floating Toolbarhttp://is.gd/WhDpSl

  5. Anchor the Toolbar to the top or to the sides of the screen

  6. Text to Voice • Screen Reader – read the entire page or read selected text http://is.gd/YeOtZO

  7. Text to Voice • Read the selected text with highlighter

  8. Daisy Books & Reader

  9. PDF Reader

  10. Speech Input – works with Microsoft Speech Recognition on Windows OS Speech Recognition in Apple’s Mac OS X (System Preferences  Speech)

  11. http://library.newpaltz.edu/techpages/texthelp.html

  12. Web Apps • Work on web browsers and mobile devices • http://www.texthelp.com/North-America/Our-products/Readwrite/features-pc/web-apps

  13. Databases with Text-to-Voice Features • Gale – Academic One File • EBSCO – most HTML full text • Ebrary – ebook client/reader

  14. Thank You! Q & A? leek@newpaltz.edu

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