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Disabled Students Accessing the Internet with Assistive Technology. Kerstin Olofsson, Umeå University Library, Sweden kerstin.olofsson@ub.umu.se - www.ub.umu.se. A Mega Bite with. JAWS. A Mega Bite with JAWS. Setting. Population in Umeå. A Mega Bite with JAWS.
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Disabled Students Accessing the Internet with Assistive Technology Kerstin Olofsson, Umeå University Library, Sweden kerstin.olofsson@ub.umu.se - www.ub.umu.se A Mega Bite with JAWS Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Setting Population in Umeå Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Umeå University Some Basic Facts • 23, 000 Students • 3, 700 Staff • American campus model • 110 academic programmes and over 1,000 courses • www.umu.se Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Umeå University Library Resource Lab For Students And Staff with • Visual Impairment • Dyslexia • Other Reading Disabilities • www.ub.umu.se Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Hardware & Software • 5 Work Stations • 17” & 21” Monitors • Scanners • Speakers • Word 97 • ZoomText • JAWS • Scanning Programs • Infovox Speech Synthesizer + SomeSwedish Software Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS ZoomText Xtra 7.0 • 16 times magnifying • Level 1 (no speech) • Level 2 • www.aisquared.com Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Infovox 330 • Converts computer text into spoken words • Human Voice • Ann-Marie • Ingmar (and Roger) • www.promotor.telia.se/infovox/index.htm Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS JAWS For Windows 3.2Job Access With Speech • Screen Reader For All Windows Programs • Especially For Internet Explorer 4.01 • www.hj.com Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS The Internet Is For All People Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Some Neat Features - Reformatting Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Some Neat Features – Listing Links Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Some More Neat Features View Internet Tool Bar INSERT + F8 View Internet Tool Bar Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS And Even More ... View Frames List INSERT + F9 Shows A List Of The Frames Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS Resource Lab UsageNovember 1999 – March 2000 • Work Station 1 (Standard Setup) • Work Station 2 (Standard Setup) • Work Station 3 (JAWS Equipped) • Work Station 4 (Standard Setup) • Work Station 5 (For Group Work) Internet Librarian International 2000
A Mega Bite with JAWS And Now – What? • Questionnaire • Marketing • Evaluation • Upgrading • New Location Internet Librarian International 2000