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Disability Tools for the Visually Impaired users eIFL Workshop, 4-5 November 2011, Arusha , Tanzania Yeukai Chimuka

Disability Tools for the Visually Impaired users eIFL Workshop, 4-5 November 2011, Arusha , Tanzania Yeukai Chimuka ychimuka @uzlib.uz.ac.zw. Overview. The access tools Proposal submission Implementation stage to date Marketing of disability tools for the visually impaired locally

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Disability Tools for the Visually Impaired users eIFL Workshop, 4-5 November 2011, Arusha , Tanzania Yeukai Chimuka

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  1. Disability Tools for the Visually Impaired users eIFLWorkshop, 4-5 November 2011, Arusha, Tanzania Yeukai Chimuka ychimuka@uzlib.uz.ac.zw

  2. Overview • The access tools • Proposal submission • Implementation stage to date • Marketing of disability tools for the visually impaired locally • National and International marketing • Disability tools and the Future

  3. Access Tools ( Reading and Writing Support) • DSpeech- Text to speech • Balabolka- Text to speech • Power Talk- Power Point reader • Rapid Set- change font background

  4. Visual Support • Virtual Magnifying Glass • VuBar - read text one line at a time • EnorMouse – Cursor enlargement • QuickRes – change screen resolution • Sonar – Cursor Ring

  5. Proposal Submission • November 2010 submission of the proposal • December 2010 submission was approved • Pilot of project from February 2011 to September 2011

  6. Implementation Stage • 21 to 23 February 2011 online training of the Project Team by EIFL project coordinator Simon Ball • 15 March 2011 training of UZ staff by the Project Team • 20 March to June 2011 Awareness campaign to Dean of students, Coordinator DRC, and students training on use of access tools

  7. Implementation Stage Cont’ • June to 26 August 2011 DRC Technician and the Team agreed on training new students during orientation week • Identification of PCs which could be used to access the tools in the Main Library • Identification of students with visual impairment for the new academic year • 29 August to 5 September 2011 orientation for first year students and training of use of the access tools

  8. Implementation Stage Cont’ • Installation of the access tools at the DRC computer Laboratory • Training of use of tools to DRC staff to assist students with visual disability • Training of students with visual disability on the use of access tools

  9. Students During Orientation

  10. Marketing of Disability Tools Locally • Efforts were made to publicize the project to the University Community • A champion from DRC was identified in MrChinyoka • Identification of visually impaired done through students’ own network • By 20 April 2011 there were twenty students identified

  11. Marketing at National LevelExhibition at ZITF • Exhibition at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) from 3 to 7 May 2011

  12. Marketing at National Level • Albino Association of Zimbabwe • Zimbabwe Rural Libraries Development Programme • Ministry of Science and Technology • Dorothy Duncan

  13. Marketing at International LevelExhibition in Tanzania

  14. Marketing at International Level • Exhibited at United Nations and Africa Public Service Day Commemorations, 20 to 23 June 2011 • Viewed by many exhibitors and visitors as a unique tool in enhancing service delivery • Organizations which showed interest were Kenya Global Development Learning Center, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology and Tanzania’s Ministry of Information and Culture

  15. Disability Tools and the future • Nationwide distribution and training of the disability access tools • Exploring opportunities for the development of such tools in indigenous languages • Capacitating other Resource Centresin the provision of disability tools • Forging synergies for sustainable use of disability tools in promoting access to digital information.

  16. THANK YOU

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