This presentation displays the different type of technologies used to assist disable students, as well as what types of Counseling Services are offered to students.
2. Is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and
rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also
includes the process used in selecting, locating, and
using them. (Wikipedia.org, 2016)
Assistive technology promotes greater independence by
enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly
unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty
accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or
changing methods of interacting with, the technology
needed to accomplish such tasks. (Wikipedia.org, 2016)
3.
4. JAWS (or Job Access for Windows) is a software
program called a screen reader. It speaks aloud the
text on a computer so a user with a visual
impairment can interact with the computer.
This guide is meant for new users of JAWS to get
started doing a few simple but important tasks -
reading documents like Microsoft Word files and
browsing the internet with Internet Explorer.
(Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
5. Dragon software is a speech-recognition
application.
Users with repetitive stress injuries, mobility
impairment, or learning disabilities, or users who
prefer dictating to typing, can use Dragon to
dictate essays or take notes more easily than by
typing. (Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
6. ZoomText
Magnifier/Reader is a fully
integrated magnification
and screen reading program
that enlarges, enhances and
reads aloud everything on
the computer screen.
(Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
7.
8. 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.
(Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
9. The Eye -Pal SOLO was
developed to enable anyone
who is blind, lower-vision
challenged or neurologically
disabled—to easily
assimilate any type of
printed text and “read”
what they’ve been missing.
It reads almost anything
printed aloud without a
computer — books,
newspapers, mail, labels,
bills, directions, even text
on a crumpled piece of
paper — quickly and easily.
(Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
10.
11. Livescribe pens record everything you hear, say and
write while linking your audio recordings to your
notes. (Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
12. Choosing the right Assistive Technology to meet
the educational needs of each student can be
challenging, therefore, Disability Services for
Students provides a range of available
technologies - such as text-to-speech and
speech-to-text software's, note-taking solutions,
magnifying products, and iPads loaded with
helpful apps, to help students determine what
tools will best meet their academic needs.
(Technology, n.d., unh.edu)
13. Academic Counseling -is focused on helping to
facilitate academic achievement.
Career Counseling - assists students in
identifying majors and occupations they might
enjoy.
Personal Counseling is offered to assists
students with personal issues that may interfere
with short-term academic issues.
14. Assistive_Technology (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved June 10, 2016,
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology
Assistive Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2016, from
https://www.unh.edu/disabilityservices/assistive-technology
Counseling. (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2016, from
http://www.midlandstech.edu/student-resources/counseling-and-
career-services
