University of Michigan Assistive Technology Manager Jane Berliss-Vincent shares how U-M pioneered assistive technology implementation. Her presentation was given on January 17th, 1-2:30 PM at the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery Room 100. This is the first of several events in celebration of the 40th anniversary of U-M's Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.

1. One Simple Question
or
“You Walked Four Miles to Eat What?!”
Jane Vincent, U-M Assistive Technology Manager
January 17, 2014
#UMSSD40

2. In the beginning was the Word...

3. Merit Network

4. Jim Knox

5. SLS Graduate

6. Draft White Paper, 10/86
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“Allow handicapped members of the university community a voice in the
determination of their information technology needs.”
“Assist in the development of the Consortium for Enabling
Technology” (“a state-based group concerned with helping the disabled
user computers more readily.”)
“Recommend information technology (hardware and software) that would
allow...ready access to the information environment at UM”
“Recommend information technology-related services to assist
handicapped students, faculty, and staff”

7. Price comparison 1987 vs. 2013
Item
1987
2013
Screen reader
PC Talking Program (DOS):
$500
JAWS: $900 and up
NVDA: $0 (open source)
VoiceOver: $0 (built into
Macs)
Synthesis hardware
DECTalk: $1,600
Symphonic and Artic Vision:
$695
$0 (Incorporated into
software)
Magnification software
DP-11 (DOS): $2,695.00
MAGic for Windows: $395
without speech, $595 with
speech

8. Grant requests
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Two speech synthesizers
Two screen readers
Two braille printers
Two magnification programs
Two large print monitors
TOTAL: $24,0000

9. Darlys Topp (Vander Beek)
“Topp Brings Hope
To Disabled” Michigan
Daily, 9/10/87

10. Julie Biernat

11. John Warner

12. Ray Farha

13. The Next President

14. Herman Miller lab

15. Ergopods

16. Talking Points

17. Avuncular Duty

18. Jim

19. Dedication

20. The Future