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Computer-related Assistive Technology (AT) is placed in classrooms or computer
labs as appropriate in order to create equal access for students with
qualifying disabilities. Examples of potential AT legal accommodations include:
Additionally, certain software may be available on campus for students with disabilities who would benefit from strategies and resources, such as:
Students who want to explore AT options can talk with a DS advisor to determine their eligibility (463-5150 or 463-3079 TTY). Once eligible, students can contact David Peaslee, Lane's AT Specialist (463-3323), to arrange a brief orientation about specific AT equipment or software.
Disability Services also provides other types of non-computer related assistive technology, including the following:
- This technology is used for phone communication with a deaf person.
TTYs can be found in Disability Services (1/218)
1st floor Center building - near ATM machines in the cafeteria
Downtown Center front desk
LCC at Florence front desk
LCC at Cottage Grove front desk
Communication via TTY can also be done through a Telecommunications Relay Service. Dial 7-1-1 on your regular phone (no extra charge). You will be connected to a Communications Assistant, who will relay the conversation in the strictest confidentiality, to the phone number you specify. The Communications Assistant uses a TTY and has been trained to help conversations flow accurately and with ease.
Small, portable electronic dictionary / spellchecker / thesaurus
Checked-out on a first come, first served basis
This device is used to enlarge print size to about one inch or more. The device can be used with individual pages or books. The printed material is placed under a camera and the enlarged printed copy is transmitted to a small television screen.
P.I.A.F. (Pictures In A Flash, for tactile printing)
The Reading Edge is an integrated, stand alone reading machine for blind or visually impaired individuals. Bundled together as a complete solution, BookWise/Reading-Edge scans books and other printed materials, converts the text to synthesized speech, and highlights the text as it is read out loud. BookWise/Reading-Edge is designed for a broad range of print-disabled individuals, including people with dyslexia, learning disabilities, or visual impairments.
The AlphaSmart is a portable notetaking keyboard where class notes can be filed and downloaded to one of the computers in Disability Services, printed, or saved onto disk.
