学生无障碍服务 provides various assistive technologies for students with disabilities at no charge to the student.

辅助技术是任何设备, 一个软件, 帮助残疾人进步的设备或工具, 维护或增加其功能能力. 一般来说, 一旦学生获得了辅助技术住宿, the student will check the equipment out from the 学生无障碍服务 office and return it once the semester is complete.

The check-out process includes completing a contract regarding the use of assistive technology including the fee that will be due if the assistive technology is not returned. Due to the variety of technologies offered, some may require additional steps to obtain them.

靠谱买球app推荐可用的辅助技术

库兹韦尔

如果批准容纳备选案文, 学生将通过库兹韦尔访问他们的数字教科书. 库兹韦尔 is a screen reading software that allows students to both listen and read the textbook at the same time. 学生 work with 学生无障碍服务 to set up their 库兹韦尔 account (free to the student). Books are placed into the students’ public folders for access throughout the semester. 库兹韦尔 has multiple functionalities that can benefit students; however, the primary purpose is to allow for textbooks to be read aloud. 如果学生想了解其他功能, 他们可以在学生无障碍服务中心安排一个时间.

收集

Audio Note Taking is a form of recording lectures provided by 收集 software. 如果批准录音记录, students work with 学生无障碍服务 to obtain access to the software program (free to the student). Once students have created a login and password for the program, they can begin recording lectures with their laptops or phones. Audio Note Taking also allows students to highlight areas of importance, 用PowerPoint幻灯片记录, 同时做打印的笔记.

智能笔

如果批准智能笔的住宿, students have the option to check out a Livescribe 智能笔 from 学生无障碍服务. Using a special pen and paper, students can record lectures while taking written notes. 学生 can then use the pen to locate specific sections of the recorded lecture based on their individual notes.

基本四函数计算器

Some students are able to handle quite sophisticated math concepts without being able to perform basic operations automatically. 有特殊学习障碍的学生, 记忆缺失, or cognitive impairment (among others) might specifically benefit from the use of a basic calculator.

会说话的计算器-大打印计算器

Some students with a visual impairment may benefit from a calculator with large print or a calculator that reads the numbers aloud.

降噪耳机/耳罩

Some students benefit from the use of noise-cancelling headphones to further eliminate ambient noise. They can also be used to decrease overall sensory stimulation.

Magnifiers (Magnifying Glass, Digital Video Magnifier, Magnifying Lamp)

学生 with 视觉障碍 may benefit from the use of magnifiers whether it be a magnifying glass or something more sophisticated like a Digital Video Magnifier.

个人调频系统

A Frequency Modulation (FM) system may be used by students who are 听力困难. FM systems transmit the instructor’s voice directly to the student at a constant level, ensuring that the instructor’s voice is heard above the level of background noise, 不管老师离学生有多远.

调频系统由一个小麦克风组成, 一个发射器, 一个接收器, and some method of routing sounds from the receiver to the student's ear.

字幕

字幕 visually displays the text version of speech and other sound content of a television broadcast, 网络直播, 电影, DVD, 生活事件, 或者其他产品. Captions not only display the words of spoken dialogue or narration, 但它们也包括说话人的识别, 声音效果, 音乐描述. 关闭d captioning refers to captioning that the user turns on or off; open captioning refers to captioning that is automatically on; and “real time” captioning refers to the captioning of 生活事件s or presentations. Hawkeye can provide captioning for recorded material as well as live “real time” captioning.

数字录音机

对于有听觉处理缺陷的学生, 书写性的困难, 影响注意力的障碍，比如多动症和焦虑, 学习障碍, 以及其他挑战, recorded lectures can benefit the students’ comprehension of material. A student may record lectures using a personal recording device or one checked out from 学生无障碍服务. 已告知有此住宿的学生, and have signed an agreement with 学生无障碍服务, that recording lectures is for their personal educational use only. Recordings are not to be posted online or shared with other students.

缩放文本

学生 with 视觉障碍 may benefit from a software that allows individuals to zoom in on any computer program.

语音识别软件

This accommodation has proved invaluable for many students with dyslexia, 视觉障碍, 精细运动障碍, 特殊学习障碍等等. Speech-to-text software is voice recognition technology that turns spoken words into written words. It can also identify and understand human speech to carry out a person’s commands on a computer.

Hawkeye typically utilizes Nuance Dragon software to provide speech-to-text accommodations. 如果允许语音转换为文本, students work with 学生无障碍服务 to obtain access to the software program (free to the student).

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If you didn't see an assistive technology that meets your needs, please reach out to 学生无障碍服务 to discuss options.