Josh Murdock

Manager, Learning Support

Services

UNIVERSAL DESIGN:

BLENDING

ACCESSIBILITY WITH

AVAILABILITY IN

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

WHAT TO EXPECT IN TODAY’S PRESENTATION

Hardware

Software

Collaboration

Success

Optimization

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Universal design strives to be a broad-spectrum solution that produces buildings, products and environments that are usable and effective for everyone!

REGINA SEGUIN – LIBRARIAN VALENCIA

COLLABORATION

Office for Students with Disabilities

Academic Affairs

Office of Information Technology

FacilitiesUniversal

Design

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

Office for Students with Disabilities

Training Students on Equipment/Software

Academic Affairs

Training Staff & Faculty on Equipment/Software and Disability Etiquette

Office of Information Technology

Software and Network Configuration

Building Images

LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICESTHE POWER USER OF ASSISTIVE

TECHNOLOGY

A collaboration of the Communications, Math, Tutoring, and Testing Centers at West Campus to provide quality learning assistance to Valencia’s student population.

350 Student Accessible Computers

A learner who is supported outside of the classroom by learning support services is an engaged learner. An engaged learner is a successful student.

Learning Disabilities 42%

Psychological Impairments 32%

Physical/Health Impairments16%

Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing 7%

Blind/Low Vision 3%

Speech Impairments <1%

Comorbidity (multiple disabilities) 9%

STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OSD (900-950 FALL

TERM 2009)

ACCESSIBILITY SOFTWARE

Available on all student accessible computers

Network license, managed with a license server, license only used when software is activated

ZoomText, JAWS, KURZWEIL 3000

ZOOMTEXT

Magnifier / Screen Reader 1x to 36x Magnifications 8 Zoom Window Types Color, Contrast, and Brightness Controls Visible Pointers and Cursors

MOST USED

Screen reader (OCR)

Keyboard access Key combinations

in Braille

JAWS

KURZWEIL 3000

Reads documents and websites

Definitions and synonyms

Spell check and syllables

Reads program menus

DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING V10

Individual license Turn talk into Type 3 x faster then most

people type with up to 99% accuracy

Control commonly accessed applications

DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING

DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING

ADOBE READER 9

FREE! Reader

Accessibility Feature

Tagged Documents

Compatible with JAWS

HARDWARE: EVAS & SARA

Self-contained scanner that reads aloud, and magnifies

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

HARDWARE: CCTV

Magnifies documents and changes color settings

HARDWARE– SENSEVIEWDUO

Portable Magnification

System

SIMPLE PERIPHERALS

Trackball

Headphone

Talking Calculator High Visibility Keyboard

SIMPLE PERIPHERALS

High Visibility Keyboard

TRACKBALL

PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN

ADA Adjustable

Desks with 19” Monitors

Private Testing Rooms with latest technologies,

electronic adjustable desks, dual 19” monitors,

and EVAS/CCTV

Electronic Automatic Door

Openers

Multiple Height Check-In Desk with

Adjustable Monitors

Collaboration

PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN

ADA Adjustable

Desks with 19” Monitors

PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Private Testing Rooms with latest technologies,

electronic adjustable desks, dual 19” monitors,

and EVAS/CCTV

PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Electronic Automatic Door

Openers

PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Multiple Height Check-In Desk with

Adjustable Monitors

CLASSROOM – CAMERA MAGNIFICATION SYSTEMS

Camera Magnification Systems can be used in the classroom environment to assist those with vision impairments.

Systems can be developed or purchased using different technologies.

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE - JACK

CLASSROOM – VISUAL ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM

Where is that Dog Calendar?

Elmo Document Camera

CLASSROOM – ONYX MAGNIFICATION CAMERA

View Documents or View the Board

ONYX

CLASSROOM – ONYX MAGNIFICATION CAMERA

Where is Josh?

Meaning for meaning speech-to-text system

Real-time communication access option for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing

Can be provided by a C-Print captionist in the classroom or remotely

Wireless ad hoc connection between captionist and student laptops enables text typed by the captionist to display on the student’s screen

CLASSROOM – C-PRINT

FACULTY PERSPECTIVE – PROFESSOR CORINNE

FENNESSY

FUNDING

Grants

Strategic Equipment Funds

Endowed Chairs

PECO (New Building & Renovations)

Technology Budget

Student Development Funds

CONTACT INFORMATION

Josh Murdock, Valencia Community College

jmurdock3@valenciacc.edu

Phil Graves, Valencia Community College Assistive Technology Specialist

pgraves@valenciacc.edu

http://www.valenciacc.edu/osd/ats.cfm

Twitter: @professorjoshFacebook: joshmurdock