Resources for Students with Special Needs
Pushnik Family Library (Lebanon Campus Library)
All PC Student Workstations:
- Windows 10, Windows Ease of Access programs with shortcuts to them on the Desktop
- Windows Speech Recognition--Allows user to control PC with voice
- On-Screen Keyboard--Shows keyboard layout on screen and then keys can be selected with mouse "or other pointing device"
- Magnifier--Functional as full-screen magnifier, lens magnifier (follows mouse to focus magnification) and docked mode (only magnifies area where you are working); also includes color inversion which can increase contrast between background and text colors
- Narrator--"Reads text on your PC screen aloud and describes events such as notifications or calendar appointments." Also reads names of keys pressed on the keyboard.
- Cortana: Windows 10 version of Siri. Allows users to ask questions; interact with computer through voice
(See https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows for more in-depth information about Windows accessibility tools.)
Computer #17 (Separate Table): In addition to the above, this computer also has the following:
- Kurzweil 3000 Version 12: Software that provides text-to-speech functions including reading of images, pdf's, and web pages. Includes OCR, text-magnification, keyboard shortcuts, plus dictionary, vocabulary, and note-taking supports.
Additional Items:
- Rosetta Stone (English): Four individual copies on disk; English language learning software.
- Table: Lower table (where Computer #17 sits) designed to be wheelchair accessible
- Olympus Digital Voice Recorder: Handheld recorder sometimes used by students to record classroom lectures
- Various handheld (non-digital) magnifiers: Enlarges print text
