Adaptive and Assistive Technologies

• Braille Station – This terminal includes a refreshable display for reading Braille, a Braille printer and translator software to create Braille from text and back again.
  
  
• Voice Recognition – This software system allows a user to control a computer and dictate without any use of their hands. It requires an initial setup that customizes the software to voice patterns and can be continuously improved as it is used.
  
  
• Eye Gaze – For those with complex physical disabilities the Eye Gaze system allows a user to control a mouse pointer by having the computer track their eyes.
  
  
• Tracker – A combination hardware/software system which allows a user to control cursor positioning by tracking a small reflective dot placed on the forehead or eyeglasses.
  
  
• Cyberlink – Allows hands-free control of the mouse cursor by decoding brain and facial muscle signals. The user wears a headband with sensors that detect electrical signals from the forehead.
  
  
• Jouse – A joystick-operated mouse that is controlled by the user’s mouth. Mouse “clicking” commands are initiated by a “sip and puff” switch.
  
  
• A variety of trackballs, joysticks, foot manipulated pointers and ergonomic mouse substitutes are also available as well as a touch sensitive screen.
  
  
• JAWS – The premier screen reader software makes a text or graphical interface usable by those with visual impairment.
  
  
• ZoomText and MAGic – These are advanced screen magnifiers with many advanced functions including split screen and partial magnification modes.
  
  
• Kurzweil – This is scanning software that uses voice synthesizing software to scan a print document and read it to the user.
  
  
• Many alternative keyboards are available for a variety of needs: small and large imprint, one handed, key guarded, ergonomic, and programmable.
  
  
• Adjustable tables with height adjustable work areas and keyboard trays along with adjustable monitor arms make workstations configurable to a number of positional needs.