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Assistive Technology. Kristy Lee, Sojourner Truth Library SUNYLA Conference - June 7, 2012. TextHelp - A Joint Project. With campus Disability Resource Center (DRC) Replacing the existing library ADA Room Purchased a campus site license Installed on campus terminal server - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Assistive Technology
Kristy Lee, Sojourner Truth LibrarySUNYLA Conference - June 7, 2012
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TextHelp - A Joint Project
• With campus Disability Resource Center (DRC)• Replacing the existing library ADA Room• Purchased a campus site license• Installed on campus terminal server• Installed on all library PCs & laptops• Web apps on any devices, anywhere, anytime• Workshops with DRC and Tutoring Center
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Video Tutorials
• For Windows http://is.gd/THvWins
• For Machttp://is.gd/THvMac
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Anchor the Toolbar to the top or to the sides of the screen
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Text to Voice
• Screen Reader – read the entire page or read selected text
http://is.gd/YeOtZO
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Text to Voice
• Read the selected text with highlighter
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Daisy Books & Reader
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PDF Reader
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Speech Input – works with Microsoft Speech Recognition on
Windows OS
Speech Recognition in Apple’s Mac OS X (System Preferences Speech)
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http://library.newpaltz.edu/techpages/texthelp.html
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Web Apps
• Work on web browsers and mobile devices
• http://www.texthelp.com/North-America/Our-products/Readwrite/features-pc/web-apps
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Databases with Text-to-Voice Features
• Gale – Academic One File• EBSCO – most HTML full text• Ebrary – ebook client/reader