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Open Source Assistive Software AccessApps

www.rsc-south-west.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

Open Source Assistive SoftwareAccessAppsCLAUD Meeting

April 1st 2009

JuliaTaylor RSC SW e-learning Advisor A&[email protected]

Introduction

Regional Support Centre (RSC) South West

JISC Funded to provide a range of services for the learning and skills sector. To enable learning providers to realise the opportunities created by new technologies.

FE, HE, ACL, WBL

E-advisors:

ACL – Tracey Morris [email protected]

WBL – David Rowe [email protected]

HE – Dan McCaffrey [email protected]

[email protected]

Learning Technology – Melanie Roberts [email protected]

Learning Resources– Virginia Havergal [email protected]

VLE’s (Virtual Learning Environments)– Lyn Bender [email protected]

Technical– Noel Davis [email protected]

Accessibility & Inclusion– Julia Taylor [email protected]


E-learning as an Accessibility Investment

E-learning has the potential to support more inclusive teaching and learning practice

It can be flexibly delivered and widely available, the materials are highly portable, easy to store and lend themselves to adaptation and personalisation

This flexibility should help meet the requirements of the disability legislation and the learners needs – with the right assistive technology!

Wide range of differences and software– Cost– licenses– availability– network security– technical support

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AccessApps

50 Assistive applications developed by Scottish RSC’s with JISC TechDis

http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/ Open source/freeware -upgrades Portable- memory stick, DVD or CD Not installed locally Range of Solutions Supporting documents and materials


AccessApps

Planning & Organisation Reading & writing Support Visual Support Accessible Browsers Keyboard/Mouse Alternatives Multi-media


Planning & Organisation

FreeMind – mind mapping software– Think, plan and learn visually Select this link to find out how to use FreeMind


Planning & Organisation

FreeMind – mind mapping software– Think, plan and learn visually

Mozilla sunbird– Organsational and/or memory difficulties


Reading & Writing Support

Rapid Set –Select this link to find out how to use RapidSet

– Alternative fonts and background colours





Vu-Bar - This link takes you to the VU-Bar tutorial

– Reading one line at a time





Vu-Bar - This link takes you to the VU-Bar tutorial

– Reading one line at a time

AMIS Daisy Reader – Daisy books are fully accessible digital talking books

TopOCR – create editable and searchable data


Text to speech

Dspeech – Highlights and reads words and converts text to MP3


Visual Support

Virtual Magnifying Glass – – Magnify up to 16 times


Visual Support

Virtual Magnifying Glass – – Magnify up to 16 times

Thunder – Screen Reader– VI and dyxslexia - Reads menus, icons and text– Needs to be installed


Accessible Browsers

WebbIE– Blind and visually impaired screen-reader users


Accessible Browsers

WebbIE– Blind and visually impaired screen-reader users

Podcatcher - Add podcasts and navigate using keys


Keyboard & Mouse alternatives

Click N Type – Onscreen keyboard – Mobility difficulties and keyboard users

• Word prediction• Type by ‘hovering’ the mouse over a word• Switch and scanning• Add words, sentences and phrases


This link opens the Click N Type tutorial

Keyboard & Mouse alternatives

Click N Type – Onscreen keyboard – Mobility difficulties and keyboard users

• Word prediction• Type by ‘hovering’ the mouse over a word• Switch and scanning• Add words, sentences and phrases

MouseTool - RSI tremor or muscle spasm• Perform a click for you• Can be set to drag and drop


Multi-media Tools

Audacity – recording and editing– Dyslexia, VI, learning difficulty, literacy

• Record lectures and edit highlights• Multiple output formats –(MP3 for podcasts)• Record live from a computer• Edit a range of sound files• Cut, copy, splice and mix sound files• Change speed and pitch

Audacity tutorial


Presentation Tools

Wink – screen capture– Create tutorials using screenshots, add buttons,

explanations, title boxes and lots more.


Supporting documents and materials– Introductory guide– Video tutorialshttp://www.rsc-ne-scotland.org.uk/access_apps/screencast/Starting_accessapps/starting_accessapps.html

– FAQhttp://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/helpfaq.php

– Screen-castshttp://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/helptut.php

http://www.rsc-nescotland.ac.uk/accessapps/help.php


AccessApps

Three versions available to download– The works – 50 applications 719Mb (2Gb USB or DVD)

– Go Lite - 27 core applications 60Mb (256Mb USB)

– Pick n Mix – Select and download in a single installation

http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/preselection.php?ID=MTE5OA


Assistive Software -AccessApps

Downloads

http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/

Help and tutorialshttp://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/help.php http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/helptut.php

UpgradeMagnifier DeskTop Zoom 3 http://users.telenet.be/littlegems/MySoft/DesktopZoom/Index.html

Express Scribe http://www.nch.com.au/express/

NDVA OS screen reader http://nvda-project.org/

Professional looking mind mapping program http://www.xmind.net/

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Documents

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learning practiceit

learning providers

background coloursvubar

rapidset alternative

vubar tutorial

right assistive technology

memory stick