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Spanish Speakers Spanish Speakers with Disabilities: with Disabilities: The PRATP Information The PRATP Information Center Center ALA Annual Conference, June 23, 2007, Washington, D.C. GSIST-UPR RP GSIST-UPR RP Student Student Delegation Delegation Yumarys Yumarys Polanco Polanco Elizabeth Elizabeth Rivera Rivera Wilhem Wilhem Echevarría Echevarría Cindy Jiménez Cindy Jiménez

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La presentación resume a grosso modo: Los orígenes del centro, ¿Qué es el centro?, ¿Cuáles son sus recursos y servicios?, sus usuarios, el hardware, equipo y software especializados a la disposición de los usuarios.

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Assistive Assistive Technologies for Technologies for Spanish Speakers Spanish Speakers with Disabilities:with Disabilities: The PRATP Information The PRATP Information

CenterCenter

ALA Annual Conference, June 23, 2007, Washington, D.C.

GSIST-UPR RPGSIST-UPR RPStudent Student

DelegationDelegation

Yumarys Yumarys PolancoPolanco

Elizabeth Elizabeth RiveraRivera

Wilhem Wilhem EchevarríaEchevarría

Cindy JiménezCindy Jiménez

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Puerto Rico Assistive Technologies Program

Library services for persons with disabilities unit,UPRRP Library System

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Origins of PRATP Origins of PRATP Information CenterInformation Center

PRATP PRATP InformationInformation CenterCenter

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Puerto Rico Assistive Puerto Rico Assistive Technology ProgramTechnology Program

• The project began in 1993 as a The project began in 1993 as a federal law project.federal law project.

• Its goal is to increase the access of Its goal is to increase the access of people with disabilities to assistive people with disabilities to assistive technology in the public and private technology in the public and private sector.sector.

• It offers professional and user It offers professional and user training, consulting, evaluation, training, consulting, evaluation, technical support, and information technical support, and information about AT.about AT.

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Library services for personsLibrary services for persons with disabilities unit, with disabilities unit,UPRRP Library SystemUPRRP Library System

• Provides services and meets the Provides services and meets the information needs of the information needs of the population with disabilities at population with disabilities at UPRRP.UPRRP.

• Allied with the PRATP in 1996 to Allied with the PRATP in 1996 to house the Information Center.house the Information Center.

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PRATP Information CenterPRATP Information Center

• Mission: to increase levels of Mission: to increase levels of awareness, knowledge and use of awareness, knowledge and use of assistive technology of people with assistive technology of people with disabilities at the University and disabilities at the University and the general community.the general community.

• Located within the José M. Lázaro Located within the José M. Lázaro (main library) in the Río Piedras (main library) in the Río Piedras Campus.Campus.

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UsersUsers

• Most of the Center’s users come from Most of the Center’s users come from the student body and by referral from the student body and by referral from the Vocational Rehabilitation Agency.the Vocational Rehabilitation Agency.

• Visually impaired users make up the Visually impaired users make up the bulk of the patrons.bulk of the patrons.

• Users are required to register to Users are required to register to receive services from both the library receive services from both the library unit and the information center.unit and the information center.

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ResourcesResources

• Journals, books, catalogs, bulletins, Journals, books, catalogs, bulletins, newsletters, videos, directories of assistive newsletters, videos, directories of assistive technology providerstechnology providers

• Access to the UPRRP databases: EBSCO Access to the UPRRP databases: EBSCO Host, Wilson Web, etc. Host, Wilson Web, etc. ((http://biblioteca.uprrp.eduhttp://biblioteca.uprrp.edu).).

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ResourcesResources

• Documents and journal articles about Documents and journal articles about AT available through the PRATP AT available through the PRATP website (website (www.pratp.upr.eduwww.pratp.upr.edu).).

• Access to audio book collections Access to audio book collections through virtual libraries.through virtual libraries.

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ResourcesResources

• Virtual Libraries Virtual Libraries

– Tiflolibros: primera biblioteca Tiflolibros: primera biblioteca digital para ciegos de habla digital para ciegos de habla hispana. hispana. (registration required) (registration required) http://http://www.tiflolibros.com.arwww.tiflolibros.com.ar//

– Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de CervantesCervantes. Sections : Sign language . Sections : Sign language Library Library http://http://www.cervantesvirtual.comwww.cervantesvirtual.com

– Elaleph.comElaleph.com (registration required) (registration required) http://http://www.elaleph.comwww.elaleph.comALA Annual Conference, June 23, 2007, Washington, D.C.

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ServicesServices• ReferenceReference

• Information resources lendingInformation resources lending

• Referral to AT specialistsReferral to AT specialists

• Instruction about available AT servicesInstruction about available AT services

• Assistance using the center’s resourcesAssistance using the center’s resources

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Specialized softwareSpecialized software

• Readers Readers (JAWS; Outspoken)(JAWS; Outspoken)

• Screen magnifiers Screen magnifiers (Zoom Text; Magic)(Zoom Text; Magic)

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• Screen magnifiers Screen magnifiers - Reading (Open Book; Kurzweil Reading (Open Book; Kurzweil

3000)3000)

- Braille translators Braille translators

(Mega Dots; Duxbury)(Mega Dots; Duxbury)

- Voice recognition Voice recognition

(Dragon Naturally Speaking)(Dragon Naturally Speaking)

Specialized softwareSpecialized software

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Hardware and equipmentHardware and equipment• The following hardware is also The following hardware is also

available at the Information Center:available at the Information Center:

Four-channel cassette recorder

Talking calculator

Closed Circuit

TV (CCTV)Braille

typewriterALA Annual Conference, June 23, 2007, Washington, D.C.

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Hardware and equipmentHardware and equipment

- Alternative computer keyboards Alternative computer keyboards (Wivick)(Wivick)

- Readers (Reading Edge; Galileo)Readers (Reading Edge; Galileo)- HeadphonesHeadphones- Braille printerBraille printer- Intelligent keyboards Intelligent keyboards - Joystick mouseJoystick mouse- Text and image digital scannersText and image digital scanners- PC’sPC’s

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Other AT equipmentOther AT equipment

1. Braille ruler1. Braille ruler

2. Magnifier2. Magnifier

3. Pointer3. Pointer

4. Ruler and stylus4. Ruler and stylus

5. Electronic talking 5. Electronic talking dictionarydictionary

6. Sticker sets Braille 6. Sticker sets Braille and uppercase and uppercase lettersletters

7. Krammer abacus7. Krammer abacus

1

23

4

5

6 7

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The PRATP Information The PRATP Information Center is a pioneer project Center is a pioneer project

in Puerto Rico whose in Puerto Rico whose operating model has since operating model has since

been replicated and been replicated and improved upon by other improved upon by other

libraries within the libraries within the University of Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico

system.system.

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LinksLinks• PRATP PRATP

http://www.pratp.upr.eduhttp://www.pratp.upr.edu

• UPR-RP Library SystemUPR-RP Library Systemhttp://biblioteca.uprrp.eduhttp://biblioteca.uprrp.edu

• UPR-RP Graduate School of Information Sciences and UPR-RP Graduate School of Information Sciences and TechnologiesTechnologieshttp://egcti.upr.eduhttp://egcti.upr.edu

• CreativeInnova BlogCreativeInnova Bloghttp://creativeinnova.blogspot.com/http://creativeinnova.blogspot.com/

• Infogestión : administración de servicios de información http://infogestion-administracion.blogspot.com/http://infogestion-administracion.blogspot.com/

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