• Extra time ob体育 alternate testing locations
• Use of a reader ob体育/or scribe, use of a calculator,
• Use of Assistive Technology ob体育/or enlarged print or alternate text formats

for notetaking ob体育 recording lectures/class discussions

Students requesting notetaking services need to register with Disability Services Office, provide necessary documentation, ob体育 discuss available options with the counselor. Once a student is determined eligible ob体育 accommodations are approved, we make every effort to recruit staff notetakers. The office needs at least 4 weeks prior notice to recruit staff notetakers ob体育 as such students are encouraged to request notetaking services prior to the start of the semester.  Each semester, as soon as student is registered for classes, the student should request in writing each class where staff notetaker is needed ob体育 provide class schedule (notify the counselor of any changes in your schedule, including course additions, withdrawals, or room changes, as well as any notetaking needs).  In the event of late requests ob体育 the office not being able to secure a staff notetaker, the student or class professor can identify ob体育 recruit a peer notetaker—a fellow student in the same class—to take notes on student’s behalf. The student should let Disability Services know if a peer notetaker will be utilized ob体育 the peer notetaker must complete an application form with the Disability Services Office.  Peer note takers receive a stipend for their service at the end of the semester.

Disability Services Office can provide eligible students who are deaf or hard of hearing with sign-language interpreters. Students requiring this service must be registered with Disability Services ob体育 provide the office with at least 4 weeks advance notice to guarantee services.  Please meet ob体育 discuss with your Disability Services counselor to request Sign-Language Interpreters prior to start of each semester.

According to the Assistive Technology Industry Association, Assistive Technology (AT) is, “any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system ob体育 is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.”

Our Assistive Technology Lab has a combination of hardware, software, ob体育 portable devises ob体育 help our students level the playing field.

Software:

• Our Windows-based computers have the latest versions of ZoomText Fusion (includes Jaws ob体育 ZoomText), Dragon Naturally Speaking, ob体育 Kurzweil 3000.
• Our Mac-based computers have Dragon Dictate, Kurzweil 3000, ob体育 other built-in accessibility features.
• All of our computers have 27-inch monitors to accommodate students with visual impairments ob体育 are available to all students registered with ODS.

Hardware: 

• An adjustable table with a computer ob体育 can run both Windows ob体育 Mac OS programs
• Scanners ob体育 allow students to upload documents onto a computer ob体育 utilize the software
• SARA CE Document Reader, which will automatically read documents placed on it

Portable Devices:

• Smart pens
• Voice recorders
• Portable CCTVs
• Book readers

Kurzweil, Zoom Text, Read ob体育 Write Gold, JAWS, Dragon

• Large-print or other alternate text formats for assignments

Students requesting accessible classrooms need to register with Disability Services Office ob体育 provide any necessary documentation. Once a student is determined eligible ob体育 accommodations are approved, the office makes every effort to relocate necessary classrooms.  Relocations require significant time ob体育 coordination between various campus facility resources ob体育 offices.  As each student’s disability indicates level of physical mobility ob体育 limitations, every semester the student has to request in writing each class ob体育 student wishes to have relocated.   To guarantee necessary relocations ob体育 minimize missed classes, requests should be made at least 3 weeks prior to start of semester (Notify Disability Service Office of any changes in schedule such as course additions or withdrawals).  Late requests after the start of a semester should be discussed with Disability Services Office for available options as relocations cannot be guaranteed ob体育 due to needed time to coordinate, student may miss classes, impacting course requirements.