COMPUTER ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. WHAT IS ADAPTIVE ACCESS? Alternate Access: Keyboard

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1 COMPUTER ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES GLENN GOODMAN, PH.D., OTR/L Professor, Director Master of Occupational Therapy Program Cleveland State University JEFFREY DELL Assistive Technology Specialist Office of Disability Services WHAT IS ADAPTIVE ACCESS? Alternate Access: Keyboard Mouse Switch o Layout o Size o Virtual o Styles o Alternate Rate Enhancement: o Word completion o Word Prediction o Abbreviation- Expansion DECISION MAKING PROCESS Commercial or Special Standard or Customized

2 Simple or Complex Low Tech or High Tech DO YOU REALLY NEED A COMPUTER? Portable word processors Alpha Smart, Quick Pad Apple/ Mac or PC? Desktop or Laptop? PDA/AAC Palm Pilot, Pocket PC Portable Impact, Chat PC Mercury, Gemini ebook Readers Kindle or Nook Tablet or Smart Phone; ios, Android, Windows GETTING STARTED Posture and Positioning person keyboard monitor PREVENTING TYPING INJURIES Elbows about 90 degrees Wrists straight Feet supported Back Straight Take frequent breaks KEYBOARDING Basic Skill Alternative to handwriting

3 Mouse alternative KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Can find by searching documentation for Hotkeys, Shortcut Keys or Access Keys F1 = Program Help ctrl + p = Print ctrl + n = New Document alt + f = Open File Menu Winlogo + f = Windows Search utility Winlogo + m = Minimize All Windows SIMPLE ADAPTATIONS (FREE) Windows Control Panel Ease of Access Center Narrator OnScreen Keyboard Magnifier StickyKeys Filter Keys Mouse Keys Appearance Mac System Preferences Universal Access Center VoiceOver or TTS Keyboard Viewer Zoom Sticky Keys Slow Keys Mouse Keys Inverse Contrast and Large Fonts KEYBOARD LAYOUTS QWERTY ABC Dvorak Chubon Custom COMPUTER I/O PORTS PS2 USB

4 Wireless (via PS2 or USB dongle) Bluetooth WiFi ALTERNATE KEYBOARDS: SIZE ENLARGED Intellikeys Discover:Board Big Keys MINI TASH Infogrip ALTERNATE KEYBOARD CHORDING BAT VIRTUAL (ON SCREEN) WiVik2 Screen Doors RATE ENHANCEMENT Word Completion Word Prediction Abbreviation - Expansion VOICE RECOGNITION Dragon Naturally Speaking Viavoice Elementary Voice Recognition comes with Accessibility Features of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7

5 VOICE RECOGNITION ISSUES Best for text Not for classroom use High cognitive requirement Correction of errors important Accuracy increases with use Voice stress precaution MOUSE STYLES Trackball Track pad JOYSTICK Switch Activated Joystick (SAM) ALTERNATE MOUSE Touch Screen Hands Free o Tracker Pro, Headmouse Mouth Eyes o Jouse MOUSE CLICKS Dwell Voice WISP CYBERLINK Brain actuated mouse or switch EEG

6 EMG Training exercises SWITCH Switch Interface Special Software Wireless Switch with Bluetooth devices!! Scanning Mouse o Radar mouse, Scan Buddy Hands Free Bubbles Touch Free Switch SCANNING STRATEGIES Automatic Inverse Step Directed Switch: Morse Code o Jouse 1,2 and 3 switch strategies Input devices o Darcy Too and Darcy Card o Discover:Kenex No standard codes o Morse o Darcy o EZ Morse SIMPLE AAC Portable Keyboards Link Windows CE Portables Enkidu Portable Impact

7 Saltilo Chat PC IPAD has many Apps for Speech / Alternative Communication Integrated System: Gemini Portable Computer o Multiple Input methods o Hardened case o Computer Applications o word processing, , web access o AAC o Dynamically Speaking & Boardmaker SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES Screen Readers o JAWS, Window Eyes, NVDA, VoiceOver Screen Magnification o Zoom Text, Magic, Zoom, imax Braille Output o Alva BC 6 Series, Focus, Brailliant Refreshable Braille Displays o Enabling Technologies, ViewPlus, or VersaPoint Braillers Braille Translation o MegaDots, Duxbury (same company), Braille 2000, Dancing Dots Video Magnifiers that connect to computers o LVI Magnilink, Onyx, Twix Scanning and Reading o Kurzweil 1000, Openbook SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES Kurzweil 3000, WYNN, Read and Write Gold o Allows scanning of hard copies, text reading, organization tools such as note Inspiration taking, highlighting, dictionary and thesaurus, dictation. o Software designed to assist with organization and writing of papers

8 Co-writer o Auditory feedback to assist with catching errors in writing o Word completion and word prediction One Note Microsoft Office Suite- Indexes Notes, stores information by subject LiveScribe Smartpens o Records written words, audio input and plays it back. o Very portable- can be taken to class! o Can record a lecture o Indexes the recording based on the written text High tech solution with Low Tech simplicity SOLUTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING Induction neck loops will interface with hearing aids to amplify audio on computers that utilize the settings already pre-programmed by the audiologist On line videos are more likely today to have close captioning Some videos have Second Audio Programs that reduce background noise and enhances vocal tracks Video relay and IP relay is available over the Internet through providers like AT and T, Snap, and Sorenson. Computers can provide alternative communication offer haptic feedback (vibration) or visual feedback for auditory alerts Ubiquitous communication systems such as UbiDUO (like texting). Voice to text conversion systems EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES Eye Gaze becoming cheaper and more reliable Integrated Technologies- Use the same control interface to drive your wheelchair, open the door, use your computer and speak Touch Screens - Apple is a leader in making these more accessible SUMMARY Assistive Technologies can help students with disabilities to be more productive on the computer

9 Our information society in some ways makes access to information more difficult for people with disabilities- It is imperative that we keep moving forward to close the gap and provide equal access to all persons OTHER RESOURCES ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIST HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK (ATHEN) This is a professional organization that is geared toward providing access technologies in colleges and universities. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY COALITION Provides webinars and podcast on a very wide range of assistive technology solutions for all platforms and all disabilities. FLEXIBLE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY NETWORK This group meets monthly in Valley View to discuss Assistive Technology in the K-12 environment. If you are interested contact Patti Porto at the Cuyahoga County Educational Support Center; patti.porto@esc-cc.org or phone TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE HSC 512 This course offered in the summer sessions, at Cleveland State, is taught by Dr. Glenn Goodman. The class covers topics on Assistive Technology in depth. The course contains guest lectures from specialists on topics like Augmentative Alternative Communication, Environmental Control Systems, and lab demonstrations. The course was designed for Occupational Therapy students but is useful to anyone wanting to get a general background in Assistive Technology.