Assistive Technology

Kristy Lee, Sojourner Truth LibrarySUNYLA 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• Installed on all library PCs & laptops• Web apps on any devices, anywhere, anytime• Workshops with DRC and Tutoring Center

Video Tutorials

• For Windows http://is.gd/THvWins

• For Machttp://is.gd/THvMac

Floating Toolbar

http://is.gd/WhDpSl

Anchor the Toolbar to the top or to the sides of the screen

Text to Voice

• Screen Reader – read the entire page or read selected text

http://is.gd/YeOtZO

Text to Voice

• Read the selected text with highlighter

Daisy Books & Reader

PDF Reader

Speech Input – works with Microsoft Speech Recognition on

Windows OS

Speech Recognition in Apple’s Mac OS X (System Preferences Speech)

http://library.newpaltz.edu/techpages/texthelp.html

Web Apps

• Work on web browsers and mobile devices

• http://www.texthelp.com/North-America/Our-products/Readwrite/features-pc/web-apps

Databases with Text-to-Voice Features

• Gale – Academic One File• EBSCO – most HTML full text• Ebrary – ebook client/reader

Thank You!

Q & A?leek@newpaltz.edu