1. Welcome to the Assistive Technology Lab Presented by Kristine Neuber, Ph.D.

2. Welcome to The Assistive Technology Lab  Purpose of the AT Lab  Support the Mason LIFE Program  Assistive Technology Training Programs (Certificate, M.Ed. and Ph.D.)  Conduct Assistive Technology Assessments for Students, Employees and the People in the Community

3. What is Assistive Technology?  Assistive technology is “any item, piece of equipment, or product whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized to increase, maintain, and improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.” (Technology Related Assistance Act)

4. Assistive Technology Applications Physical Access Mobility & Dexterity Cognition Thinking & Learning Sensory Access Vision & Hearing

5. Selected Demonstrations: Physical Disabilities Adapted Keyboards DVORAK Keyboards Maltron, Intellikeys https://www.enablemart.com/catalogsearc h/result/?q=keyboardshttps://www.enablemart.com/catalogsearc h/result/?q=keyboards Voice Recognition Dragon Naturally Speaking http://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm Head Controlled Mouse Camera Mouse: http://www.cameramouse.com/ http://www.cameramouse.com/

6. VGo Telepresence Robot Video Conferencing Robot Controlled by laptop or iPad http://www.vgocom.com/ VGo at GMU graduation - videovideo

7. VGo Robot User Interface

8. Selected Demonstrations: Cognitive or Learning Disabilities Natural Reader (text-to- speech) http://www.naturalreaders.co m/download.php LiveScribe Pen http://store.livescribe.com

9. Selected Demonstrations: Blind or Visually Impaired  Portable and Desktop CCTV’s  RUBY portable CCTV  http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/LowVisio n/Ruby http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/LowVisio n/Ruby  Screen Reading – NVDA  http://www.nvaccess.org/ http://www.nvaccess.org/  Refreshable Braille Displays  Focus 40 Blue  http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindnes s http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindnes s

10. Selected Demonstrations: Augmentative Communication  iPads have many applications available to help people who cannot use their voice, speak.  iPad with Proloquo2Go  http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pro loquo2go http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pro loquo2go  Free Apps:  Verbally (word-based) http://verballyapp.com/features.html http://verballyapp.com/features.html  Tobi Sono Flex Lite (symbol-based)  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sono-flex- lite/id463709444?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sono-flex- lite/id463709444?mt=8

11. Questions?  Contact Information: Kristine Neuber, Ph.D. Assistive Technology Lab Manager Assistive Technology Online Program Instructor 4400 University Drive MS 1F2 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: 703-993-5254 Email: kneuber@gmu.edu