1. Diversity, Age & Work How our computers and phones can help
Shannon start
How our computers and phones can help
Shannon Lavey, OTR/L
Anna Walker, OTR/L

2. The Assistive Technology Resource Center
Mission of ATRC is to ensure equal access to technology and electronic information for CSU students and employees with disabilities.
CSU has approximately 30,000 + students
Approximately 2200 students have disabilities
The ATRC is charged by the university with making sure they have the AT tools they need AND are able to access all their course materials and information
Technology can benefit all people, not just those with disabilities!

3. The Aging Workforce Workers over 50 to increase drastically
Could be 1/3 of workforce
Many older works plan to work past traditional retirement age
Note: people are working longer maybe partially because they need to, but also because they want to (they are engaged, satisfied, and committed to their companies).

4. Benefits of Older Workers
Large Network of Contacts
Extensive Organizational Knowledge
Problem Solvers
Ambitious
Increased Engagement
Many More
Discussion here?
What benefits do you see in older adults in the work force?
Although it’s not inevitable, sometimes as we age there are changes that occur that may impact our participation at work or create challenges. This does not happen for everyone, but if it does we can look at ways to reduce barriers that arise.
“Engaged employees use less health care, take fewer sick days, are more productive, have longer tenure, and create stronger customer relationships”

5. Disability and Adults Mobility Cognition Independent Living Vision
Self-Care
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1/5 adults have a disability
1/3 persons over 65 report some kind of disability
So we know this is not an uncommon thing happening. We will change as we get older and may or may not impact our roles or our work.

6. What Changes Occur as We Age?
Anna Start
What changes have occurred with you or those you know? Has this affected them at work?

7. Work Tasks Impacted
What task might be impact due to the changes we may face or are facing?

8. How Can Computers, Phones & Tablets Help?
It is important to acknowledge that the changes that may occur as we age, whether suddenly or gradually, do not have to mean a reduction in what we are able to do.

9. Optimizing Skills and Removing Barriers
Ergonomic Design
Assistive Technology
Job Accommodations
Training Initiatives
Wellness and Health Promotion
There is a great opportunity to optimize our skills and talents as we age. When thinking about removing barriers in the workplace there is a variety of things we can do. Assistive technology can be used help us in the workplace. This can even include mainstream technology like our computers, phones and tablets. Which is GREAT! Sometimes the devices or tasks we do on these devices can cause barriers in themselves as well… so let’s look at how these everyday devices can be tools and how we can remove barriers in working with them if they are present.
Main stream and Assistive

10. Difficulty Viewing the Screen?
Why might difficulties arise?
What might help?
Enlarge
Simplify
Contrast
How many people have trouble seeing their screen?
Why might people have trouble viewing a screen?
Vision decline/loss
Eye Fatigue
Migraines or Headaches
Others??
What kinds of things do you to make up for this difficulty?

11. Enlarging Content: PC Text and Icon Size Magnifier
Ease of Access Center
Make the Computer Easier to See
Change the Size of Text and Icons
Ease of Access Center
Start Magnifier
Demonstrate
Pic of ease of access center

12. Enlarging Content: iPhone
Text and Icon Size
Built-in Magnifier
Settings
General
Accessibility
Larger Text
Settings
General
Accessibility
Magnifier
Triple click Home Button

13. Simplifying Displays Computer (PC) iPhone: simplify website
Ease of Access
Make it Easier to Focus on Tasks
Reading
Check “Remove background images (where available)”
Safari
Go to webpage
Click paragraph symbol
Top Left Corner
*Not all pages compatible
Cell phone para symbol thing

14. Change Color Contrast PC iPhone Settings General Accessibility
Ease of Access Center
Make the computer easier to see
Select “Turn on or off High Contrast when left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN is pressed”
Press left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN to turn on or off
Settings
General
Accessibility
Display Accommodations
Invert Colors
NOTE: sometime difficulty with viewing the screen might have to do with your eyes getting tired looking at the screen. Increasing font size and changing the contrast can help. However, adjusting the brightness or using a screen overlay can sometimes help too.

15. Advanced AT - ZoomText Enlarges, enhances and reads aloud content
Customizable:
Magnification
Contrast and Colors
Pointer & Cursor
Reader feature
Echo Feature
Phase in Screen Reading
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16. Difficulty With Typing?
Why might difficulties arise?
What might help?
Use your voice
Create text short cuts or expansion
Ergonomics
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17. Use your voice… PC iPhone Control Panel Speech Recognition
Set up microphone
Start Speech Recognition
Settings > General > Keyboard
Enable Dictation
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18. Text Expansion PC iPhone Microsoft Office
MS Word > File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options….
Example: Replace csu with Colorado State University
Settings > General > Keyboard
Text Replacement
Shannon
demonstrate

19. Dragon Advanced Voice Recognition Software
High Accuracy
Voice commands
User friendly
Compatible with many programs
MS Word
MS Outlook
Web browsers
More
Recommended Version
Dragon Naturally Speaking 13 Premium: Student/Teacher Edition
RAMtech - $89
Shannon
Maybe demonstrate

20. Ergonomics Ergo Tips Handout Another CSU Resource
Risk Management - Ergonomics ( onomics/)
Ergonomic Evaluations
Trial ergo equipment
Chairs
Keyboards
Mice
Shannon

21. Difficulty With Meeting Notes?
Why Might Difficulties Arise?
What Can You Do?
Have an organization system
Record audio for review
Create to do lists

22. One-Note: Get Organized
Access from anywhere
Notebooks and sections
Color coordinating
Create to do lists
Share and collaborate
Import other documents
Meeting agendas
Professional development

23. One Note: Can’t get it down fast enough?
Record Feature
Trouble keeping up?
Need clarification?
Playback relevant notes
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24. Other AT LS Pen Notability: iPhone app Sync writing and recording
Playback later
Access on computer
Get organized
Annotate documents
Record and sync audio
Anna start
Demo LS pen maybe

25. Staying organized PC Built ins Apps Windows Microsoft Outlook Evernote
Sticky Notes
Microsoft Outlook
Calendar
Color code
Add reminders
Notes
Tasks
Evernote
Google Keep
See handout for more ideas!
Demo sticky notes

26. Email and Calendars Syncing email to phone Syncing Calendar to phone
Settings
Mail
Accounts
Exchange
Enter and password
(Turn on Calendar sync if desired)
Settings
Calendar
Accounts
Exchange
Enter and password
Turn on “Calendars”
Remember you can add more accounts to your iphone. For instance I have my personal gmail account and my work Exchange/outlook account on my phone
There is also an Outlook app if you would prefer to keep it separate.

27. Questions? Resources: THANK YOU! Contact us:
ATRC Website (
Resources:
Office of Equal Opportunity
Jennifer Mayhew: