1. The source for accessibility solutions Maria Nicolacoudis, Executive Director John Cavano, Occupational Therapist Jane Tong, Occupational Therapist Serving Non-Traditional Students The source for accessibility solutions

2. Serving Non-Traditional Students Veterans - Students new to a Disability Aging Population - Students on 2 nd or 3 rd Career Business or Alumni – Students off Campus Disabled Students Learning Impaired Sight Impaired Hearing Impaired Mobility Impaired By Non-Traditional Students, We mean anyone with Special Needs

3. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students How might this impact current Enrollments?   In California there are nearly 6,000,000 persons with disabilities over the age of 5.   7.5% of Californians between the ages of 5-20 has a disability, nearly 20% between the ages of 21-64 has a disability, after age 65 over 40% of Californians have a disability. Yet, there are only 10,000+ students who currently receive support services for students with disabilities.

4. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students   TransAccess assists individual students with disabilities… With Proven and Established programs for K-16 and building career plans that are customized for each student Helping to determine what options are available to them Integrating onsite and mobile adaptive computer access technology Providing individual training for both hardware and software accessibility solutions Resulting in greater success at School and Work Funded by foundation grants, the Department of Rehabilitation and private pay/fee for service Technology and Training Make the Difference

5. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students TransAccess Solutions – Hardware and Software Hearing Impaired  Real-Time Captioning  California Relay Service  Interpreter Services  Text Messaging

6. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students TransAccess Solutions - Hardware Repetitive Strain Injury  Alternative Mice  Split Keyboards  Voice Recognition Limited Mobility  Adaptive Switches  Head Pointing  Adjustable Workstations DEMO in EBC

7. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students TransAccess Solutions - Software Learning Disability  Kurzweil 3000  Dragon NaturallySpeaking  Inspiration Vision Impairments  Magnification Software  Screen Reading Software DEMO in EBC

8. The source for accessibility solutions Access Technology Demonstration Kurzweil 3000 and MP3 Surfing the web with Dragon DEMO in EBC

9. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students  There are as many non-traditional solutions as there are non-traditional students needing them  Today’s student is more likely to look toward technology as a potential solution  IT can successfully work with access technology professionals like TransAccess in collaboration with faculty and students to develop successful solutions for non-traditional students Summary

10. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students 1590 The Alameda, Suite 110 San Jose, CA 95126 T: 408-278-2000 F: 408-278-2010 www.transaccess.org John Cavano Ph: 408-278-2005 Email: jcavano@transaccess.orgjcavano@transaccess.org Maria Nicolacoudis Ph: 408-278-2001 Email: marianic@transaccess.orgmarianic@transaccess.org Jane Tong Ph: 408-278-2003 Email: jane@transaccess.orgjane@transaccess.org

11. The source for accessibility solutions Serving Non-Traditional Students Thank you! Please visit the TransAccess Demonstrations in the AT&T Executive Business Center