1. Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR Assistive Technology Resource Center Department of Occupational Therapy Colorado State University July 15, 2014

2. Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Human Sciences Marla Roll, MS, OTR Director, ATRC / Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR Service Coordinator & Provider Allison Kidd Assistive Technology IT Coordinator/ Accessibility Specialist Additional Staffing: 1 Graduate Teaching Assistant 3 Graduate Students in Occupational Therapy

3. A broad range of devices, services, strategies and practices that aid in assisting individuals with disabilities. An AT device is any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. -Cook & Hussey

4. Ensuring equal access to technology and electronic information for CSU students and employees with disabilities

5. Direct Services to Students and CSU Employees Assessments Accommodations Training Equipment Loans Resources Electronic Accessibility Consultation Faculty Resources

6. Non-Apparent Disabilities Examples: Learning Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum, Mental Health Apparent Disabilities Sensory Examples: Blind/low vision, Hearing Impairment Physical Examples: Neurological, Orthopedic, Cumulative Trauma Apparent Disabilities Non-Apparent

7. AT to support student learning and success

8. Text to Speech programs- Natural Reader, Text Aloud, WYNN, Read and Write, Kurzweil E book Reader -Easy Reader Magnifiers – Zoom Text, KwikLoupe Screen overlays – SS Overlay, Tbar On-screen ruler – Vu Bar Speed Reading programs – Rapid Reader Screen Reading - JAWS

9.  Speech Recognition Software ◦ Dragon Naturally Speaking  Paper organization  Inspiration  Writing supports Read and Write WYNN Kurzweil Ginger

10. Note-Taking, Organization Synchronous audio and written notes – Livescribe Pen and desktop Online notes to self, organization tool - Evernote Studying Study tools – annotating, highlighting, vocab list, fact folder, etc. WYNN, Read and Write, Kurzweil Accessing the Computer Screen Reading – JAWS Voice Recognition - Dragon

11. Reading Voice Dream Reader, Claro PDF Writing Dragon, Ginger Page, Inspiration Note Taking Notability, many voice recorder apps Organization Evernote, Google Calendar Studying Study Blue, other flashcard apps

12. Located on all computers in tutoring lab Demos and hands-on opportunities

13. What does it do?Supported File Types InterfaceWho might find it useful? Read text aloud Grammar and spell check Annotations Screen masking Organizing ideas via mind mapping Create an.mp3 file from text Organizing web based research Vocab list Word Prediction Dictionary Translation Many other features! Word – all features supported PDF Web (IE and Firefox) Daisy Floating toolbar Any student seeking additional reading or writing supports Built-in video tutorials make learning new features easy

14. What does it do?Supported File Types InterfaceWho might find it useful? Read text aloud Grammar and spell check Annotations Change background colors Organizing ideas via mind mapping Create an.mp3 file from text Translation Dictionary Word Prediction Many other features! PDF – ideal format Word Web (Firefox) Daisy Opens in Kurzweil program Requires a log-in to use. Username: aaclab Password: password (for those without an account) Firefly – web/mobile access Any student seeking additional reading or writing supports

15. Quick Start Guides Hard Copy Electronic Copy ATRC training resources website (http://atrc.colostate.edu/training-guides.aspx) Read & Write Video Tutorials

16. ATRC Home Page: http://atrc.colostate.edu Thank you!