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Region 13-Specific Assistive Technology
 
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Atlantic

  • Ergonomic Keyboard

  • Marble Mouse Trackball

  • Zoom Text

  • Adjustable Table

Council Bluffs

  • Ergonomic Keyboard

  • CCTV

  • Interpretype

  • Adjustable Table 

  • WYNN

  • Telephone Handset Amplifier

  • PockettalkerPro™ 

  • Zoom Text

  • JAWS®

  • Typing Tutorials

  • IntelliKeys®-Assistive Keyboard

Harlan

  • Ergonomic Keyboard

  • Marble Mouse Trackball

Shenandoah

  • Ergonomic Keyboard

  • Marble Mouse Trackball

  • Zoom Text

  • Glare Screen

Ergonomic Keyboard
Ergonomic Keyboard		 Marble Mouse Trackball
Marble Mouse Trackball		 15'' Glare Screen
15'' Glare Screen

 

Job Access With Speech - JAWS®
JAWS provides speech technology that works with Windows operating system to provide access to software applications and the Internet.  

Windows™ Accessibility Features
Accessible technology built-in to all Region 13 Workforce Development Center computers.  Able to customized screen and keyboard to meet the needs of customers with disabilities or others.
 http://www.microsoft.com/enable/guides/default.aspx

Telephone Handset Amplifier  
Amplification device that increases the volume of  incoming calls up to 100 times normal volume.  Additional tone selector amplifies selective frequencies for optimum speech clarity and distinctions between similar sounding words.  

WYNN
Screen reader software to make reading easier.

Assistive Technology Resources 

Funding for the ADA Technical Assistance Program comes from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS),  and the U.S.Department of Education (ED).    

The Iowa Program for Assistive Technology (IPAT) goals are to promote and create systems change in the state with regards to assistive technology (AT) and it's use. IPAT works with consumers and family members, service providers, and state and local agencies/organizations to promote assistive technology through awareness, training, and policy work.

The purpose of Project ASSIST is to provide computer training to individuals who are blind, visually-impaired or deafblind.

Telecommunications Access Iowa is a program of the Iowa Utilities Board and is administered by Deaf Services Unlimited, Inc. This program was established as a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act to work in conjunction with Relay Iowa, a telephone relay service to provide for communication access over the telephone. The service, known as Relay Iowa, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no restrictions on the number of calls placed or on their length.This valuable communications tool gives all individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech disabled the opportunity to make personal and business calls just like any other telephone user. Both TTY and voice users may initiate calls through Relay Iowa.

  • National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence (NARIC) www.naric.com

Web site with disability and rehabilitation oriented information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to find and use.

  • Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America www.resna.org

Interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability with a purpose of improving the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.

The Assistive Technology Partnership funded through the Nebraska Department of Vocational Rehabilitation links people with technology. The AT Partnership enables people with disabilities, their families, and professionals to learn about the latest innovations and identify funding for assistive devices and services. 

 

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