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Region 1 Specific Assistive Technology
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Decorah
Ergonomic Keyboard
Marble Mouse Trackball
Adjustable Work Station
20.1" Flat Screen Monitor Viewsonic VV200
Zoom Text
15" Glare Screen
On-Screen Keyboard
Interpretype
Dubuque
Ergonomic Keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard
2-Marble Mouse Trackball
Adjustable Work Station
20.1" Flat Screen Monitor Viewsonic VV200
2-15" Glare Screen
Interpretype
Zoom Text
JAWS®
WYNN
CCTV
Manchester
Ergonomic Keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard
Marble Mouse Trackball
20.1" Flat Screen Monitor Viewsonic VV200
15" Glare Screen
Zoom Text
New Hampton
Ergonomic Keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard
Oelwein
Ergonomic Keyboard
Marble Mouse Trackball
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 1 Workforce Development Center computers. Able to customized screen and keyboard to meet needs of customers with disabilities or special needs. http://www.microsoft.com/enable/guides/default.aspxFor Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Please use Relay #711.
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
- Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Center- ADATA http://www.dbtac.vcu.edu/
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).
- Iowa Assistive Technology Partnership http://www.uiowa.edu/infotech
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.
- ASSIST - Accessible Step by Step Instructions for Speech Technology for Windows. http://www.blind.state.ia.us
The purpose of Project ASSIST is to provide computer training to individuals who are blind, visually-impaired or deafblind.
- Telecommunications Access Iowa http:relayiowa.com/tai/about_tai.htm
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.
- Able Data
www.abledata.comSponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education
- 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.
- Assistive Technology Partnership
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ATPThe 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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