Region 2 Specific Assistive Technology
Mason City
Charles City
Ergonomic Keyboard
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Marble
Mouse Trackball
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15''
Glare Screen
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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
2 Workforce Development Center computers. Able to
customized screen and keyboard to meet needs of
customers with disabilities or special needs.
For Deaf or Hard of
Hearing Please use Relay 711
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.
Sponsored by
the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of
Education
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.
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.
