Assistive Technologies Information
 

A Brief Overview of Adaptive Technology - A publication by ODS that discusses several fields of adaptive (or assistive) technologies

Aids/Equipment/Technology/Computers - Our assistive technologies links page, including more web accessibility resources

Technical Glossary from the University of Toronto - Includes resources and information for all kinds of assistive technologies, from Braille displays and other hardware peripherals, to writing software, text-to-speech systems and other accessibility software.

Books/Videos
 

ENABLE: People with Disabilities and Computers video by David Bolnick, Ph.D, et al - A documentary that illustrates how people with disabilities use assistive devices and computers to communicate, work, learn, and juggle the activities of life
 

Columbia University Electronic Text Service

Telephone: (212) 854-7547 

Email: ets@libraries.cul.columbia.edu

Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ets/ 

ETS, located in 305 Butler Library, is a research and instructional facility of the Columbia University Libraries designed to help Barnard and Columbia faculty and students incorporate computer-based textual and bibliographic information into their research, study, and teaching.

ETS has machine-readable primary source texts, software programs for textual analysis and critical editing, hypermedia and database research tools in the humanities, bibliographic database management programs, IBM and Macintosh microcomputers, and optical scanning equipment for the creation of machine-readable text.

The ETS staff will provide demonstrations, workshops, and classes for students and faculty, as well as individual consultations.
 

Software
 

JAWS Screen Reader quick reference guide for new users of JAWS software to get started quickly with editing, reading documents, and browsing the internet. JAWS allows users with visual impairments to use a computer by reading aloud the text on the screen.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking quick reference guide for new users of Dragon software. Dragon is a dictation program to allow users to write papers and emails or take notes by speaking rather than typing. Some users of Dragon have mobility impairments or repetitive stress injuries aggravated by typing, while others simply prefer to dictate instead of using a keyboard.

Web Accessibility
 

Making Education Software and Web Sites Accessible from WGBH

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ODS: 11/07