Assistive Technology in the Library

The Library offers the following hardware in the ASI Mac Lab: 

• Two (2) Assistive Technology computers
• One (1) Book scanner (How to use - a step-by-step guide)
• Two (2) document scanners 
• Two (2) big keyboards (BigBlue Kinderboard)
• One (1) CCTVs
• One (1) smart CCTV
• One (1) 3-btn Mouse
• One (1) Joystick
• One (1) Air bic mouse
• One (1) Extreme 3D Pro stick mouse
• Three (3) electric adjustable tables

Assistive technology workstations in the ASI Mac Lab have the following software installed: 

• Kurzweil3000 (User Guide)
• Jaws
  • Jaws User Guides: 
    • ​Using JAWS to navigate IE - General Shortcuts; 
    • Using JAWS to navigate Web Pages, such as Chrome; 
    • Jaws Reading Commands and Navigation Quick Keys​
• ZoomText (User guide: ZoomText User Instruction)
• Adobe Acrobat XI pro
• Dragon Naturally Speaking

The following documents provide instructions on how to use assistive technology in the Library and are available online and in print format in a binder in the ASI Mac Lab. 

Screen Navigation

• ZoomText User Instruction 
• Jaws User Guide: ​Using JAWS to navigate IE - General Shortcuts
• Using JAWS to navigate Web Pages, such as Chrome
• Jaws Reading Commands and Navigation Quick Keys​

Text to speech Conversion

• How to Convert Print/Digital Document to MP3 Audio File
• For print document: use Kurzweil3000 - User Guide

Speech to Text Conversion: 

• How to Set Up Speech Recognition System in Windows 7
• How to Set Up Speech Recognition System in Windows 10
• How to convert Speech (or audio file) to Text using Google's Cloud Speech-to-Text (or record your own speech, and convert to text)

Accessibility Conversion

• Create an Accessible PDF from a Scanner (Available in print format in the Binder in the ASI Mac Lab)
• Applying OCR to Existing PDFs on your Computer (Available in print format in the Binder in the ASI Mac Lab
• How do I convert a PDF file to an editable Word document using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro (Available in print format in the Binder in the ASI Mac Lab)
• How to Convert PDF into text (.txt) file using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro/li>

CopyRight and Fair Use restriction when converting your document to other media, like MP3​