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
• Headphones available for check-out from TLS Desk

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

Use SensusAccess services for:

• How to use (a step-by-step guide)?
• Accessibility conversions: Image and PDF files can be converted to more accessible formats (tagged PDFs, Word documents, HTML, etc.)
• Braille services: Documents can be converted to and from contracted and uncontracted Braille. The documents can be formatted and paginated, and delivered as ready-to-emboss files in a variety of digital Braille formats.
• Audio services: Files can be converted into plain MP3 files as well as DAISY books, including those with spoken math. MP3 audio versions are created using high-quality, customizable computer generated text-to-speech voices. 
• E-book services: Documents can be converted into EPUB, EPUB3, EPUB3 with media overlays and Mobi Pocket (Amazon Kindle) e-book formats. Furthermore, EPUB may be converted into Mobi Pocket and vice versa. To accommodate users with low vision, the baseline of the body text in an e-book may be raised to allow for more appropriate text scaling in mainstream e-book readers.

For more information about the available output formats, please reference the conversion matrix. 

Benefits & Examples
All students, faculty, and staff at the CSUDH are encouraged to use SensusAccess when creating or reformatting educational or informational documents. Here are a few examples of how SensusAccess can be used:

• Individuals with alternate format accommodations can convert documents on their own, any time of day. 
• Struggling to get through readings? Convert documents to audio files and listen as you read along.
• Instructors can create an accessible version of course readings formatted as scanned articles or PDFs using SensusAccess. 

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
• How to convert Text to Speech - Listen to your book chapters or articles anytime/anywhere
• 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

• How to convert Text to Speech - 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​