LibGuides: Assistive Technology in the Library: Assistive Technology in the Library

Assistive Technology in the Library

The Library offers assistive technology equipment including hardware and software in the ASI Mac Lab, located on the 2nd floor of Library South near the Library Research Help Desk (see map). For more information about accessibility at the Library, visit Services for Users with Disabilities.

Please contact Wei Ma (wma@csudh.edu) if you have questions or would like assistance using assistive technology in the library.

Assistive technology room with computer.

Hardware 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

Software in the Library

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

Kurzweil3000 (User Guide)
Jaws
- Jaws User Guides:
ZoomText (User guide: ZoomText User Instruction)
Adobe Acrobat XI pro
Dragon Naturally Speaking

User Instructions & Guides for In-Library Tools

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

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>