Justin McCreary South Carolina EdTech 2013 Conference 10/09/13
Technology progresses, as does our understanding of the disabled. Will look at some of the disabilities affecting the population Tools build into the computer, and available online ◦ Designed to aid the disabled. Information on how to access
Condition caused by injury to parts of the brain Can range from mild to severe Can affect one’s ability to learn
Refers to those with various visual disabilities ◦ Partially sighted ◦ Low Vision ◦ Legally Blind ◦ Totally Blind Various tools developed to aid those with visual impairments
Tools created to aid those with disabilities Many free tools built into the operating system Look into some of them
A central location to access accessibility settings Start button -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Ease of Access Center.
Narrator is a screen reader in Windows. Start button -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Ease of Access Center -> Use the computer without a display -> Turn on Narrator Audio Description describes videos Start button -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access ->Ease of Access Center, -> Use the computer without a display -> Turn on Audio Description.
Magnifies the screen. Start button -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Ease of Access Center -> Make the computer easier to see -> Select the option Turn on Magnifier
Displays a visual keyboard Start button -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Ease of Access Center-> Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard -> Use the on-screen keyboard.
Interact with the computer with your voice. Start button -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Ease of Access Center, -> Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard -> Use Speech Recognition
Uses speech to describe what is happening on the computer. Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> universal access to display its preferences -> seeing tab -> On radio button below VoiceOver to enable it -> Open VoiceOver Utility button to customize VoiceOver.
Screen Magnification and Cursor Magnification Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Seeing Tab -> Turn on Zoom
Onscreen Keyboard Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Language & Text -> Input Sources -> checkbox “Keyboard & Character Viewer”
Speech Recognition software Speech System Preferences Pane -> Speech Recognition Tab -> Settings subtab ->On button for Speakable items ->choose microphone from the mic pop-up menu.
Text to speech software Converts text from your documents
Text to Speech software that is free online No downloading required
This concludes a look at some disabilities and tools. A demonstration will now be given
Cerebral Palsy. Retrieved from nichcy.org/disability/specific/cp/ Cerebral Palsy. Windows 7 Accessibility Retrieved from lt.aspx Windows 7 Accessibility Mac OS X Accessibility Retrieved from Mac OS X Accessibility Text Aloud Retrieved from Text Aloud Text 2 Speech Retrieved from Text 2 Speech Visual Disabilities. Retrieved from webaim.org/articles/visual/ Visual Disabilities. Visual Impairment. Retrieved from nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/VisualImpairment.aspx Visual Impairment.