Assistive Technologies Room

General Information Hardware and software for users with visual and certain physical impairments. Available to Penn State Harrisburg students and employees. Location: Room 104. For further information about the room, please contact Alan Mays, information technology consultant (electronic services assistant) (axm22@psu.edu or 717-948-6593). Hardware Four Power-Assisted Height Adjustable Desks Offer ample desktop space Allow users to raise and lower the work area with the touch of a button according to personal preferences Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Magnifies printed materials in the following viewing modes: color, black and white, or negative Includes adjustments for tint, color saturation, horizontal lines, and shadow masks Two Personal Computers Large-screen monitors (21-inch Trinitron CRT and 20.1-inch flat-panel LCD) High-quality sound system 250 MB Zip, DVD, and CD-RW drives Two Scanners Outfitted with large 11 x 17-inch scanning surfaces Automatic document feeders (ADFs) Software Specialized Software Applications Installed and Available on the Computers JAWS - screen reading Kurzweil 3000 - text to speech conversion and editing MAGic - magnification OPENBook - text to speech conversion and editing Software for Office Productivity and Internet Access Microsoft Office Internet Explorer Accessorized with Application-Specific Software Adobe Acrobat Microsoft Office Sounds

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Last updated Aug 28, 2007.
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