辅助技术

The Disability Resource Office has a strong commitment to keeping at the forefront 辅助技术的发展. 我们的理念是AT是一种资源 惠及每一个学生. 它是通往每个人的可访问性的门户. 

辅助技术中心

马克·霍普金斯计算机实验室111室 

The 辅助技术 (AT) Center is a new support and important resource for MCLA 学生. It provides a stigma free, low sensory quiet space for 学生 to work 用他们觉得容易理解的方式学习.

The AT Center is staffed for support Monday - Friday  from 8:30 - 4:30 pm and provides information and technical support to help 学生 acquire and use assistive technology. During center hours, trained student workers/peer technology specialists provide information, training and technical assistance with any assistive equipment and software in the 实验室. 

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什么是辅助技术?

"Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities 残疾人士.——阿提亚,2021

学生证明

简短的科技视频,让你的学习生活更轻松!

MCLA技术谈话视频

An easy to use, text-to-speech and study aid program that enhances reading and writing 技能. MCLA currently has a site-wide license making this powerful software avai实验室le 致所有在校生、教职员工. 这个程序可以在电脑上使用 在免费的l图书馆和校园的计算机实验室里. 

Firefly can be accessed online and provides similar support as the desktop version.

库兹韦尔3000

A multi-functional self-contained ink-pen that records everything one hears, says and writes, while linking the audio recordings to one’s notes in a specially designed 笔记本专用于智能笔用户. MCLA目前有一个贷款项目 笔. 

Livescribe Smartpen

Wireless listening devices that amplify speech to make it clearer and minimize background 噪音. With an FM system, the instructor wears a clip-on wireless transmitter microphone. The mic transmits their voice directly to a student’s personal speaker or earpiece. MCLA目前有一个针对这些系统的贷款项目. 

调频系统

Small, discreet devices that can be used to record lectures and listened back to at 稍后的时间.  MCLA目前有一个针对这些设备的租借计划.

另类教材 are avai实验室le to 学生 with qualifying disabilities.  这些格式可以是PDF、Word文档或epub.  无障碍专家 will attempt to locate the required books from a variety of resources (Bookshare and AccessText).  If copies of the books are not readily avai实验室le, the Accessibility Specialist will need to request an accessible copy directly from the publisher.  这 request could take anywhere from 4-8 weeks, or even longer, depending on the format.  Requests for books should be placed as soon as possible to allow the longest amount 积累时间越长越好.

 

免费或低成本的辅助技术

There are many free or low cost Assistive Technologies in the world today.  所有的电脑 come with built-in accessibility features that are free to use.  窗户电脑 利用易访问性来提供可访问性特性.  微软,b谷歌,和 苹果都有自己的内置功能.  训练这些特征 the items listed below is avai实验室le during open hours in the AT Center. 

沟通

特点: Augmented communication app with over 50 essential words and the ability to upgrade 到高级版本来定制短语.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: iOS; iPad

听写软件/语音转文本/语音识别

特点: Offers a distraction free environment for speaking the words you would like typed.  Work can be saved to Google Drive or a computer, emailed, and printed.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 网上资源

特点: Speak what you would like typed and it will be entered into the text field.

成本: 包含在一些微软程序中

兼容性: 任何安装了微软程序的平台

特点: Speak what you would like typed and it will be entered into the text field.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 内置Chrome浏览器选项

听觉和听觉

特点: Real-time closed captioning for what is being said around the user, up to 40 minutes 一次.

成本: 免费及加价

兼容性: 网上资源; iOS; Android

思维导图和头脑风暴

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特点: Brainstorm and create mind maps to organize projects or take notes visually.

成本: 免费或5美元/月或8美元/月

兼容性: 网上资源

特点: Brainstorm and create mind maps to organize projects or take notes visually.

成本: 免费和黄金城电子手游内购买

兼容性: iOS系统:iPad和iPhone

记事

特点: Create notebooks for each course, and organize each course into sections and pages 在笔记本里.  Take all your notes by typing, writing with a touchscreen, importing 图片和pdf文件、视频、网页链接和其他资源.  你也可以记录你的 边讲边记笔记.

成本: 免费与MCLA微软365帐户

兼容性: 窗户; Mac OS; iOS: iPad, iPhone; Android, 窗户 Phone

特点: A one-stop place to collect notes, files, web clippings, and images with the ability 几乎可以在任何设备上访问它们.

成本: 免费或特惠

兼容性: Mac; 窗户; iOS: iPhone, iPad; iPod touch; Android; 窗户 Phone

特点: Take notes while watching videos and generate a PDF from those notes.  指出有 timestamps, which will lead you right back to that spot in the video.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: Chrome扩展

组织与任务管理

特点: Organizational tool used to help manage to-do lists, col实验室orate on projects, take 笔记,写研究论文,日记,计划等等!

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 窗户; Mac; iOS; Android

特点: Organize your tasks with priorities, subtasks, due date, time estimated, tags, repeating 任务等等. 

成本: 免费和专业版

兼容性: 网上资源; iOS; Android; 窗户; Mac

特点: One-stop-shop for organizational planning to keep track of all of your daily tasks 和时间表.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 网上资源; iOS; Android; 窗户; Mac

阅读和读写能力

特点: 直线的读者 makes reading on-screen easier, faster, and more enjoyable. 他们使用 a simple cognitive trick — an eye-guiding color gradient — to pull your eyes through 长文本块. 这 helps you read more effectively and maintain your focus 更好的.

成本: $4.99

兼容性: Chrome扩展; Android; iOS; PDF; Safari; ePUB by ReadMe!

特点: Simplifies difficult 英语 words, for faster comprehension.  

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 网上资源

特点: Listen to emails, messages, documents, articles, and social media.  保存文档 延续到所有的speech hify平台.

成本: 免费试用,然后每月12美元

兼容性: Chrome extension; iPhone; iPad

特点: Removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent 每个站点的阅读视图.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: Chrome扩展

研究工具

特点: Save articles, videos, webpages, photos or anything you find online in one space 稍后再读.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 网上资源; iOS; Android

特点: Add files, web pages, photos and organize them according to project, assignment or 集合.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: Chrome扩展; iOS; Android

特点: Add post-it notes to any of your web pages while re搜索ing.  这些笔记被保存了 so the next time you open the page, they will still be there.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: Chrome扩展

时间管理和分散注意力

特点: 森林 is an app that helps you stay focused on the important things in life. 植物 一棵树,让它在你工作的时候生长.  如果你离开黄金城电子手游,树就会死掉 你需要重新开始. 你种的树越多,你得到的金币就越多.  那些花 在地球上种真正的树.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: iOs; Android

特点: 列出你的任务,每次工作25分钟.  休息5分钟 然后回去工作.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 网上资源

愿景

特点: 使用这个黄金城电子手游程序来帮助识别日常物品.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: iOS; Android

特点: NonVisual Desktop Access is a free screen reader built for 窗户电脑.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 窗户

写作

特点: Helps to eliminate writing mistakes and contextual errors, spelling errors, and poor 词汇表.  语法还可以帮助您提供同义词建议.

成本: 免费及加价

兼容性: Chrome扩展

特点: Encourages words typed by showing a picture of a kitten for every 100 words typed.

成本: 免费的

兼容性: 网上资源