Promising Practices
Q5_1. If applicable, please identify any outstanding or unique assistive technology or technology accessibility programs, methods of delivery, systems, etc. that have been implemented by your institution.
(18 responses)
- System for creating combined math braille and tactile graphics
- "try before you buy" trial period.
- Our electronic textbooks program for students with disabilities has been delivering an extremely high quality product in a very timely manner.
- We have a Braille Production lab which is not connected with AT. The Braille production lab is connected with the DSS office. We have recently started doing E-text production through the DSS office
- A. T. faculty workshop
- We have a program titled "Assistive Technology Initiative" which was developed and implemented in 1997. It is a joint project between the Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities, the Disability Resource Center and the Office of Equity and Diversity. The ATI provides services to students and employees with disabilities. We have an extensive assistive technology lab, but provide the technology in labs all around the campus based on the expressed need of the client. The ATI also provides screening services to help clients understand what technology is suited for them. In addition, the ATI provides one on one training with clients and participates in awareness activities on campus. If an employee requires AT completing their job responsibilities, the cost of the technology is split between the department the employee works for and the Office of Equity and Diversity. We also have incorporated Web Accessibility into the ATI in 2004. Prior to 2004 our web accessibility project was funded by a partnership grant with WebAIM out of Utah State University.
- cross-functional monthly meetings with stakeholders/ACT group; involvement in state-wide planning initiatives; grant to assess level of access
- We deliver a wide variety of adaptive applications to multiple workstations in multiple computer labs across the campus. We have developed training materials and videos viewable from our web site http:/www.indiana.edu/~iuadapts. Have developed high speed scanning program emulated by many other post secondary institutions.
- We have 2 hearing impaired students who do not read ASL. We set up a laptop with Dragon naturally speaking. The instructor wears a headset mic on a Wialliams Sound transmitter and the reciever has a cable that goes from the ear out port to the mic in on the lap top. The instructor comes in and trains their voice at the beginning onf the semester. It works well most of the time.
- Tactile Image Enhancer MP3 players available for checkout
- We do Flex presentations on Assistive Technology to faculty, and have disability awareness presentations in October.
- accessing technology for vision impaired (ZoomText) or Learning Disabilities (Kurzweil 3000) via server based license -- allowing any student (with or without a disability) to access from any workstation in any of the public computer labs.
- Within the computer services budget we have carved out a decent amount of money that we have control of for upgrades and new purchases.
- The California Community College system has created a system wide program---- The High Tech Center Training Unit which is the primary resource for all 109 community colleges in California.
Q5_2. Have you personally developed any special programs or projects concerning assistive technology or technology accessibility (e.g., unique service delivery program, research project, paper, workshop, presentation, consultation etc.)? If so, please describe.
(21 responses)
- email Braille production service. Consulting for Web accessibility available campus-wide
- We are implementing workshops on Universal Design to assist faculty in opening classrooms up to all, including students with disabilities.
- I am part of the team orking on the Etext project. I am a member of the team that is encourageing web accessibliltiy on campus. Our group has done numerous presentations on campus and at conferences. Several years ago I was a member of a small group that did tactile diagrams. We presented our techniques at conferences.
- Collaboration on A. T. faculty workshop. Two faculty conferences on adaptive technology.
- I run a presentation for the education department. The Special Education class comes over to the Assistive technology lab and I give a demonstration of the technology and how it is used.
- collaboration w/ library to make various AT and accessibilty items available to students and public
- I use the Braille cube to teach Braille, and print / Braille plastic letters
- local training on Kurzweil 3000 for students and staff -- video awareness of disabilities and technology useed
- We have been working to provide an accessible workstation in each of our computer classrooms. So that when a student enters a classroom he or she can have access immediately. We just inform the instructor of the accessible workstation number and they ensure the student gets there seems to work out well.
- I have pushed for lending laptops and PDAs to students to assist with managing a calender, or managing class information. This has been received well primarily by our students with ADHD.
- Yes developed Training for Faculty on the integration of accessibility in their online courses. Conducted trainings on Disability Education
- The Classified Senate has innitiated a project to produce an accessibility map of our campus. I am the coordination person on that project.
- General presentation to Educators regarding Assistive Technology used at the University Level
- Training for new faculty hires where information on accessibility is integrated into the faculty training process and I present to faculty re: accessibility of instructional technology