"Changing Lives |
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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HARDWARE:
Ada movable class cart.
Cart Configuration |
The Adaptive lab runs on DELL and HP desktop PCs Apple Mac 7000 series
and G3 microcomputers.. Scanners for printed text input, recognition and
magnification of textbooks, notes and other class materials are also part
of the lab. This spring (1998) we received a grant from the
"Paul E. and Helen S. Meyer Foundation."to replace our old machines.Changes in the main computing lab's operating systems, the building of the two new "High Tech Centers" and suppliers filling orders for "New" and improved software, have delayed the introduction of this new equipment until the spring 1999 semester. BUT... it IS here now.. And will be ready soon.. We thank the Meyers VERY much... |
SOFTWARE: |
All of the regular computing lab supported class software is on the Adaptive Lab Machines. In addition, a number of special packages have been added to allow adaptive use of these machines. These include but are not limited to: |
SCREEN READING, MAGNIFICATION
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CURRENTLY, ZoomText Xtra level I for windows 95 allows users to choose
screen magnifications from 1 to 16 times normal size. ZoomText also allows
changes in screen text color, background color, and auto scrolling independent
of those in the running programs. ZoomText Xtra Level II allows for the
text to speech output of all menus, menu selections and text within the
applications, plus spoken output of entered key strokes in these same applications
for those who cannot see the screen.
COMING UP: ZoomText Xtra level III (Due out last summer but arriving this spring) will allow these functions under windows 98 and windows NT. |
SCANNING, OCR, TEXT TO SPEECH
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CURRENTLY: "An Open Book" scans in text using a scanner and magnifies
the text for reading. Alternately "An Open Book" can output the text as
speech. However it will only save the text as a graphics file. (Not editable)
COMING UP: "Kurzweil 1000" Scans in text using a scanner and does Optical Character Recognition (OCR) the text is then magnified and / or read. Files can be saved and edited. "ZoomText Xtra level III" will also include a number of these features. will allow these functions under windows 98 and windows NT. |
ALTERNATIVE
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CURRENTLY: "Dragon Dictate V.2.5x" for machine control and discrete
word recognition. "Dragon Naturally speaking" for continuous speech dictation
and recognition both running under Windows 95. "On Screen Keyboard" software
allows for entering text by use of the mouse or a trak ball.
COMING UP: "L&H VoiceXpress Professional" Both controls and allows
for continuous speech recognition. Operates under Windows 98 and Windows
NT. Alternative input hardware include:
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CCSN
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CURRENTLY: The Adaptive Centers are located in the main computer labs
at each CCSN campus
ATAC Extension campus. One (1) machine. One (1)Apple Mac. Cheyenne Campus.. There are Three (3) machines at the Cheyenne campus two (2) Windows machines and one (1) Apple Mac. Henderson Campus. There is one (1) machines at the Henderson campus one (1) Windows machine. Summerlin High Tech Center. There are two (2) machines at the Summerlin High Tech Center, one (1) Windows machine and one (1) Apple Mac. West Charleston campus. There are three (3) machines at the Charleston campus
COMING UP: The new equipment provided by the
The FIRST way we intend to do this is to build a set of "Computer A la cart" units one for each of the main campuses. These machines will have all of the features of the lab machines but will be able to be moved into a testing areas or classrooms for our students to use. Getting ADA software that runs under NT and other new operating systems was one if the main reasons for the implementation delay. |
THE NEW NUMBERS: |
Thanks to the
"Paul E. and Helen S. Meyer Foundation." The number of Adaptive Center machines will almost double and conform with the operating systems of all other machines. ATAC Extension campus. One (1) machine one (!) Apple Mac. Cheyenne Campus.. There will be Five (5) machines at the Cheyenne
campus
Summerlin High Tech Center. There will be two (2) machines at the Summerlin High Tech Center, one
(1) Windows machine and one (1) Apple Mac.
West Charleston campus. There will be Four (4) machines at the Charleston campus
** NEW WESTERN HIGH TECH CENTER ** There will be two (2) machines at the new Western High Tech Center. Two (2) Windows machines with enhanced 19" monitors. |
LAB HOURS AND CONTACT POINTS:
ADA Computing Manager Michael K. Walden |
The ADAPTIVE COMPUTING CENTERS are open for the SAME hours as the
MAIN computer labs at their respective campuses during any semester.
Specialized help is acquired through the ACCESS OFFICE or the Adaptive computing manager by reservation. Students wishing to use the Adaptive computing centers should be
registered with the
Michael K. Walden
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