Accessible Technology Initiative
ATI in a Nutshell
The Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) is the CSU commitment to providing access to information resources and technologies for students and the university's public with disabilities (physical, sensory, cognitive and learning). ATI serves as a roadmap for ensuring accessibility based on state and federal law. SSU supports the idea of an equitable environment for all diverse students, employees and others who interact with us.
Listed below are the accessible workstations in the University Library and a description of assistive technology software.
Locations of Accessible Workstations in the Library
First Floor - Schulz 1025 (Two Workstations)
Second Floor - Adjacent to Reference Desk (One Workstation)
Third Floor - Schulz 3046 (One Workstation)
Accessible Workstation Features
Each accessible workstation in the University Library has the following assistive technology hardware and software:
- Dragon Naturally Speaking (Speech Recognition Software)
- Kurzweil 3000 (Text-to-Speech Software)
- JAWS (Screen Reader Software)
- Zoomtext (Screen Magnification Software)
- Height-Adjustable Tables
- Document Scanners
- Large Monitors
- Assistive Technology Software Descriptions
What is Dragon Naturally Speaking?
Dragon Naturally Speaking can help students who have difficulty using the keyboard or mouse. It allows the student to use his/her voice to dictate text, edit and control windows applications like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, the internet and email.
Recommend Users: Students with physical disabilities
What is Kurzweil 3000?
Kurzweil 3000 is designed to help improve reading and writing. Commonly DSS will take a student's textbook, scan it, and convert it to a Kurzweil file. Students then use the Kurzweil software to both read and hear their textbooks on the computer.
Recommended Users: Students with learning disabilities, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder
What is JAWS?
JAWS is a screen reading software designed to provide computer access or students who are blind. JAWS reads the information on computer screens using synthesized speech, allowing students to use programs like Microsoft Word, as well as the internet.
Recommended Users: Students who are blind
What is ZoomText?
Zoomtest helps students with low vision enlarge and enhance everything on the computer screen, making all the information easy to see and maneuver. Most students just use the magnification tool, but they can also change background colors, as well as have the information on the computer screen read aloud to them.
Recommended users: Students with low vision.
Accessible Workstations
See also:
Assistive Technology Center
Library Services for People with Disabilities
SSU Athletics
