Thanks in part to a grant funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine-Greater Midwest Region, CeDIR has a new accessible workstation! Our workstation starts with a motorized table that can be raised or lowered to accommodate both standing and sitting positions. We also have two different pointer devices: a large trackball for people who have difficulty with fine motor skills and a traditional mouse. Both mice are plugged in and ready at all times for anyone to use them.Our accessible workstation has all the right tools with software such as Jaws, ZoomText, Kurzweil 3000, and Boardmaker Plus! to help ensure that everyone can use it. Jaws is a screen reader which allows access to information for people with low or no vision as well as anyone who has difficulty reading. ZoomText is an advanced screen magnification program that enlarges and enhances everything on the computer screen, up to 36 times! Kurzweil 3000 helps users with a variety of learning disabilities access information by manipulating electronic texts into an individualized accessible format. Boardmaker Plus! allows users to create personalized symbol-based print and interactive materials. This is particularly important for patrons using alternative communication devices, children with Autism as well as pre-reader and beginning readers.
Want to check it out? Stop by and see us, Monday through Friday 8:00-5:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you!
"This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal Funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago."
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