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Disability Services Program (DSP) Alternate Media and Assistive Technology Presented by Brad Starkey-Owens Alternate Media and Assistive Technology Sonocent Audio Notetaker Echo Smart Pen Kurzweil 3000 Remote Captioning Dragon


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Disability Services Program (DSP)

Alternate Media and Assistive Technology

Presented by Brad Starkey-Owens

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Alternate Media and Assistive Technology

  • Sonocent Audio Notetaker
  • Echo Smart Pen
  • Kurzweil 3000
  • Remote Captioning
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • Video Magnifiers
  • DSP Computer Lab upgrades
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Sonocent Audio Notetaker

  • Records lectures to computer or

smart phone hard drive.

  • Students able to highlight important

sections of lectures, type notes, and import images/presentations.

  • Students able to import lecture audio

so Sonocent software onto their own personal computer.

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Echo Smart Pen

  • Records lectures to internal memory.
  • Plays audio back through speakers
  • r headphones.
  • Pulls digital notes with audio into

students’ computers.

  • Students are loaned a pen for one semester,

then are provided with information on where and how to purchase their own.

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Kurzweil 3000

  • Provides an auditory format for

textbooks, classroom materials, and

  • ther digital resources.
  • Allows students to highlight text, add

notes, and extract important content.

  • Provides materials on multiple devices:
  • Campus Computers
  • Student Computers
  • iPads (K3000 app)
  • Provides and auditory format for student writing.
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Remote Captioning

  • Provides real-time captioning of

in-class lectures.

  • Students borrow laptop computer for

an entire semester.

  • Has saved DSP $75,000 via DECT grant.
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Ruby XL HD Video Magnifier

  • Magnifies text and images from printed materials

without blurring/pixelation.

  • Applies color filters to black/white,

white/black, or yellow/blue to increase contrast

  • Available to students for use in the

DSP office

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Onyx Portable HD Video Magnifiers (CCTV)

  • Magnifies text and images on documents

and presentations.

  • Works with student laptops or

in-class computers.

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Dragon Naturally Speaking

  • Text dictation software that allows students

to type hands-free.

  • Able to be used in DSP Lab.
  • Able to be installed on student’s computer

for the duration of their time at SCC.

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DSP Computer Lab Upgrades

  • Open for student use Monday-Friday.
  • 14 new desktop computers.
  • Double monitors for visually impaired students.
  • New security system in lab and testing rooms.
  • Accessibility software on every computer.
  • Specialty software for advanced classes
  • Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
  • Wabbitemu TI Calculator Emulator
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Brad Starkey-Owens

Alternate Media Specialist

(707) 864-7261 • bradley.starkey-owens@Solano.edu