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A Mega Bite with
Disabled StudentsAccessing the Internet with
Assistive Technology
Kerstin Olofsson, Umeå University Library, Sweden [email protected] - www.ub.umu.se
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Setting
23 000
80 000
Non- studentsStudents
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Population in Umeå
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Umeå University Some Basic Facts
23, 000 Students 3, 700 Staff American campus model 110 academic programmes
and over 1,000 courses www.umu.se
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Umeå University Library Resource Lab
For Students And Staff with
Visual Impairment Dyslexia Other Reading
Disabilities www.ub.umu.se
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Hardware & Software 5 Work Stations 17” & 21” Monitors Scanners Speakers Word 97 ZoomText JAWS Scanning Programs Infovox Speech
Synthesizer+ SomeSwedish Software
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ZoomText Xtra 7.016 times
magnifyingLevel 1 (no speech)Level 2www.aisquared.
com
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Infovox 330 Converts computer text
into spoken words Human Voice Ann-Marie Ingmar (and Roger) www.promotor.telia.se/
infovox/index.htm
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JAWS For Windows 3.2Job Access With Speech
Screen Reader For All Windows Programs
Especially For Internet Explorer 4.01
www.hj.com
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The Internet Is For All PeopleA Mega Bite with JAWS
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Some Neat Features - ReformattingA Mega Bite with JAWS
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Some Neat Features – Listing LinksA Mega Bite with JAWS
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Some More Neat Features View Internet Tool Bar
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INSERT + F8View Internet Tool Bar
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And Even More ... View Frames List
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INSERT + F9Shows A List Of The Frames
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Resource Lab UsageNovember 1999 – March 2000
Work Station 1 (Standard Setup)
Work Station 2 (Standard Setup)
Work Station 3 (JAWS Equipped)
Work Station 4 (Standard Setup)
Work Station 5 (For Group Work)
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And Now – What?QuestionnaireMarketingEvaluationUpgradingNew Location
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