Table of Contents

• Mission

• Services

• Policy

• Location

• Hours

• Technology

• Resources

MISSION

The Rohrbach Library's Assistive Technology Center has been established to provide assistive and adaptive technology designed to provide patrons with various disabilities access to the library and its resources. This Center is maintained by Joanne Bucks, bucks@kutztown.edu, 610-683-4158.  She is available to provide training in the use of the resources located in the room.

SERVICES

The Rohrbach Library staff is committed to assisting all students with their information needs.   For students with disabilities the staff will retrieve library materials, photocopy articles, and assist with research.  Staff is also available to monitor tests for students.  This service has to be approved by the Office of Human Diversity.  Contact Joanne Bucks, bucks@kutztown.edu, 610-683-4158 for more information on accommodative services.

POLICY

Any member of the Kutztown University community is welcome to use the Assistive Technology Center however students with need take priority.

LOCATION

The Assistive Technology Center is located in RL207. This room is located on the Second Floor and is accessible by stairs or elevator. Please ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk or Reference Desk if needed or call 610-683-4158 to make arrangements for help.

HOURS OF OPERATION

The Assistive Technology Center is open the same hours that the Library building is open. The room is generally kept unlocked. If locked ask for assistance in RL203.

TECHNOLOGY

ZoomText and Jaws – synchronized magnification and screen reading programs designed for low-vision users. The programs speak all on-screen text, echo typing and automatically read multi-page documents.

Arkenstone OpenBook – a software program that turns the PC, scanner, and sound card into a full-featured reading machine. Scan a page using a flatbed scanner, and OpenBook will read that page aloud to you, or you can open and read a text or word-processing file.

Arkenstone WynnWizard – a productivity tool designed to help people read and write more easily, comprehend more efficiently, and study more effectively. You can open a document file and hear it read aloud, or you can scan a page using a flatbed scanner, and read that aloud. Once you open a file, you can alter the way the file is presented on the screen as well as the way it is read to you. You can edit both the document and scanned in pages. You can also create a document from scratch, correct typing errors and when finished, proofread the document by having it read aloud to you.

Reading Edge – scans books, recognizes the text, converts the text to synthesized speech and reads it aloud.

Clearview 500 – video magnifier large enough to accommodate a large book or magazine. Front controls include instant focus, one-touch zoom, position locator (to help users find their place on the page) and positive and negative reading modes.

Midwest microfilm reader – enlarges microfilm (currently located in Room 206 – Microforms Room)

Talking calculator

TTY - text telephone – a devise that lets people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired use the telephone to communicate by allowing them to type messages back and forth to one another instead of talking and listening.

RESOURCES

• KU Disability Services Web Page
  Disability Services is located in the Office of Human Diversity at 215 Stratton Administration Building. Disability Services serves otherwise qualified students and employees with disabilities at Kutztown University. The university is committed to achieving equal educational opportunity and participation for persons with disabilities. Contact: Patricia Richter, Director - Disability Services, Stratton 215, richter@kutztown.edu, 610-683-4108

• DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
  The University of Washington's DO-IT program serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.