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Access and Disability Services
Building D, Room D119 Mon -Fri 8 am-4:30 pm
Phone: 847.925.6266
TTY: 847.397.7600 Hours may vary during summer session or vacation periods.
Allstate Assistive Technology Lab: Hardware
Variable Speed Tape Recorders
These recorders are extremely useful for listening to
books on tape. Students who are blind or who have low
vision often use this equipment. Students with learning
disabilities may also find them useful.
Raised Lined Thermal Imaging Printer
The raised lined thermal imaging printer takes the toner
from a laser printer image and converts its to a raised-lined
image with the help of special paper. This is useful
for visually impaired users,who then can trace the outline
of the image with their fingers. This technique is usually
used for graphs, maps and similar quantitative information.
Alva Refreshable Braille Display
This device is used in conjunction with a keyboard.
The Alva refreshable Braille display takes the place
of a monitor. Visually impaired users can read the line
of Braille on the bottom of the Alva to determine what
text information is displayed on the monitor. Using
this information, they can operate a computer with great
efficiency to gain instant feedback about what has been
typed/displayed.
Alpha smart
The alpha smart is a portable keyboard, ideal for those
who can type and have difficulty writing by hand. With
one of these portable keyboards, a student can type
his/her lecture notes, then import them into any word
processing program. It requires a simple connection
with a USB cable.
Braille Embosser Juliet Pro 60
This printer will produce double-sided Braille documents,
which can be sent to the printer using a Braille translation
software application. Documents in a word processing
application can be converted to Braille for printing.
Keyboard Mask
A keyboard mask is a special device that is placed over
standard size keyboard. With this device in place, it
is harder to accidentally strike two or more keys at
the same time.
Portable E-book Reader
This device is a portable CD player that will work with
any daisy formatted e-book.
One-handed Keyboard
Because of the special layout of its keys, this keyboard
can be operated one-handed.
Trackball
The trackball is an excellent alternative for individuals
who have trouble using a standard mouse.
Closed-circuit TV device
This device for low vision users has a camera mounted
on the base of the stand. Documents such as handouts,
notes and other printed material can be placed on a
movable (X - Y axis) tray, allowing the user to view
the magnified material on the monitor. The focus of
the camera can be adjusted to enlarge the image or make
it smaller. The image can be changed from color to black
and white for users who prefer higher contrast.
Accessible Graphing Calculator (Blind / Low Vision)
The Accessible Graphing Calculator is a scientific graphing
calculator. It provides standard functions for computation
and two dimensional graphing of mathematical expressions.
The Program is entirely self-voicing and provides auditory
response for program navigation. |