Library – assistive technology
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General Equipment at Glenside.
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Resource
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Quantity
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Comments
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Scooter
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1
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A second one is being serviced
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Wheelchairs
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6
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Some self powered
Some need pushing
Some are sports styled
Varying states of condition
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High backed chairs
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4
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Various types
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Zimmer frames
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Numerous
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Crutches
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Numerous
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Walking sticks
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Numerous
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Induction loops
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Fitted in all classrooms
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Portable induction loop
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1
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Minicom
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1
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Located in the Faculty Admissions Office
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Accessible PC’s
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2
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Bigger monitors, optical mouse, larger key boards – IT lab
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Software: Dragon Speak
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Require microphone socket
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Software: Omni Page
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Documents can be scanned and then font increased – for printed documents
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Coloured overlays
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Numerous
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Range of colours to choose from
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Tape recorders
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Numerous
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Mini disc players
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Numerous
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Dictaphone
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Numerous
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Video equipment
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Numerous/various
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Hoists
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Various shapes/types/sizes
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Need to be used by manual handling qualified staff
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Library – assistive technology
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Assistive PC
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1
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Bigger monitors, enlarged text on key board
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Software: Inspiration
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Mind-mapping software. Ideas and their connections can be arranged visually using symbols, text and flow diagrams
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Software: Read & Write
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Offers scanning, speech readback, phonetic spell checking and word prediction. Speech software reads both scanned documents and newly composed text
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Software: Supernova
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Magnifies text and icons on the desktop, toolbars and menus together with Windows applications and the internet. Speech software reads both text and toolbars
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CCTV Reader
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1
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A reading aid which is not computer based. Text can be magnified and read from a screen; text colour and background can be altered
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Induction Loops
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4
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Fitted at both Library desks and in Library Teaching Room
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Software: Read & Write
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Need to be used by manual handling qualified staff
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