Accommodations available at PCC

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is a basic word processor that the student can control by voice commands.  Dragon NaturallySpeaking can be used to compose e-mail messages, create reports, draft letters, edit proposals and more, just by speaking.

Dvorak keyboards are for students who have the use of only one hand. The keyboard layout is changed to make the most used keys easier to reach.

Half-QWERTY keyboard another keyboard for students who have the use of only one hand. The keyboard works well for someone who already knows how to type.

The Ergonomic mouse, various mice are available to be used by students, students who may have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other orthopedic injuries that would cause them pain to use a regular mouse.

IntelliKeys keyboard has many built-in features for people with disabilities. With IntelliKeys, the student can adjust the responsiveness of the keyboard, the way the SHIFT and other modifier keys work, the repeat settings, the speed of the mouse, the function of the indicator lights and much more.

JFW (JAWS for Windows) is a screen reader. JAWS stands for Job Access With Speech.  It will read almost everything on the screen to a visually impaired or blind student. The voice can be modified to change pitch, volume, speed and voice. There are many keyboard commands to learn and everything must be done by keyboard. 

Microsoft Natural keyboard is an ergonomic keyboard. Students with orthopedic disabilities may find this to be an easier keyboard to type on. 

Read and Write is a program designed to help people with Learning Disabilities. It helps with spelling and will read your text to you. It also does word prediction.  It is used with a word processing program like Microsoft Word.

The use of any software or hardware by the Computer Access Center does not constitute an endorsement of a solicitation to purchase.

Additional Accommodations

Accommodations for taking classroom notes:

·         Audio tape class session; student then transcribes notes for him/her self

·         Volunteer note-taker

·         20/20 pens, large lined paper or NCR paper

·         Notes/handouts transcribed to Braille

Alternate text format:

·         Books available on CD (must use computer to access)

·         Brailled text

·         Magnifier for reading text

·         Enlarged handouts or test

·         Embossed/tactile images

Accommodations for taking tests

·         Test is read to student by screen reader (JAWS) or an individual

·         Test is enlarged

·         Test is in Brailled

·         Test is audio CD

·         Test is taken with extended time limit

·         Test is taken in a distraction free environment

·         Test answers are written by a scribe (student dictates what is to be written)

Service Providers:

·         Sign language interpreter

·         Classroom aide

·         Volunteer note taker

·         Reader and/or scribe