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ALT-VI: Access to Literacy through Technology for Persons with Visual Impairments (2003)

The ALT-VI training module presents an overview of current vision technologies that can provide students, who are visually impaired or blind, with effective and independent means of accessing e-text.

This module includes video presentations and slide shows, a detailed resource manual, and software demonstrations.

The ALT-VI modules were presented in the preconference technology workshop for the Getting In Touch With Literacy Conference. This conference addresses issues related to literacy for individuals with visual impairments at all age and literacy levels.

Webcasts

Related Materials - The ALT-VI Package (125 pages) provides information and implementation strategies to support access to e-text through the use of various vision technologies for persons with visual impairments.

Note that print resources are available in print and Duxbury Braille formats.

Duxbury Braille Files

1.   Preface - Download Zipped Duxbury File (4 Kb)
2.   About SET-BC - Download Zipped Duxbury File (3 Kb)
3.   Introduction - Download Zipped Duxbury File (11 Kb)
4.   Talking Word Processors - Download Zipped Duxbury File (11 Kb)
5.   E-Text Research and Study Tools - Download Zipped Duxbury File (13 Kb)
6.   Screen Magnification - Download Zipped Duxbury File (11 Kb)
7.   Braille Notetaker - Download Zipped Duxbury File (59 Kb)
8.   Screen Readers - Download Zipped Duxbury File (33 Kb)
9.   Production of E-Text (Supported) - Download Zipped Duxbury File (37 Kb)
10. Kurzweil 1000: Independent Production of E-Text - Download Zipped Duxbury File (37 Kb)
11. Glossary - Download Zipped Duxbury File (13 Kb)
12. Related Materials - Download Zipped Duxbury File (4 Kb)

Tutorials

Software Demonstrations / Screen Captures

Section 1:  Talking Word Processors and Screen Magnification

1.  Write:Outloud Opening Compatible Files in Write: Outloud - View Demo (3:24 min)
2.  Write:Outloud Saving as a Text File (.txt) - View Demo (2:08 min)
3.  ZoomText 8.0 AppReader - View Demo (4:14 min)
4.  ZoomText 8.0 DocReader - View Demo (2:21 min)
5.  ZoomText 8.0 Speech and Echo - View Demo (2:34 min)

Section 2:  E-Text Research and Study Tools

1.   Kurzweil 3000: Launch - View Demo (1:48 min)
2.   Kurzweil 3000: Window - View Demo (2:31 min)
3.   Kurzweil 3000: Toolbar - View Demo (2:42 min)
4.   Kurzweil 3000: Access - View Demo (2:12 min)
5a. Kurzweil 3000: Scan a Page - View Demo (2:21 min)
5b. Kurzweil 3000: Scan and Reorder - View Demo (2:04 min)
5c. Kurzweil 3000: Scan Options - View Demo (3:14 min)
6.   Kurzweil 3000: Zone - View Demo (3:21 min)
7.   Kurzweil 3000: OCR - View Demo (3:02 min)
8.   Kurzweil 3000: Import - View Demo (4:40 min)
9.   Kurzweil 3000: Read - View Demo (5:53 min)
10.  Kurzweil 3000: Reference Tools - View Demo (2:57 min)
11.  Kurzweil 3000: Highlight - View Demo (3:29 min)
12a. Kurzweil 3000: Notes - View Demo (4:10 min)
12b. Kurzweil 3000: Note Options - View Demo (3:05 min)
13.   Kurzweil 3000: Bookmark - View Demo (2:50 min)
14.   Kurzweil 3000: Writing - View Demo (5:07 min)
15.   Kurzweil 3000: Forms - View Demo (3:47 min)

Section 3:  Braille Notetakers

1.  Saving Internet Information as a Text File - View Demo (1:30 min)
2.  BrailleNote and Active Sync - View Demo (5:13 min)
3.  Using the PC as a Visual Display for the BrailleNote - View Demo (3:49 min)

Section 4:  Screen Readers

1.   Windows From The Keyboard - Mouse Free - View Demo (3:53 min)
2.   Word and JAWS - View Demo (5:25 min)
3.   E-Text and JAWS - View Demo (5:44 min)
3a. Compiling E-text - View Demo (4:42 min)
4.   JAWS and Internet - View Demo (4:44 min)
5.   Online Help for JAWS - View Demo (10:20 min)

Section 5:  Production of E-Text

1.  OmniPage Pro 12 Desktop - View Demo (2:49 min)
2.  Image Panel and Text Editor - View Demo (4:12 min)
3.  Automatic Processing - View Demo (2:39 min)
4.  Manual Processing - View Demo (2:17 min)
5.  About Zones - View Demo (1:55 min)
6.  Scanning into MS Word - View Demo (2:59 min)

Section 6:  Kurzweil 1000: Independent Production of E-Text

1.  Getting Text into K1000 - View Demo (4:30 min)
2.  The Reading Commands - View Demo (6:54 min)
3.  The Recognition Process - View Demo (6:02 min)
4.  Using Image Files - View Demo (3:26 min)
5.  Getting Help - View Demo (8:24 min)
6.  Using K1000 as a Study Tool - View Demo (9:08 min)