Past Projects

Book Port Project

In February 2005, SET-BC and the Provincial Resource Program for the Visually Impaired launched the Book Port Project. The Project provided the equipment, training, and resources for fifty blind or visually impaired secondary students in BC.

The BookPort is an innovative portable device designed for the blind to read electronic books, play digital audio files, record voice memos, and enter notes in 6 key Braille entry. Its small size, large storage capacity and battery operation enables students to take their studies anywhere. Data is transferred easily to the BookPort from a Windows computer via USB connection. Read More

Global Positioning Satellite Project (GPS)

From 2006 – 2010, PRCVI and SET-BC sponsored the GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) project to explore the capabilities of GPS for students with visual impairments and assess its usefulness to support Orientation & Mobility (O&M). Trekker, the accessible handheld PDA-based GPS technology by HumanWare, was selected for this project. Read More

Technology Access Project (TAP)

TAP was a SET-BC pilot project that was conducted in the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 school years.  TAP was established to provide assistive technology support to students who are declared by school districts in the low incidence category C in British Columbia. The project was designed to establish which assistive technologies could be implemented successfully with this student population.  The research component of the project was conducted in partnership with UBC.  The positive results of this project led to the expansion of the SET-BC mandate to include category C students. Read More

Technology Access Project - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (TAP-FASD)

During the 2008/2009 school year, SET-BC and POPFASD conducted a joint project designed to determine what types of assistive technologies would best support students with FASD.  Fifteen students from three school districts took part in the project which focused on technologies to support writing.  The results of the project helped outline specific technologies and implementation strategies which can help FASD students improve their written output.  Read More