Texas State has pay TTY's available for public use.

The following adaptive technology is available at Texas State University-San Marcos for enrolled students with disabilities.  The ODS recommends that students who are interested in using the adaptive technology contact our office to confirm availability, hours of lab operation, and any training needs.

Instructional Technologies Adaptive Technology Lab  (2nd floor)   Hours of operation: ASB lab

Hardware:

• 2 - IBM computers
• 1 - 20" Flat Screen monitor
• 1 - 17" CRT
• Big keys Keyboard
• Kensington track ball mouse
• 2 - Braille printers
• 1 - HP ScanJet 5400 scanner with Automatic document feeder
• Adjustable keyboard tray
• Microphone
• Speakers
  
  Software:
• Zoom Text - Enlarges, enhances and reads aloud everything on the screen making computers accessible and friendly to low-vision users.
• JAWS - Works with your PC to provide access to today’s software applications and the Internet. With its internal software speech synthesizer and the computer’s sound card, information from the screen is read aloud, providing technology to access a wide variety of information, education and job related applications. JAWS also outputs to refreshable Braille displays.
• Dragon Naturally Speaking – Allows you to speak, and your words appear on screen in letters, spreadsheets, and forms. You can dictate reports and papers; enter data; fill-in forms; send e-mail; and work on the Web-all by voice!
• OpenBook - Allows you to convert printed documents or graphic based text into an electronic text format using accurate optical character recognition and quality speech.
• Connect Outloud - Designed for the beginning to experienced blind or low vision computer user to access the Internet through speech and Braille output.
• Duxbury – Allows you to import MS Word files and turn them into Braille at the touch of a button. You can also create Braille from virtually any word processor, scan in information, use information from the World Wide Web, or create documents with a built-in word processor.
• Inspiration - Integrated diagramming and outlining views work together to help students comprehend concepts and information. Students can quickly prioritize and rearrange ideas, helping them create clear, concise essays, reports and more. This program is very helpful to students with Attention Deficit Disorders and learning disabilities.

ODS office (5-5.1, LBJ Student Center)   Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Windows XP
Computer with Zoomtext Extra Level II
Dragon Naturally Speaking
Textbridge
Scanner
Keyboard with large keys

Student Learning Assistane Center (4th floor Alkek Library)*
    Hours of operation: Monday to Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m. to noon; Sunday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Jaws
Magic screen enlarger
*the computer with adaptive technology is for instructional purposes only

Writing Center (G09 Flowers Hall)
    Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m. to 
    12:00 p.m.

Windows NT
Computer with Zoomtext Extra Level II
Dragon Naturally Speaking
Textbridge
Scanner
Keyboard with large keys