Student Accessibility Matters!
Northwestern State University makes reasonable accommodations for students to achieve the best educational outcome. Reasonable accommodation of services are tailored to student needs based on medical evaluation and documentation.If you are currently enrolled at NSULA and need special accommodations due to a medically documented condition, please contact:
Randi Washington, Director
Office of Accessibility and Disability Support
Office: 318-357-5460 |
108C Watson Memorial Library
Natchitoches, LA 71497
washingtonr@nsula.edu
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User Type |
Technical Category |
Product Name |
Location |
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People who are blind |
Screen Reader |
Windows 8 Narrator |
Ease of Access center (Windows+U at sign in screen)(Windows+Enter to directly turn on Narrator) |
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People with low vision (20/70 - 20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Screen Magnifier |
Windows 8 Magnifier |
Ease of Access center > Start magnifier |
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People with low vision (20/70 - 20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Color and contrast |
Windows High Contrast Mode |
Ease of Access center > Setup high contrast |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Visual cues for audio |
Ease of access center > Use text or visual alternative to sound |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Closed captions |
Must be provided by application (Usually an option or indicated by a CC button). |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Accessibility feature |
Notification display |
Settings > Change PC Settings > Notifications and Ease of Access Center > Notifications |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Accessibility feature |
Turn off animations |
Ease of access center > Make it easier to focus |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
On-screen keyboard |
Windows On-screen keyboard (OSK) |
Ease of Access Center > Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Keyboard commands |
Sticky keys, filter keys, key repeat, and mouse keys |
Ease of Access > Make the keyboard easier to use |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Speech recognition |
Microsoft Speech Recognition |
Ease of Access center > Use this computer without a mouse or keyboard > Start Speech Recognition |
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User Type |
Technical Category |
Product Name |
Location |
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People who are blind |
Screen reader |
NVDA Narrator |
Built in screen reader (self voicing capabilities) |
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People with low vision (20/70 - 20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Screen magnifier |
Virtual Magnifying Glass |
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People with low vision (20/70 - 20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Large text and pointer |
Windows Large themes, DPI and low resolution, mouse pointer size |
Built in large text |
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People with low vision (20/70 - 20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Color enhancements |
Windows High Contrast |
Built in color enhancements |
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People who are hard of hearing |
Captions |
Ease of Access features - Captions |
Ease of Access features |
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People who are hard of hearing |
Visual/Vibration cues |
Ease of Access features - Visual cues |
Ease of Access features |
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People with photosensitive epilepsy |
Accessibility feature |
Ease of Access features - Color and Contrast |
Ease of Access features |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Text-to-speech software |
SpeakComputer, BrowseAloud, NaturalReader |
Application-based |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Word Prediction |
LetMeType, etype, Dasher |
Application-based |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Speech Recognition |
Windows Speech Recognition |
Use the Windows Key + Q Shortcut key Combination and type Speech into the search field. Alternatively, use Control Panel to enable Speech Recognition. |
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People who cannot speak |
Keyboard access |
Keyboard accessibility |
Use the Windows Key + Q Shortcut key Combination. In the search box, enter Change how your keyboard works, tap or click Settings, and then tap or click Change how your keyboard works. Choose the desired settings. |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Speech Recognition |
Microsoft Speech Recognition |
Use the Windows Key + Q Shortcut key Combination and type Speech into the search field. Alternatively, use Control Panel to enable Speech Recognition. |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Keyboard adjustments |
Stickkeys, filter keys and key repeat |
Use the Windows Key + Q Shortcut key Combination. In the search box, enter Change how your keyboard works, tap or click Settings, and then tap or click Change how your keyboard works. Choose the desired settings. |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
On-screen keyboard/Keyboard simulation |
Windows on-screen Keyboard (OSK) |
Control Panel > Ease of Access > On Screen Keyboard |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Switch Access |
Simulate Mouse |
Use Microsoft Speech Recognition to simulate mouse functions. |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Switch Access |
Simulate Keyboard (intellisense, RJ Cooper) |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Switch Access |
DiscoverPro w/ Intellisence switch |
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/23664, http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/intelliswitch |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Alternative Input/Mouse Simulation/Mouse speed |
Mousekeys |
Use the Windows Key + Q Shortcut key Combination. In the search box, enter Change how your keyboard works, tap or click Settings, and then tap or click Change how your keyboard works. Turn on Mouse Keys here. |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick |
Where you normally purchase peripherals |
(Many of the resources obtained from the W3C Mobile Accessibility Task Force)
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User Type |
Technical Category |
Product Name |
Location |
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People who are blind |
Screen reader |
VoiceOver |
Built in screen reader (Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver |
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People with low vision (20/70-20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Screen magnifier |
Zoom |
Built in magnification (Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom) |
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People with low vision (20/70-20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Large text |
Large Text (only works in certain Apple products) |
Built in large text (Settings > General > Accessibility > Large Text) |
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People with low vision (20/70-20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Color enhancements |
Inverse colors |
Built in color enhancements (Settings > General > Accessibility > Inverse Colors) |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Text-to-speech software |
Siri, Speak Selection, Speak Auto-text |
Built in software (Settings > General > Accessibility (Hold down home button to activate Siri) |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Word prediction |
Dasher |
Apple App Store |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Speech recognition |
Siri |
Built in software (Hold down home button to activate) |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Switch Access |
Switch Control |
Built in switch access |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Alternative input / Mouse simulation / Mouse speed |
Assistive Touch |
Built-in (Settings > General > Accessibility) |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick, Bluetooth keyboard |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick, keyboard |
Where you normally purchase peripherals |
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Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
Hearing |
Hearing Aid Mode |
General, Accessibility, Hearing, Hearing Aids |
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Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
Hearing |
Subtitles & Captioning |
General, Accessibility, Hearing |
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Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
Hearing |
Mono Audio |
General, Accessibility, Hearing, Mono Audio |
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Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
Hearing |
TTY Mode |
Settings, Phone, TTY |
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Low Vision and Hard of Hearing |
Ringtone Vibration (iOS 7) |
Custom Vibrations |
Settings, Sounds, Sounds and Vibrations Patterns, (one of the options in this section), Vibration, Custom, Create New Vibration |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion or Blind |
Word prediction |
Fleksy |
Apple app store |
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User Type |
Technical Category |
Product Name |
Location |
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People who are blind |
Screen reader |
VoiceOver |
Built in screen reader |
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People with low vision (20/70-20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Screen magnifier |
Zoom |
Built in magnification |
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People with low vision (20/70-20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Cursor magnification |
Cursor Size |
Built in cursor size adjustments |
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People with low vision (20/70-20/200 acuity or fields less than 20 degrees) |
Color enhancements |
Inverse colors |
Built in color enhancements |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Speech recognition |
Dictation |
Built in software |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Accessibility feature |
Dictionary |
Built in software |
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People with cognitive disabilities |
Accessibility feature |
Text to Speech |
Built in software |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
FaceTime |
Built in software |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Messages with iMessage |
Built in software |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Closed Captioning |
Built in software |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Screen Flash |
Built in software |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Mono Audio |
Built in software |
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing |
Accessibility feature |
Purple Video Relay Services |
Built in software |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Speech recognition |
Speakable Items |
Built in software |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
On Screen Keyboard |
On Screen Keyboard |
Built in software |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Keyboard commands |
Sticky Keys |
Built in software |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Keyboard commands |
Slow Keys |
Built in software |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Alternative Input/Mouse Simulation/Mouse speed |
Mouse Keys |
Built in software |
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People with limited dexterity, reach and strength, and range of motion |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick, keyboard |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick, keyboard |
Where you normally purchase peripherals |
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User Type |
Technical Category |
Product Name |
Location |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Switch Access |
No system wide (per app only) |
Application specific |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick |
Trackpad, trackball, joystick |
Hardware |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion or Blind |
Swype keyboard |
install from play store |
settings > language and input |
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User Type |
Technical Category |
Product Name |
Location |
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People who are blind |
Screen reader |
JAWS |
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People who are blind |
Screen reader |
Window-Eyes |
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People who are blind |
Screen reader |
System Access |
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People who are visually impaired |
Screen reader |
JAWS |
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People who are visually impaired |
Screen reader |
Window-Eyes |
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People who are visually impaired |
Screen reader |
System Access |
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People who are visually impaired |
Screen magnifier |
ZoomText |
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People who are visually impaired |
Screen magnifier |
MAGic |
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People with motor impairments |
Speech recognition |
Dragon NaturallySpeaking |
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People with limited dexterity, reach, strength, and range of motion |
Switch or Sip and Puff software |
Intelliswitch with DiscoverPro |
http://webstore.ablenetinc.com/IntelliSwitch--Transmitter---USB-Receiver/p/12050000/ |
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People with cognitive impairments |
Word prediction software (general) |
Varies; a good example is Read & Write Gold |
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People with motor impairments |
Head pointers and mouth wands |
Varies |
Varies |
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People with motor impairments |
Eye tracking or Eye Gaze software |
Varies |
Varies |
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People with cognitive impairments |
Word prediction software (general) |
Varies; a good example is Read & Write Gold |
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People with cognitive impairments |
Speech recognition |
Dragon NaturallySpeaking |
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People with cognitive impairments |
Word prediction |
Co-Writer |
Don Johnston |
Interlibrary Loan | Shreveport Education Center Library | Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library | NSU Leesville Library
Cammie G. Henry Research Center | Prince Music Media Library
