| Fayetteville
Technical Community College has the following equipment available
for use by students with documented disabilities. The majority
of the equipment has been provided through funding from the Carl Perkins
Vocational Education Act. |
| I. |
Franklin
spellers - Provides phonetic spelling corrections and spelling verification.
Students with learning disabilities may find the Franklin Spellers
useful. |
| II. |
Audio
tape recorders/Players: |
|
A.
|
Voice activated
mini recorder. May be recommended for the student with different
learning styles and specific learning disabilities (SLD). |
| B. |
Cassette Tape
Recorder/Player (4-track) - Specifically designed for listening to
books on tape and for the recordings for the blind and students with
dyslexia. |
| III. |
Overhead
projectors - Recommended as an instructional aid especially for the
hard of hearing (hearing impaired) and different learning styles to
include specific learning disabilities (SLD). |
| IV. |
Audio
cassette tape duplicating machine. |
| V. |
ZoomText
magnification software - Recommended for visually impaired (low vision)
students. |
| VI. |
Jaws
for Windows - magnification software. Recommended for visually
challenged (low vision) and blind students. |
| VII. |
Talking
Calculators - Recommended for visually challenged (low vision) students. |
|
A. |
Talking calculator
with memory, jumbo readout and earphone. |
|
B. |
Talking calculator
with memory, alarm clock and earphone. |
| VIII. |
PA
amplification System - Technology for hard of hearing (hearing impaired)
students. |
| IX. |
Arkenstone
Open Book and DEC Talk Speech Synthesizer (scanning and text conversion
software) - Software that functions as a reading machine which interfaces
with a scanner and a personal computer (PC). Recommended for visually
challenged (low vision) and blind students. |
| X. |
TTY
(Text Telephone for the Deaf) - Used by hearing and speech impaired
who are unable to use a telephone in the usual way. |
| XI. |
Braille
'n Speak - A note-taking tool recommended for use by visually challenged
(severe loss of vision) and blind students. |
| XII. |
Other
equipment and supplies include lap desks which may be used by students
with orthopedic challenges and students with wheelchairs, note taking
paper and count frames |
