Adaptive Technology Supports

The TASC provides a variety of computerized adaptive technologies to help provide accommodations for students with special needs.  With equipment and software, we offer special services for students with physical (psycho-motor, visual, aural) limitations as well as supports that assist LD students.

A new state-of-the-art workstation is currently available at the TASC on the Mohegan campus. The station is ADA-compatible with an adjustable work surface. The hardware includes a 21" high-resolution monitor, large-key keyboard, large trackball mouse, and a scanner. Some of the available programs are listed below. To learn more about the specific resources, or to arrange to preview and use them, stop by the Mohegan TASC office, or call 892-5745.

For more information on OpenBook

• OpenBook 7.0 - A software program that turns a PC, scanner, and sound card into a full-featured reading machine.  Scan a page using a flatbed scanner, and OpenBook will read the page aloud.  Or, open and read a text or word-processing file.  OpenBook will allow you to alter the way the page is read, or if you have low vision, modify the way the page is presented on the screen

For more information on ZoomText

• ZoomText - An integrated magnification and screen reading program for vision-impaired computer users. ZoomText features include flexible magnification, complete screen reading, automatic document reading, text navigation, and typing and mouse echo.

For more information on Dragon Naturally Speaking

• Dragon Naturally Speaking - software that recognizes and creates text from natural continuous speech. Talk to a PC through a microphone and your words appear immediately on the screen and in your document.

For more information on JAWS

• JAWS for Windows - The most popular screen reader worldwide, JAWS® for Windows 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. JAWS also outputs to refreshable Braille displays.

For more information on Read&Write

• Read&Write Gold - Read&Write (v7.1) GOLD is the ‘one stop solution’ for reading and writing needs, bringing comprehensive literacy support through a unique set of features for the user with literacy or learning difficulties.