Slides to accompany VI presentation

1. TECH
CONTROL
University of Leeds AT Training
TOM STARKEY
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
ADVISOR
t.m.starkey@leeds.ac.uk
01134 34386
EXPLORING VI TECHNOLOGY

2. SCREEN READERS
• An assistive technology that conveys what fully
sighted people see on a computer display.
• This can be through text-to-speech or a braille
device.
• JAWS is the most popular although there are
others (with NVDA a free alternative.)

3. SCREEN READERS

4. SCREEN READERS
…in relation to the Note-taker and PA
role:
• Transcription of in-session notes
• Online resources
• Research
• Worksheets and handouts

5. SCREEN READERS
Some tips on making docs SR friendly:
• Use the ‘Style’ tool in Word - SRs cannot ‘see’
differences in text size or words in bold.
• Create descriptions for tables / graphs and
alternative text for images.
• Rename hyperlinks.

6. ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY
• Assistive technology that helps people with
visual impairment navigate their environment.
But before we go on – a quick question…

7. ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY

8. ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY

9. BENEFITS
• Help foster independence
• Allows greater interaction with the wider
world
Any others?

10. SCANNING APPS
• Mobile technology that acts like a scanner
• Can convert an image to a PDF
• Saves the image either on the phone or to
cloud storage
• Corrects the image for optimum readability

11. SCANNING APPS

12. BENEFITS
• Allows capture of text anywhere
• Own device is used
• Correction functions can make for better scans
(this is important for students using screen
readers)
• OCR Technology can be employed enabling the
user to edit documents
• Many apps are free
• Allows students to easily keep and organise
notes

13. SPEECH RECOGNITION
• Dictation software that allows the user to type
by talking.
• It can also be used to issue commands, retrieve
information and automate physical tasks.

14. SPEECH RECOGNITION
Demonstration
www.otter.ai

15. BENEFITS
• Difficult tasks are made easier
• (For staff) could reduce transcription time, time
it takes for record keeping etc.
Any others?

16. LINKS
SCREEN READERS:
Link to NVDA
Link to JAWS training
SCANNER APPS:
Link to Office Lens
Link to CamScanner
Link to Adobe Scan

17. LINKS
ORIENTATION AND
MOBILITY:
Link to Seeing AI
SPEECH
RECOGNITION:
https://otter.ai/