The campus is equipped with a variety of adaptive technology to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The list below shows the software programs and hardware devices available on campus. For further information on a particular need to accommodate your specific disability, please click the service's respective link.

Disability Support Services

Software: JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Kurzweil 3000 (Scan/Read), Inspiration, ReadPlease, NaturalReader, Adobe Acrobat Professional Edition, Adobe Reader, E-text Reader, DeskBot, Talking Calculator, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Duxbury, Open Book, Window Eyes, WYNN, Power Talk.

Hardware: Trackball Mouse, DAISY, Document Scanners, Brailler, TTY, Printer, Tactile Imaging.

Academic Support Center

Software: Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Kurzweil 3000 (Scan/Read), Inspiration, Read Please, NaturalReader, Adobe Reader, E-text Reader, DeskBot, Talking Calculator, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, DAISY.

Hardware: Document/Flatbed Scanner, Printer.

Bender Library

Software: JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Kurzweil 3000 (Scan/Read), Inspiration, ReadPlease, NaturalReader, Adobe Acrobat Professiona Edition, Adobe Readerl, E-text Reader, DeskBot, Talking Calculator, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Duxbury, Open Book, Window Eyes, WYNN, Power Talk.

Hardware: Trackball Mouse, DAISY, Document/Flatbed Scanner, Printer, Brailler, Video Magnifers, Zoom Keyboards, Interpretype, IO Digital Pen, TTY, Headphones with mic, Thumb Mouse, QWERTY One Handed Keyboard.

Anderson Computer Complex

Software: Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Read Please, Adobe Reader, E-text Reader, DeskBot, Talking Calculator, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Power Talk.

Faculty Corner

Software: JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Read Please, Adobe Reader, E-text Reader, DeskBot, Talking Calculator, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Power Talk.

Career Center

Software: Zoomtext, Window Eyes, DeskBot, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Read Please, Adobe Reader.

Hardware: Printer.

Washington College of Law

Software: Zoomtext, Window Eyes, DeskBot, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Read Please, Adobe Reader, Power Talk.

Hardware: Flatbed Scanner, Video Magnifers.

Kogod School of Business

Software: Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Read Please, Adobe Reader, E-text Reader, DeskBot, Talking Calculator, Accessibar, Image Zoom, Speak It, Power Talk.

Hardware: Printer.

Other Department/School Labs

• CAS Language Resource Center
• CAS Computer Science and Information Systems Labs
• Library Computer Lab and Classroom
• School of Communication Friedheim Journalism Center
• School of Communication Phillips Lab
• School of Public Affairs Lab

For further information, please contact:

Kamran Rasul

Assistive Technology Specialist

Disability Support Services

Phone: 202-885-3407

Email: rasul@american.edu