Philip Voorhees, Adaptive Technology Coordinator

adatech@mtsu.edu

John Harris, Director

Disabled Student Services

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Adaptive Technology Center Rm# 174 New Library (Point of UAW Distribution)

New Technology

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The Adaptive Technology Center (ATC) offers the 800 Undergraduate and Graduate students with disabilities registered with the Department of Disabled Student Services (DSS) access to computers and assistive devices that support both students and faculty in achieving an accessible and equitable academic experience. As well, the ATC offers short-term adaptive technology loans to students or the faculty and/or departments that are working with students with disabilities. It is the goal of the DSS and the ATC over the next three years to promote the inclusion of: 1 Universally Accessible Workstation (UAW) in all labs and classrooms that have 24 or fewer workstations. 2 UAWs with 1 including enhanced features for all labs and classrooms that have 25 to 50 workstations. 3 UAWs with 2 including enhanced features in all labs and classrooms that have 51 or more workstations. The sizable population of students with disabilities at MTSU offers many challenges in providing equitable access to the same academic information and instruction the overall student body enjoy daily. To further meet these challenges the Department of Disabled Student Services requests funding to acquire new and upgrade current solutions for equitable accessibility to information and instruction. For clarity, I have provided a list of definitions for abbreviations used in this request as follows: TS = Training Support SU = Single User Software SL = Multiple User Site License UAW = Universally Accessible Workstation CT = Conventional Technology EF = Enhanced Feature LD = Learning Disabilities PD = Physical Disabilities VD = Visual Disabilities SD = Speech Disabilities HD = Hearing Disabilities * = Essential for operations ** = Solution for current obstacles to equitable access