Assistive Listening Devices
Brand Name: Comtek; Williams Sound
Description: Personal FM assistive listening devices; Conference Mate assistive listening device for small groups; room FM assistive listening devices for large rooms (e.g., theaters) using sound systems, plus a portable sound system for large rooms not already wired for sound
Location on Campus: Contact DRC for information
Distance Education Technology
Description: Technology used to make online video streams fully accessible by providing interpreters and captions.
Location on Campus: Contact DRC for information
Lighting
Description: Portable low-level spot-light for use with interpreters in darkened rooms
Location on Campus: DRC
Captioning
Description: Equipment that can add captions to videos; also television that has closed captioning capabilities for student use
Location on Campus: DRC (equipment for staff use); Library Lab (TV)
General
Description: Information and demonstration of assistive listening devices and phone amplification
Location on Campus: Audiology
Residence Hall Alert Devices
Description: Numerous rooms are wired for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (smoke/fire alarms, door knock/light flashers)
Location on Campus: Residence Hall
Links to Other Adaptive Technology Pages
Introduction to Adaptive Technology
Adaptive Technology for Students Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Adaptive Technology for Students With Learning Disabilities
Adaptive Technology for Students Who have Mobility Disabilities