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TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT

  • Desktop computers with operating systems:

    • Windows 7 Enterprise (2 workstations)
    • Windows 10 (4 workstation)
  • Screen readers with voice output:
    • JAWS for Windows 15 with Slovak localization
    • NVDA (non-visual desktop access) open source screen reader
    • Laura – Slovak voice synthesis (KobaSpeech)
  • Programs for enlarged imaging:
    • Zoomtext 2018 (AiSquared, USA)
    • MAGic 8.0 (Freedom-Scientific, USA)
  • OCR software:
    • ABBY FineReader 10, 11, 15
  • Electronic magnifiers
    • TV Lupa Rehan Electronics
    • Ruby XL HD pocket reading magnifier
    • ReaditScholar – a portable camera system for remote and close-up recording with operating software for processing captured text (OCR and voice synthesis)
  • Braille lines:
    • Focus Blue 80 Braille line
    • Older types:
      • Alva 570 Satellite Pro, 70 characters (Alva, NL),
      • Tieman Braille Voyager, 70 characters (Tieman, NL),
      • Handy Tech
  • Scanning devices:
    • A4 flatbed scanners (5 workstations)
    • mobile scanners (13 units loaned to students)
    • Smart scan scanning pen
    • scanner with OCR and EasyReader voice output (3 units loaned to students)
  • Printers:
    • laser black printing and colour printing
    • INDEX Everest Braille printer
    • Emprint Spot Dot Colour Braille (View Plus) printer for combined printing of embossed and colour graphics
    • ZY-FUSE – machine for preparing relief images (Zychem, UK)
  • Canon iR2018 copier
  • RENZ wire ring binding machine
  • Binding machine for ring binding plastic HP 5015
  • Mechanical typewriters for the blind Tatrapoint (Švec s.r.o., Vráble, SK)
  • Alternative input devices:
    • IntelliKeys USB Keyboard – touch keyboard

    • BigKeys keyboard – keyboard with larger keys

    • JUMBO XL keyboard – keyboard with larger keys
    • Orbitrack – touch mouse
    • Mouse Evoluent 4 – wireless ergonomic mouse for right-handed people
    • Marble Trackball – computer mouse
    • Integramouse – controlling the mouse cursor with your mouth
    • SmartNav4 – controlling the mouse cursor with head movements
    • Quha Zono – controlling the mouse cursor with head movements
    • Tobii – eye movement sensor with operating software for computer control
  • Other devices:
    • BENQ projector
    • PC Notes Taker digital pen
    • Bellman FM radio communication system (4 units loaned to students)
    • SONY Dictaphone (3 units loaned to students)
    • wireless microphone Viking M360
  • Software:

    • NewtonDictate – transformation of spoken word into text

      Grid 3 SK – communication software

    • Claro Read - text to speech software for dyslexic students

Computer room I-39 is available to students.