Available Adaptive Technologies

Adaptive technologies are available for use on the part of students with disabilities at several locations on the SHSU Huntsville campus and The Woodlands Center. These technologies include assistive listening devices (i.e., FM amplifiers), CCTV video magnifiers, computers with large monitors, and adaptive software packages, such as the ZoomText screen magnifier/reader, the JAWS screen reader, and the Kurzweil 1000 and 3000 scan/read programs. The following is a complete listing of these technologies and their locations on the SHSU Huntsville campus and The Woodlands Center.

SHSU Huntsville Campus Adaptive Technology Lab (Lee Drain North Annex):

  • 2 CCTV video magnifiers
  • 6 computers
  • 5 scanners
  • FM amplifiers
  • ZoomText screen magnifier/reader software on 6 computers
  • JAWS screen reader software on 6 computers
  • Kurzweil 3000 scan/read software on 4 computers
  • Kurzweil 1000 scan/read software on 1 computer
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software on 4 computer

Newton Gresham Library (Reference Area):

  • 1 CCTV video magnifier
  • 3 computers, 2 with 21-inch monitors
  • 3 scanners
  • 1 Braille printer
  • ZoomText screen magnifier/reader software on 3 computers
  • JAWS screen reader software on 3 computers
  • Kurzweil 1000 scan/read software on 2 computers

Computer Labs:

ZoomText screen magnifier/reader and JAWS screen reader software on ADA computers in:

  • Academic Building 2, Room 110 - 2
  • Academic Building 4, Room 203 - 2
  • CHSS, Room 130 - 4
  • Criminal Justice Center, Room A111 -1
  • Dan Rather Communication Building, Room 205 - 1
  • Evans Building, Room 360 - 1
  • Lee Drain Building, Rooms 203 and 407 - 1 each
  • Newton-Gresham Library, Room 200 - 2
  • White Hall, Room 120 - 4
  • Large monitors available in:
  • Academic Building 2, Room 110 - 20"
  • Academic Building 4, Room 203 - 24"
  • CHSS, Room 130 - 24"
  • Lee Drain Building, Room 203 - 24"
  • Newton-Gresham Library, Room 200 - "24"

Adjustable-height desks available in:

  • Academic Building 4, Room 203
  • CHSS, Room 130
  • CJ Center, Room A111
  • Evans Building, Room 360
  • Lee Drain Building, Room 407
  • White Hall, Room 120

SHSU - The Woodlands Center (Testing Suite 303 & Computer Lab Room 315)

  • CCTV video magnifiers
  • Supernova screen magnifier/reader software
  • JAWS screen reader software
  • Kurzweil 3000 scan/read software
  • Kurzweil 1000 scan/read software
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software
  • Height-adjustable table