FVTC Technology Accessibility Options
Use this page to find available accessibility options throughout the FVTC Campus.
Pick a Category that best fits your needs:
Built-in IT Accessibility Tools
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe (Accessibility Checker) | Accessibility Checker available in Adobe | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Adobe | Adobe Accessibility |
| Microsoft Accessibility Tools | Various tools in Microsoft-overview available for Office and Windows 10/11 | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | Microsoft Accessibility |
| Microsoft Accessibility Checker | In Microsoft Office (Word,Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel) .Useful for finding common accessibilty issues. | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | Using the Accessibility Checker |
| Microsoft Office 365 Accessibility Tools | Various tools specific for Microsoft 365 | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Accessibility |
| Microsoft Teams | Various tools specific for Microsoft Teams | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | Microsoft Teams Accessibility |
Alternative Formats of Instructional Materials
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard Ally | Tool in Blackboard that creates alternative format options as well as a content accessibility checker. | Blackboard/Center for Instructional Excellence | Blackboard account | Blackboard Ally |
| Textbooks in alternative format requests | Request to Disability Services for textbook in alternative format. | Disability Service | Students with accommodation plan. |
Campus Facilities Accessibility/Mobility
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Keyboard, Computer Mouse, Trackball | Equipment to increase accessibility to computers when standard equipment may be a barrier | Disability Services | Available from DS Office | |
| Accessible Parking Spaces |
Available throughout FVTC locations | Facilities and Security Services | Anyone with DMV permit | www.fvtc.edu/virtual-tour |
| Automatic Door Openers | Available throughout FVTC locations | Facilities and Security Services | Please complete Facilities request if not operating. | www.fvtc.edu/virtual-tour |
| Chair options including with or without arms, additional back or neck support | Equipment to increase accessibility to computers when standard equipment may be a barrier | Disability Services | Available from DS Office | www.fvtc.edu/disabilityservices |
| Elevators | Available at Appleton Campus and Riverside Campus | Facilities and Security Services | Access available to all. | www.fvtc.edu/virtual-tour |
| Emergency Procedures-Quick Reference Guide | Facilities and Security Services | Access available to all. | ||
| Room Signs with Braille included | Facilities and Security Services | Access available to all. | ||
| Light switches,drinking fountains, and thermostat placement | Facilities and Security Services | Access available to all. | ||
| Virtual Appointment Space for students-Riverside | Student can more private room with computer and webcam for student services virtual appointment. | Enrollment Services-Oshkosh Riverside | Access avaialbe by request to Enrollment Services. | |
| Stairway Evacuation Devices | Located on near stairwells. | Facilities and Security Services | Access available to all. | |
| Access to Valley Transit-bus stop near entrance 1 | Public bus system in Appleton area that is free to students with valid FVTC ID | ID through Student Life/Questions to DS or Valley Transit | Anyone with valid FVTC ID-offers rider training | Valley Transit : Accessibility |
| Access to GO Transit-bus stop near parking lot | Public bus system in Oshkosh area that is free to students with valid FVTC ID | ID through Student Life/Questions to DS or Valley Transit | Anyone with valid FVTC ID-offers rider training | Go Transit Travel Training |
Communication Support
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711 Relay System | Service that enables people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind or those with a speech disability to place and receive phone calls. | https://wisconsinrelay.com/ | Available to all. Call the Wisconsin Relay System or receive a call from someone using the Relay System. | https://wisconsinrelay.com/ |
| Ubi Duo Communication Device | Device device with split screen interface where a person can type back and forth with another person. | Disability Services | Available from DS Office | www.scomm.com/education |
Hearing and Auditory Support
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaltura-Captioning | Captioning and transcription services are available through Kaltura | Center for Instructional Excellence | Blackboard account | For Instructors Tab in Blackboard |
| ACS-Captioning | Stream text and stream cast | Private company/NCJTC has worked with this company | Cost for services | www.acscaptions.com/ |
| CaptionSync | Captioning and transcription services | Private company/Graduation team works with this company | Cost for services | www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/ |
| Rev-Captioning | Captioning Service-convert audio and video to text. | Private company/Marketing has work with this company | Cost for services | www.rev.com |
| 3 Play Media-Captioning | Captioning and transcription services | Private company | Cost for services | www.3playmedia.com/ |
| Assistive Listening Devices | Assists with improving the sound quality and clarity of reproduced sound-various FM systems | Disability Services | Available from DS Office | Please see DS staff for specific product information. |
| Loop System-Bordini | Sound system for people who use hearing aids. | IT-Media | Available for those using Bordini Conference Room | |
| Sign Languge Interpreter | Facilitates communication with a person who is deaf or hearing impaired using sign language. | Disability Services | Cost for services |
Notetaking Support
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Voice Recorders | Device to record classroom lectures. | Disability Services | Accommodation plan through Disability Services | Please see DS staff for specific product information |
| Smart Pens-Echo or Symphony | Used for notetaking. Recording device that uses specific notebooks. | Disability Services | Accommodation plan through Disability Services | https://us.livescribe.com/ |
Speech to Text Tools
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Naturally Speaking-Professional Group | Speech to Text tool, and also can control computer by voice. | Disability Services | Accommodation plan through Disability Services | www.nuance.com |
| Windows 10 Speech Recognition | Speech to Text tool | FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | Windows Speech Recognition |
| Dictate in Office 365 | Speech to Text tool | FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Office 365 | Office 365 Dictate |
Text to Speech Tools
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurzweil 3000 | Text to Speech tool currently used for testing situations that are not in Blackboard. | Disability Services | Students with accommodation plan | www.kurzweiledu.com |
| ReadSpeaker-integrated in Blackboard | Text to Speech tool along with page mask feature, enlarge text feature, text color options and mp3 download option. | Center for Instructional Excellence | Blackboard account | Help and Resources Tab in Blackboard |
| Immersive Reader in Office 365 | Text to Speech tool with features that include spacing options, reading ruler and various color options | FVTC Helpdesk | Available to all with FVTC account |
Translation Tools
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 and Office Translate feature | Translate feature is currently available for Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and PowerPoint | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available to all with FVTC account | Translate information for Microsoft 365 and Office |
| Immersive Reader | Available in OneNote, Word, Outlook and Teams | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available to all with FVTC account | |
| Windows Translator | App that can provide translation and captioning. | Available App | Available App | Microsoft Translator |
Visual Support
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCTV Magnifier | Machine to magnify items including writing. Also color overlay options, and some machines read aloud written material. | Disability Services | Access available to all. Two units available in TLC, 1 in Riverside Computer Lab and 1 in DS Appleton | Please see DS staff for specific product information. |
| Windows 10 Magnifier | Screen Magnifier | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Narrator | Screen Reader | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Microsoft | |
| Zoomtext | Used for screen magnification and as a screen reader. | Disability Services | Accommodation plan through DS and site license | |
| Immersive Reader in Office 365 | Text to Speech tool with features that include spacing options, reading ruler and various color options | Computer/IT FVTC Helpdesk | Available through Office 365 |
Website Accessibility
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siteimprove | Monitors website to improve and update accessibility, quality and usability | Marketing | Marketing/IT staff | https://siteimprove.com/en-us/ |
Instructional Accessibility Tools
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard | Center for Instructional Excellence | Blackboard account | Blackboard Accessibility Tools | |
| Collaborate | Accessibilty tools including option to add live captioning option. | Center for Instructional Excellence | Blackboard account | |
| Kaltura | Recording and captioning tool | Center for Instructional Excellence | Blackboard account |
Business & Industry, NCJTC, and Learning Innovation Tools
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Description |
Material Location and Contact |
Access Information |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom | Used by National Criminal Justice Training Center |
College Instructional Tools through CIE
FVTC Accessible Materials and Technology |
Accessibility Information Link |
Material Location and Contact |
Additional Info & Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Explorance | https://explorance.com/products/blue/ | Center for Instructional Excellence | NOTE: Under review to be replaced |
| Camtasia | https://www.techsmith.com/accessibility.html | ||
| Cengage | https://www.cengagegroup.com/accessibility/ | ||
| Kahoot | https://trust.kahoot.com/inclusion-and-accessibility-policy/ | Center for Instructional Excellence | Bb LTI |
| Pronto | Bb LTI | ||
| Screencast-O-matic |
Publishers with an integration tool to Blackboard
Publishers with an integration tool to Blackboard |
Accessibility Information Link |
|---|---|
| Cambridge | http://www.cambridge.org/accessibility |
| Cengage | https://www.cengagegroup.com/accessibility/ |
| Copia Class | no accessibility information available on website as of 2/10/2022 |
| Jones and Bartlett | https://www.jblearning.com/Accessibility |
| LinkedIn Learning | https://www.linkedin.com/accessibility?trk=shapeshifter__footer-accessibility |
| McGraw Hill | https://www.mheducation.com/highered/explore/accessibility.html |
| McMillan | https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/our-story/accessibility |
| Oxford Press | https://learninglink.oup.com/page/accessibility |
| Pearson | https://www.pearson.com/us/accessibility.html |
| Red Shelf | https://www.about.redshelf.com/accessibility |
| Vista Higher Learning | https://vistahigherlearning.com/accessibility |
| VitalSource | https://get.vitalsource.com/vitalsource-advantage/accessibility |
| Wiley | https://www.wiley.com/en-us/accessibility |