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K-W ACCESS-ABILITY ASSISTIVE DEVICES TRAINING
As a person with a physical disability, you have a right:
- to the tools you need
- to the related job training you deserve
- to make the best of your abilities
Kitchener-Waterloo Access-Ability, has served persons with physical disabilities since 1972. We can give you the computer skills you need for today's workplace.
You deserve the proper tools and the right computer-related job training to make the best of your abilities.
It's your right!
To focus on your abilities rather than your disability, you may need the tools to be able to:
- make your computer take spoken commands
- dictate or photo-scan documents vs. typing
magnify your computer screen
- We are an authorized Ontario Disability Support Programme service provider, and we can give you the computer related job training you need to achieve your employment goals. We can teach you how to use the specialized adaptive and assistive technology that you will find in today's workplace.
COMPUTER LITERACY & EMPOWERMENT
We can teach you how to use adaptive and assistive devices such as:
- Screen Readers (e.g. Business Vision, WinVision, Dectalk, Jaws, Window Eyes, ZoomText Xtra.)
- Voice Input (e.g. VoicePad, Simply Speaking Gold, Via Voice, Dragon Dictate, Dragon Naturally Speaking.)
- Text Enlargement (e.g. ZoomText, Duo Magnifico, Lens)
- Optical Character Recognition(e.g. TextBridge, Kurzweil)
- We not only show you how to use the software, but provide lots of time saving tips such as shortcuts, macros, and hotkeys. At the same time, we teach you all about the Windows Operating System Graphic User Interface.
We give you individualized attention, and lots of time-saving handouts to take home with you. On successful completion, a certificate is issued.
Our students write:
"You taught me computer skills and encouraged me to keep writing."-S.M.
"The Internet was great. I found out I could get lots of information on almost anything."-A.B."
"You have given me the power to do a lot on my own. Thank you for having so much patience with me."-W.B.
"[My Internet lesson] is definitely going to open the doors to another world."-S.M."
[Staff] are friendly. It's a good place for people who need to start from scratch. My typing speed is going up."-T.F.
"I've benefited from the personal one-on-one instruction. Coming to your facility has helped me land a job in the Hotel/ Hospitality field."-V.J.
Call us at (519) 885-6640
Fax us at (519) 885-4526
E-mail us at kwaa@kwa.on.ca
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