Links to other Online Resources
The links to other online resources are organized into the following categories:
For students:
WebAdvisor
Blackboard
Helpful Research Links
Grammar and Writing Links
Computer/Information Technology Links
Of Special Interest To Faculty and Staff:
Disability Resources
Accessible (Adaptive) Software Links
Accessibility Standards for computer labs and computer workstations at CR
Designing Accessible Web Pages
Captioning
Other Sites of Interest - etc.
Links for Students:
WebAdvisor
Blackboard
Helpful grammar and study skills handouts from the ASC
Helpful Research Links
College of the Redwoods Library
College of the Redwoods online database links
Humboldt County Library online
HSU Library
EBSCO Database
New York Times Cyber Times Navigator
Google News -- recent news
Grammar and Writing Links
Mirriam Webster -- dictionary and thesaurus
Bartelby -- dictionaries and more
Bartleby.com: English Usage, Style and Composition
Guide to Grammar and Style
Grammar Bytes! -- Index of Grammar Terms
thesaurus.com
CR's Book of the Year Website
Computer/Information Technology Links
College of the Redwoods IS Website
WebAdvisor
Webopedia -- dictionary of Internet and computer terms
Rules for computer use in the High Tech Center
Creating more Accessible Web Pages
Labyrinth Publications -- computer skills textbooks
Application Reference Cards -- includes keyboard shortcuts for software applications
Tangent Computers for College of the Redwoods
Adaptive Software Links
ABBYY FineReader OCR Software for creating e-text
Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft ® Office from the University of Illin
Audio Graphing Calculator (AGC) -- scientific calculator that provides voiced feedback for people who are blind
Co:Writer word prediction software
Dragon NaturallySpeaking -- speech recognition software
Duxbury Braille Translator
HELP Read -- free text reader
Inspiration -- organize outlines and brainstorm ideas with this software
JAWS -- Job Access With Speech -- screenreader software for people who are blind
Kurzweil 1000 -- OCR scanning and reading software for people who are blind
Kurzweil 3000 -- study skills, scanning and reading software for people with learning disabilities
Magic -- screen magnifier
http://www.magnifiers.org/ -- comparison of screen magnifiers
MathTrax free graphing tool from NASA that also works with screen readers
PDFaloud -- download this free talking Adobe PDF reader
ReadPlease -- free reader which is great for e-text
Scanner Compatibility with Kurzweil and other assistive software
ViewPlus Technologies -- provides Audio Graphing Calculator and Braille- tactile graphics embossers
ZoomText -- screen enlarger software for people with low vision
How to install adaptive software on Windows XP -- order in which to install assistive technology
Application Reference Cards -- includes keyboard shortcuts for many popular software applications
Accessibility Standards for Computer Labs and Computer Workstations at CR
CR Board of Trustees Policy regarding minimum accessible computer workstations in labs and web accessibility (please scroll down to part III)
Accessibility Standards for Computer Labs
Designing Accessible Web Pages
College of the Redwoods High Tech Center's recommendations for creating accessible web pages
Captioning
CR Board Policy regarding closed-captioning: see end of document, section III. Policy Statement - Access to Electronic and Information Technology
Chancellor's Office
Legal Opinion M 02-22 on closed captioning, video format: Text or PDF
(requires the free Adobe Reader software to access the PDF file) 
Distance Education: Access Guidelines for Students with Disabilities includes basic captioning terms in Appendix III -- from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
MAGpie -- download the free "Media Access Generator" 2.x software for captioning online videos
How to use MAGpie 2.01 (in PDF format) -- you will need the free Adobe Reader software to access this file)
Subtitle Workshop -- freeware
PeopleSupport Transcription & Captioning (T&C) - formerly Rapidtext, Inc. -- offers realtime captioning,
offline captioning, transcription
castingWords.com offers transcription for as little as 75-cents / minute (inexpensive)
Of Special Interest To Faculty/Staff -- Disability Resources
Disabled Students Programs and Services Faculty Handbook
Accommodating Students with Disabilities -- Dare to Care: Free Web-based Training Courseware from Long Beach City College
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA -- home page
Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan -- from College of the Redwoods
Disability Newsletter -- published weekly by Dr. Trish Blair at the LIGHT Center
Creating more Accessible Web Pages -- recommendations for College of the Redwoods
High Tech Centers Training Unit
Pacific ADA & IT Center (Pacific DBTAC) -- working to form partnerships between the disability and business communities
Podcasting -- how to make accessible podcasts
Section 508 Home Page
Distance Education: Access Guidelines for Students with Disabilities from the Chancellor´s Office, California Community Colleges
CR Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Other Sites of Interest
Learn how to make accessible software
Alternate Text Production Center (ATPC) of the California Community Colleges
High Tech Center Training Unit Trainings: Manuals and Tutorials
Disability Benefits 101 get a job in California
College of the Redwoods Printranet
Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
DSP&S Resource Handbook from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
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