Adaptive Technology Consulting - Accessibility Solutions

ATC offers solutions for working around the inconvenience of Blindness, Low Vision, or Learning Disabilities. We met these folks at a conference of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
www.adaptivetech.net

pin interactive

Pin Interactive AB creates concepts for communication and learning environments adapted to the users' needs. We do this from a pedagogical grounding with a technical competence within digital media technology.

PIN Interactive offers the award winning accessible computer game, Terraformers. The game is a visual / audio hybrid playable by both sighted and sight disabled / blind.

This product is rated B L, V I, N I.
This product is appropriate for ages 12 through Adult.
www.pininteractive.com

Utter Command - By Redstart Systems

Utter Command is a speech command system for controlling computers. It works with the NaturallySpeaking Pro speech recognition engine.



UC commands work across all programs. No matter what programs you use, you’ll be able to do everything by speech that you can using the keyboard and mouse, usually faster.



UC commands are easy to say and easy to remember because they follow the way your brain works. They're also easy to combine, which makes for fast, efficient computing. Utter Command gives you one-step file, folder and Web site access, advanced Web search and email, and windows-handling abilities that outpace the keyboard and mouse.



This product is rated M I, N I.
This product is appropriate for ages 12 through Adult.
www.redstartsystems.com

ShopSite - Shopping Cart Software

This is our second Web site using Shopsite. That's probably the best recommendation one can give. Our Internet Service Provider says it was easy to install and configure. It's never crashed on us or lost data.

We have blind customers using the Shopsite shopping cart. We particularly like the OrderAnywhere feature that lets us simply add a little HTML to our existing Web site in order to wire in the Shopsite Shopping Cart.

This product is rated V I, C B, D F, M I, N I.
It can be used to build Web stores that are rated B L, V I, C B, D F, M I, N I.

Dragon Naturally Speaking - Voice Recognition Software

Our motion-impaired players use it to play our games hands-free. We know of people who are blind that use it.

The many command modes: Spell, Command, Dictation, Normal, are particularly useful for finding the best accuracy. The voice-controlled mouse is an awesome tool when wielded by an experienced user. And, yes, you can use this product to play our arcade games by voice.

This product is rated B L, V I, C B, M I, N I.

JAWS - Screen Reading Software

Our blind players use it to play our games. It even works with our installation program. It's easy to use, and, after years of revisions, very fully featured.

This product is rated B L, V I, C B, M I, N I.

Finale - Sound Editor

We use Finale to edit the sounds we use in our games. We even use it to compose original music.

It's very fully featured, even sufficient to please our very fussy VP of Audio Arts. The version we use runs on the Macintosh.

This product is rated V I, C B, N I.

Paint Shop Pro - Graphics Editor

Our graphics needs are simple so we want product that is easy to use. For years, Paint Shop Pro has been that product.

This product is rated D F, N I.

Nero - CD Burner

CD burning is one of those things that just is not exciting. We like it that way.

Nero's drag and drop interface is intuitive. Their verification feature has saved us from avoidable support calls. And, it hasn't crashed on us once. We haven't run it using any accessibility software.

This product is rated V I, C B, D F, N I.