ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the access technologies that can play a significant role in enabling persons with disabilities to be employed in many different job functions that were previously unavailable to them. Accessibility is used to refer to the ability of standard application software to be accessed and used by people with disabilities. The flexibility of current personal computers has led to a proliferation of enhancements or add-ons which may be used to customize and streamline personal computer use. Job Access With Speech JAWS (JAWS) is a powerful software application program from Henter-Joyce, experts in access technology. Designed to work with a voice synthesizer, JAWS is loaded with features which improve the productivity level of visually impaired employees and the learning ability of blind students. Microsystems offers several adaptive access software systems for the sightimpaired and physically disabled individual.
