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Real Solutions for Real Needs: Providing Assistive
Technology in the IT Environment
Michael Young
Alisa Louther
August 18, 2010
CAP: 20 Years of Accommodations
• CAP was established in 1990 as DoD’s centrally funded program to provide accommodations
• Expanded by Congress in 2000 to support other Federal agencies
• Partnerships with 66 Federal agencies
• Over 91,000 accommodations
CAP Mission• To provide assistive technology and
accommodations to ensure people with disabilities and wounded service members have equal access to the information environment and opportunities in the Department of Defense and throughout the Federal government
CAP Customers
• Federal employees with disabilities• Federal managers ready to hire
and accommodate • Federal employees that develop a
disabling condition• Federal employees returning from
a Workers’ Compensation injury • Teleworkers with disabilities• Returning wounded Service
members
CAP Services
• Provide assistive technology and training
• Conduct needs assessments and technology demonstrations
• Provide installation and integration
CAP Services
• Provide training on disability management and on creating an accessible environment
• Support the compliance of federal regulations
Snapshot: The Needs Assessment Process
• The Job• What are the individuals job tasks and duties?• How is the diagnosis affecting the individual’s
ability to perform their job functions?• The Individual
• Is the disability existing or newly acquired?• Progressive or Temporary?• What are the individual’s functional limitations
• The Solution• What are the procedures for installing software on
your network? Security? Integration?• Will the individual need training on the proposed
solutions?
Employment Solutions: Assistive Technology
• Dexterity Impairments• Alternative keyboards, input
devices and voice recognition software
• Vision Loss• Screen readers, Braille terminals,
magnification software and CCTV’s• Hearing Loss
• Assistive listening devices (ALDs), personal amplification devices, TTYs, videophones and captioning services
• Cognitive Impairments/TBI• Cueing/memory aids, literacy
software, screen readers and ALDs
Accessibility ResourcesEmbedded Assistive Technology
• Magnifier: Separate window that displays a magnified portion of the screen for people who have low vision
• Narrator: Text to speech which reads what is displayed on the screen for people who are blind or have low vision.
• On-Screen Keyboard: Displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen that allows people with mobility impairments to type data by using a pointing device or joystick
CAP Technology Evaluation Center (CAPTEC)
• Assist individuals and supervisors in choosing appropriate computer and electronic accommodations
• Wide variety of assistive technology
• VTC capability• Tours
• Located in the Pentagon (2D1049)
• 703-693-5160 (V)• 703-693-6189 (TTY)
CAP Accommodations Profile by Disability (FY90-FY10 YTD)
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