Minimum Lab Requirements

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The following table represents the CUNY Assistive Technology Services (CATS)  recommendations for assistive technology labs throughout CUNY campuses.

CLASSROOM LAB / INSTRUCTIONAL – 10% OF WORKSTATION PER LAB

| EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION | UTILIZATION BY DISABILITY | CATS RECOMMENDATION |

| Height Adjustable Table | Wheelchair | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Monitor - 24" Or Larger | Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Computer - i5, RAM 8GB Minimum 16GB Preferred | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Accessible pay-to-print workstation | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Screen Magnification Software | Low Vision | ZoomText Magnifier / Reader |

| Reading & Writing Software | Learning Disabilities, Visual Disabilities | Kurzweil 3000 / Read and Write Gold |

| Reading & Writing Software | Blind | Kurzweil 1000 / OpenBook |

| Screen Reading Software | Blind | JAWS for Windows |

| Headphones | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

|  CCTV (Contact CATS for Quantity) |  Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon Request  |

COMPUTING CENTER AND/OR LIBRARY – 10% OF WORKSTATIONS

| EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION | UTILIZATION BY DISABILITY | CATS RECOMMENDATION |

| Table - Height adjustable | Wheelchair | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Monitor - 24" or larger | Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Computer - i5, RAM 8GB Minimum 16GB Preferred | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Accessible pay-to-print workstation | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Screen Magnification Software | Visual Disabilities | ZoomText Magnifier/Reader |

| Screen Reading Software | Blind | JAWS for Windows |

| Reading & Writing Software | Learning Disabilities, Visual Disabilities | Kurzweil 1000 / OpenBook |

| Reading & Writing Software | Blind | Kurzweil 1000 |

| Scanner | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Headphones | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| CCTV (Contact CATS for Quantity) | Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

SPECIALIZED LAB FOR STUDENTS w/ DISABILITIES – ALL WORKSTATIONS

| EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION | UTILIZATION BY DISABILITY | CATS RECOMMENDATION |

| Table - height adjustable | Wheelchair | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Monitors -24" or larger | Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Computer - i5 or better, RAM 8GB Minimum 16GB Preferred | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Accessible pay-to-print workstation | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Screen Magnification Software | Visual Disabilities | ZoomText Magnifier / Reader |

| Screen Reading Software | Blind | JAWS for Windows |

| Reading & Writing Software | Learning Disabilities, Visual Disabilities | Kurzweil 3000 / Read&Write Gold |

| Reading & Writing Software | Blind | Kurzweil 1000 / OpenBook |

| Scanner | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Headphones | All | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| CCTV (Contact CATS for Quantity) | Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Optical Character Recognition Program (for E-text production) | All | ABBYY FineReader |

| DAISY Reader Software for RFB&D | Learning Disabilities, Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Voice Recognition Software | All | Dragon NaturallySpeaking |

| Headset - For Voice Recognition | All | Andrea, Plantronics or Nuance Recommended |

SOME ADDITIONAL A/T TO SUPPLY UPON REQUEST

| EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION | UTILIZATION BY DISABILITY | CATS RECOMMENDATION |

| Audio Book Player (DAISY) | Learning Disabilities, Visual Disabilities | Any RFB&D model or Humanware Stream |

| Braille Devices; embosser, writer, refreshable display, etc… | Blind | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Alternative input devices; trackball, joystick, touchpad, etc… | Physical Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Keyboard Overlay | Physical Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| FM System | Hearing Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |

| Note Taking Devices | Learning Disabilities | LiveScribe Pulse Pen, Recorders |

| Large print keyboard | Visual Disabilities | Specifications provided by CATS upon request |