[Athen] Smartboards 3D Printers and high priced items

[Leyna Bencomo]

Hi Wink,

We have used 3D printers on campus to create manipulatives for a student who is blind.  However, I two objections to buying our own:  They are noisy and they have questionable fumes.  I think those two things limit my desire to get one.  We’d have to create a room for it.  So far, other departments have been kind enough to lend us theirs when we need it.  I’m still considering.  Do you recommend one?

Leyna Bencomo
Assistive Technology Specialist
Information Technology
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4202 / lbencomo at uccs.edu<mailto:lbencomo at uccs.edu>
http://www.uccs.edu/~it/
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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 5:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Smartboards 3D Printers and high priced items


Leyna,

any 3-d printers on your wish list?

Wink
On Oct 3, 2016 4:21 PM, "Leyna Bencomo" <lbencomo at uccs.edu<mailto:lbencomo at uccs.edu>> wrote:
Thank you guys!  I keep forgetting all the fun stuff we have.  We do have a few DaVinci’s for magnification and we are in the process of getting a V-scanner to scan in books without de-binding.

Leyna Bencomo
Assistive Technology Specialist
Information Technology
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4202<tel:%28719%29%20255-4202> / lbencomo at uccs.edu<mailto:lbencomo at uccs.edu>
http://www.uccs.edu/~it/
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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf Of Alyssa Jones
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 4:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Smartboards 3D Printers and high priced items

One item that we’ve found to be helpful for low-vision users is the Enhanced Vision DaVinci HD/OCR Desktop Magnifier<https://www.enhancedvision.com/low-vision-product-line/davinci-all-in-one-hd-video-magnifier-with-text-to-speech.html>. We’ve used it extensively in classroom settings in the last few years and with a price tag of $2,995 it could help put a small dent in your budget ☺

Alyssa Jones
Accessibility Resources & Title III
Bellingham Technical College
360.752.8367<tel:360.752.8367>

From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 3:21 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>
Subject: [Athen] Smartboards 3D Printers and high priced items

We have a wonderful donor who has helped us stock our AT lab with our current software and hardware over the past two years.  We have tried to be frugal and still have another $15,000 to spend.  The donor wants to see her money spent so we are trying to decide what we might buy that fulfills the following criteria (a) is useful to our students and won’t be obsolete quickly (b) if not directly useful to students, then useful in increasing awareness in staff and faculty (c) is somewhat showy and/or state-of-the-art so that the donor can be proud.

We currently have the following: Read & Write Gold, JAWS, Zoomtext, Dragon, large dual monitors, adjustable tables, task lights, ergonomic chairs, new high-speed scanner, ABBYY, Duxbury, Math Type, a thermoform printer and a Braille printer, Livescribe pens, various tactile tools for the blind including a calculator.   Does anyone have any recent large purchases that have made in impact?

Leyna Bencomo
Assistive Technology Specialist
Information Technology
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4202<tel:%28719%29%20255-4202> / lbencomo at uccs.edu<mailto:lbencomo at uccs.edu>
http://www.uccs.edu/~it/
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