Observed annually in October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices. In recognition of the important role people with disabilities play in a diverse and inclusive American workforce, the theme for NDEAM 2022 “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.”
If you have any questions, please contact Disability and Student Intervention Services at disabilitysupport@harford.edu.
Did you know that HCC participates in the Workforce Recruitment Program(WRP)?
The Workforce Recruitment Program is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Defense, the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) connects federal agencies and, in some cases, private employers, with college students and recent graduates with disabilities seeking to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through summer internships or permanent jobs.
Applications for the WRP are due in mid-October. Students can learn more by visiting WRP.gov or contact Allison Robertson at arobertson@harford.edu
One of the assistive technologies that is used most commonly at HCC is Glean. Glean is cloud-based, audio notetaking software. It allows students
to capture audio from lectures, sync the audio with the lectures slides as they are presented in class, mark sections of audio to review later, and type notes. At the end of the recording, students can edit, organize, and review their notes. Students can also convert the lecture audio into an auto generated transcript.
To learn more, check out the Glean Intro video and contact Disability and Student Intervention Services with any questions.
Another type of assistive technology used by students at HCC is Dragon Naturally Speaking which is speech recognition software. It allows users to control the PC using voice commands to perform tasks such as creating documents, responding to emails, and searching the web without typing or moving their mouse. The software is customizable, and each user is able to train it on their voice. For more information, please view this Dragon Profession Demonstration Video.
Please contact Disability and Student Intervention Services at disabilitysupport@harford.edu if you have any questions.
ZoomText is another assistive technology used by students at Harford Community College. ZoomText is magnification software commonly used by students with low vision. It allows students to navigate their entire computer in up to 60 times magnification. ZoomText has an optional, built-in reader that can read information from emails, documents, and websites out loud. ZoomText also has customizable settings that can change the appearance of the pointer, cursor, and color enhancements. Color enhancements include adjusting the screen color, color contrast, and brightness levels which can help reduce eye strain. For more information about specific ZoomText features, visit the Youtube ZoomText training channel.
Please contact Disability and Student Intervention Services at disabilitysupport@harford.edu if you have any questions.
CCTV Magnifiers are another type of assistive technology that students use at HCC. These CCTV Magnifiers allow students with visual impairments to display documents and textbooks on a monitor with features that allows them to change the color contrast, adjust the brightness, and magnify the images or text on the screen. These CCTV Magnifiers can be found on the lower level of the Library and in the 5 private testing rooms in the Test Center. Most of the CCTV Magnifiers on campus also have OCR (Optical Character Recognition) which scans the document, recognizes the text on the page, and can read the text aloud for the student. To learn more about CCTVs located at HCC, check out this short demonstration video by The Chicago Lighthouse Adaptive Technology Center.
If you have any questions, please contact Disability and Student Intervention Services at disabilitysupport@harford.edu.