Assistive Technology Computer Lab (AT Lab)

The following technologies are available in the lab, and some software is available for take-home use:

• Read & Write by Texthelp
• Kurzweil 3000
• Fusion (ZoomText/JAWS)
• OpenBook/Pearl Scanning Camera
• CCTV (Topaz XL by Freedom Scientific)

For more information about specific assistive technologies available, visit: Assistive Technology.

Provision of electronic textbooks and accessible documents are provided on an accommodation only basis. The AT Lab staff, to include student staff who are Accessibility Support Assistants, research and work with our resources and publishers to obtain electronic textbooks that can used with text to speech and/or screen reading software.

DRS has organizational memberships with the following resources for obtaining accessible, electronic textbooks: 

• Bookshare (Available to students for a membership)
• Access Text Network
• Learning Ally (Audio books only - available to students for a membership)
• Auraria Library

To request your textbooks in electronic format, please fill out and submit the Electronic Textbook Request Form.

Proof of Purchase: If you have already purchased your textbooks, you can upload a picture of your receipt or a PDF of an email confirmation at the end of the textbook request form. 

OR, you can forward an email purchase confirmation (example: from Amazon or Chegg) or email a picture of a receipt to: atlab@ucdenver.edu

If you have not purchased your textbooks yet, go ahead and submit the Electronic Textbook Request Form and then our staff will be in contact with you via email regarding the status of your requests and what proof of purchase is necessary. 

Proof of purchase will be necessary when working with our publisher resources or if we need to obtain the book files directly from the publisher. 

If an electronic version of a textbook is not available from our resources, then AT Lab staff contact the publishers and other resources to find an available copy. If all resources have been utilized and an electronic version is not available, then the student will be asked to bring a hardcopy of the textbook to the AT Lab for scanning. This scanning/re-binding process can take 3 to 5 business days to complete once the book is received by staff.

For any questions about obtaining electronic textbooks, please contact: atlab@ucdenver.edu

Depending on accommodations, the following equipment & software loans can include:

• Sonocent Audio Notetaker
• Livescribe Smartpens
• Tablets & laptops
• Assistive listening​ devices