Assistive Technologies

Assistive Technology and General Educational Technology Support Drop-In Sessions

What:  Drop-in sessions for support with Assistive Technologies or general educational technologies

Who:  Open to all students registered with Accessibility, Counselling and Student Development

When:  Every Tuesday from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET

Where:  In person (Wemple 022C) or via Zoom

For the Zoom link, please reach out to acsd@kings.uwo.ca, your Accessibility Counsellor, or the Assistive Technologist.

If you would like to drop in virtually, but first need help with Zoom, check out https://wts.uwo.ca/zoom/getting_started.html.  Or you can schedule an appointment with the Assistive Technologist for help getting started.

Access Labs at King’s University College

Accessibility Services at King’s and Western provide a wide variety of assistive technologies to aid students in their academic learning. Among these are the Access Labs at King’s, as well as facilities at Western. For more information about Western Access Labs click here.

King’s Access Labs each contain a computer with:                                                                                                                             
• A text scanner
• Voice recognition software (Dragon NS)
• Text-to-speech software (Kurzweil)
• Writing organization software (Inspiration)
• Screen-magnification software (Zoom-Text)
• Screen-reading software (JAWS)
• Internet Access

King’s has three private study spaces available to currently registered ACSD students. These spaces can be used as quiet individual study spaces offering assistive and traditional technologies. To learn more and gain access to these on campus Access Labs, contact your accessibility counsellor or the assistive technologist. https://www.kings.uwo.ca/current-students/student-affairs/acsd-student-supports/

Please contact your Accessibility Counsellor for information about software training and access to the labs. For more information about library accessibility click here.

Please be advised that Accessibility Services may be required to reserve the labs for examinations for students requiring accommodations. In this event, Accessibility Services' reserves the right to cancel a student reservation. Students will be notified if changes are made.

To schedule an appointment with the Assistive Technologist, please contact Accessibility, Counselling & Student Development at 519-433-3491 ext. 7800 OR toll free 1-800-265-4406 ext. 7800, or stop by Wemple Room 151.