Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e8GI4D916766; Sat, 16 Sep 2000 14:04:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 14:04:13 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <D55F08E5DD33D411A655009027543211314E3B@cotr1.cotr.bc.ca> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Bennett, Gina" <BENNETT@cotr.bc.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1269] User profiles for disabled students X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Status: O Content-Length: 1364 Lines: 26 I teach Computer Literacy to a group of students who often have multiple disabilities. One student was legally blind and, in addition, had the use of only one hand. Others have arthritis so badly that it is a challenge for them to make the mouse move with any accuracy. Still others have troubles with motor speed, and can't get their fingers off the keyboard keys fast enough to prevent longgggggg rowsssssss of letters. I know about the accessibility options that come bundled in the Windows environment, and we do customize the computer system somewhat for our students. However, we're on a college-wide network and changing the settings must be done each time the student logs on to a computer (... and set back to the original when they log out). Many of these students find this cognitively impossible to do and this seriously limits the accessibility of the technology for these people. We would like to find a way so that when the student logs on, the network pulls a specific settings profile off the network and sets up the optimal environment for the student, regardless of what actual machine they log into. I realize that this is a very "techie" type of question, but does anybody know how to do this? We run a Novell network. THanks, in advance, for looking- Gina Bennett Co-ordinator, Learning Support Centre College of the Rockies Cranbrook, BC
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