<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi Alex,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">It's great that you are doing this and thinking about it ahead of time. Here are some recommendations because the microsoft accessibility features only go so far: </div><div class="gmail_default"><ul><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size:large">Install </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.nvaccess.org/">NVDA</a> or another screen reader. </font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Install <a href="https://thinksmartbox.com/product/dwell-clicker/">Dwell</a> software or something that will enable a patron to hover over an icon and click for someone. This is helpful for people with limited hand mobility. </font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Headset with a microphone for Speech to Text<br></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Large Screen Monitor</font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Trackball mouse and/or joystick and/or large touch pad</font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">High Contrast and Large Print keyboard</font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">A portable reading light for patrons who need to see their paper or book better. Maybe you don't need it at the station but one should be available for use. </font></span></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Make sure there is information on how to use the Accessibility Microsoft features for staff to reference and staff know how to use the peripherals. </font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">This is really just a start. I'm sure there will be some other great suggestions posted. </font></span><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Reach out if you would like more information.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Warmly, </span><br></div><div><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Desiree Wolcott-Cushman</span><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">preferred pronouns: she, her, hers</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">Makerspace Program Specialist</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:desirew@multcolib.org">desirew@multcolib.org</a></font><font color="#999999" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font color="#999999" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><font style="line-height:16.12px;white-space:nowrap"><span style="line-height:16.12px">Maker</span>space- </font>Rockwood Branch Library<br></font><div><font color="#999999" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif">My schedule: Tuesday - Saturday </font></div><div><div><font color="#999999" size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16.12px">17917 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97233</span><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><font color="#999999">503-988-0462</font><br></font></div></div><br><div><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Multnomah County is sited upon the ancestral homelands of the Multnomah, Mollala, Kathlamet, Chinook, Clackamas, Tualatin Kalapuya and many other Indigenous Nations. These Nations have become the</span><a href="https://www.grandronde.org/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, the</span><a href="http://ctsi.nsn.us/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, as well as the</span><a href="http://www.chinooknation.org/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chinook Nation</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and</span><a href="https://www.cowlitz.org/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(11,83,148);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cowlitz Nation</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in Washington State. Land acknowledgements recognize and respect the enduring relationship that Indigenous People have with their traditional homelands. The effects of colonization can still be felt today and land acknowledgements are a small step down the path of repair, reconciliation and cultural revitalization. Land Acknowledgement courtesy of Melanie Fey.</span><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#999999"> </font></div><div><a title="Call via Hangouts" style="line-height:14.6545px"><font size="4" face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#999999">Member of the Disabilities Accommodation Group</font></a><br></div><div><a title="Call via Hangouts" style="line-height:14.6545px"><font color="#cccccc" size="2"><img src="https://multcolib.org/sites/default/files/MultCoLib_2LineLogo_RGBemail_sig2.png"><br></font></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 12:49 PM Alex Cockrum via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="display:none">External -</div>
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</div><p></p><div class="gmail-m_8137362991283620050WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">I’ve been looking into setting up an accessible computer station in our library. Has anyone else done this? To what degree? Beyond Windows10’s already embedded options. Larger monitor? Special Software? Special Hardware? Curious what anyone else may have done. Did you make adjustments based on community needs?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Any suggestions would be appreciated.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Thank You,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Modern No. 20",serif">Alexander M. Cockrum </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Modern No. 20",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Seaside Public Library</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Modern No. 20",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">503-738-6742<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><a href="mailto:acockrum@cityofseaside.us" target="_blank">acockrum@cityofseaside.us</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>
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