Ergopod Accessibility Workstation

Public Health Library & Informatics is pleased to announce the availability of the Ergopod Accessibility Workstation (pictured right).

This workstation supports a wide range of ergonomic and assistive accommodations for sitting, standing, and wheelchair users. It can be used with the Aeron-brand fully adjustable ergonomic chair. The Ergopod was developed at the Adaptive Technology Computer Site (ATCS) of the University of Michigan and was designed primarily for computer users with disabilities. It is a sit-stand-recline motorized adjustable-height work surface equipped with assistive hardware and software. The ITCS adaptive technology loadset provides software for blind, visually impaired and learning disabled users.

The Ergopod is located at the east end of the Public Health Library, across from the Multimedia Lab.

Additional Ergopods are located at Taubman Medical Library, in some Campus Computing sites, and at the Duderstadt Center. Multiple USB ports onboard the pod facilitate users' capability of using individually owned keyboards and mice, as preferred.

Features of the Ergopod:

Dell Pentium 4
JAWS screen reader
MAGIC image enlarger
Kurzweil 1000
Kurzweil 3000
Dragon Naturally Speaking
Macintosh G5
iListen (for Macs)
NEC 20" flat panel displays
CCTV
Scanner
Goldtouch keyboard
Trackball
Headset and Microphone Jacks
KVM switch
USB Ports.

For more information, please contact Library staff by telephone at (734) 936-1391, or by email at phli@umich.edu.

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