What is Assistive Technology?

The Assistive Technology program at Carleton College brings together academic and technological resources to complement student classroom and computing needs, particularly in support of students with physical or learning disabilities. Based out of Carleton's Information Technology Services, Assistive Technology coordinates with Disability Services for Students and The Academic Support Center to provide students with help and information about accessible computing options available on campus. Accessibility features, including text-to-speech and speech-to-text softwares, are offered on both Windows 7 and Mac OS machines at Carleton. While the program is designed primarily to work with people facing disabilities, there are several features that all students and faculty may find useful.

Who are Carleton's Assistive Technologists (AzTechs)?

AzTechs are ITS student staff specially trained to support students with disabilities on campus. They are responsible for documentation and organization of all Carleton’s accessibility features and are equipped to direct students to the best programs to suit their personal and academic needs. They are available for one-on-one, private consultations about computing features and accessibility software.

Questions, comments, concerns? Email aztechs@carleton.edu

Current AzTechs are:

Tom Callister '13
callistt@carleton.edu

Karen McCleary '14
mccleark@carleton.edu

Ben Huang '15
huangb@carleton.edu

Nayely Martinez '16
martinezn@carleton.edu