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Assistive Technology Center
Computer Training for people with disabilities
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing now available, read on... 
Mike Bradley -   Instructor, AT Trainer
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SICIL welcomes consumers to   our state-of-the-art Assistive Technology Center.? We offer a course in Basic Computing Skills   for those who wish to keep abreast of modern technology. Our mission is to provide the information, resources and skills to people with disabilities to assist them in both their   personal and professional lives in a technology driven society.? Lite typing   skills and some knowledge of the keyboard are the only prerequisites.
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Assistive   technology such as screen magnification programs, screen reading software and   mouse alternatives are available and will be utilized during this course as   deemed necessary. JAWS For Windows, MAGic, ZoomText and Kurzweil 1000 are available for consumers with severe   visual impairments. Hotkeys will   be taught and utilized throughout this course.
**We now offer services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. with 'Interpretype'  technology.
Course Outline
1. Basic   computer orientation: components,   hardware and their functions.
Explain   the tower, monitor, mouse, keyboard, chips, drives, disks and memory.   Demonstrate proper method of turning the computer on and off (booting up and   shutting down).
Explain   the Windows XP environment: Desktop; icons; taskbar; Start menu; Help menu,   etc.
2. Windows   Explorer Primer
-Ways   of opening explorer.
-Explanation   of Tree View.
-The   left and right panes.
-Folders   and files: create a NEW Folder and name it.
3.         Demonstrate   the general functions of word processing:??
-Understand several methods for performing a   function (ie????   mouse vs Hotkeys).?
-Open a New Word document.
-Recognize the different components and functions? of   the?? MS Word application (file menus,   toolbars, scroll bars, etc).
-Type, edit, and format text.
-Cut, copy and paste text.
-Identify the different views and their purposes.
-Print the document.
-Save document into your New Folder and close.
-About   the Internet Explorer browser: Layout, toolbars, navigation, etc.
-Learn   to browse the web quickly and easily: Links, address bar, Favorites, etc.
-About   Search Engines and finding the information you want.
-Filling   out online forms and security issues.
-Downloading   applications and saving them to folders.
-Introduction   to Outlook Express.
-Set   up a personal Hotmail account.
-Creating   and sending messages.
-Receiving   and organizingmessages.
-Working   with the Address Book.
-Setting   up a newsgroup account.
The Staten   Island Center
for   Independent Living
470 Castleton Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 720-9016
[email protected]
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