Automated Captions are now available for all Rutgers Zoom accounts. Once activated by the host, all users will have the opportunity to benefit from this feature.

Activating Automated Captions

To activate the automated captions for users, the host will need to start closed captioning. To do so:

Important Points to Consider:

In order to ensure that you have a productive conversation with your professor, consider the following questions regarding the accommodation of extra time on assignments within the academic standards of the course.  Please review the course description and syllabus regarding late work before speaking with your professor. 

Important Points to Consider

In order to ensure that you have a productive conversation with your professor, please consider the following questions regarding the accommodation of consideration for absences within the standards of the course.

Dragon Naturally Speaking by Nuance has become the leader in Speech to Text and Speech Command. They offer several different products, each which have been enhanced to fulfill a specific need. It is important you review the specification of each product to choose the right one for you.

Activating your Box account

In order to use the Box.com cloud storage platform, you must first activate your account.

To extend the time limit on an exam or quiz in Pearson's MyMathLab or MyStats lab before students start an assignment

For the entire class:

1. From the Assignments list, click the assignment title.

2. On the Overview page, click Edit Grading and Presentation Settings in the Actions box. View image.

What is ACM/AFT? 

The acronym “ACM/AFT” stands for Accessible Course Materials/Alternate Format Text. There are two separate but complementary parts of the ACM/AFT accommodation. 

Mac OS- Laptop and desktop resources

If you are using an Apple laptop or iMac device the following items are useful for you to download and trial before classes start. Apple by default has many accessibility tools built into your device and requires no additional downloads. In some cases these tools are better then software available online. In those cases, where we felt it there was an equal or better solution we provided that information below along side the native IOS software.

Accessible Course Materials/Alternate Format Text Services

Welcome to the Accessible Course Materials/Alternate Format Text (ACM/AFT) page. ACM/AFT is the term applied to course materials such as textbooks, electronic documents, exams and other print materials which students with print disabilities need converted into accessible formats. ACM/AFT may include but are not limited to: braille, audio, large print and electronic format. After being approved for ACM/AFT as an accommodation there are several steps you will need to complete.

Need more help? Contact Rutgers Access and Disability Resources or the IT Accessibility Team.