Lending Library

DAC maintains a library of assistive products and software available to departments across campus to support staff and faculty themselves, or in their work (e.g., they wish to have adaptive listening device available for an event they are holding). Please fill out the Service Request form to request one of the items available in our catalog. You can learn more about the products and software we have available in the sections below. If you have any questions about this program please send an email to access@berkeley.edu. 

Please note, items and licenses can be checked out up to a year (excluding Otter.AI, which has set loan periods Nov-Oct). After a year, if you find you still need the lending library item, please talk to your supervisor of your need for the item/license. These loans are not indefinite but a way for you to try it out to see if it's a good fit.

Lending Library Products & Software

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Otter.AI

Product Description

Product Description: an AI-based transcription service that uses voice recognition software to transcribe meetings and conversations in real time. Please note, this can only be lent out in a 12 month period: Nov-Oct)

Quantity in Library

5

Utratec Uniphone 1140 Vco/hco/tty (teletype phone)

Product Description

Your Uniphone 1140 is both a text telephone (TTY) and a standard telephone. It can be used to make telephone calls, TTY calls, or Voice Carry Over (VCO) calls. For a voice call, pick up the handset and use the Uniphone 1140 just like any other telephone. For a TTY call, press the key and type.

Quantity in Library

1

BigTrack 2.0 mouse

Product Description

Ablenet BIGtrack 2.0 Trackball - for Users Who Lack Fine Motor Skills to Use a Mouse. A Big 3” Trackball with 2 Blue (Left and Right) Mouse Buttons

Quantity in Library

2

Kinesis keyboard

Product Description

The Freestyle2 is the most versatile ergonomic keyboard on the market and is designed to adapt to your body type and preferences to increase your comfort and boost your productivity. Customize the position of the keyboard modules with adjustable split, splay and tenting to achieve natural positions for your hands, wrists, and forearms to reduce static muscle tension and strain.

Quantity in Library

2

Optelec ClearView 22” CCTV

Product Description

The ClearView C One helps you to read your favorite newspaper, enjoy craftwork or write a check without being restricted in movement. If you are looking for an easy-to-use video magnifier, then the ClearView C One is ideal for you. It offers the most commonly used functions such as adjustable magnification to easily zoom in and out, high contrast viewing modes for better visibility, large overview for better orientation and adjustable brightness.

Quantity in Library

1

Samson Meteorite - USB Condenser Microphone

Product Description

Record audio for podcasts, stream audio online, or sound good over VoIP with the Samson Meteorite, a relatively compact and stylish USB microphone that plugs directly into your computer for use right out of the box. When combined with a separately available adapter, it can even work with iOS devices. You'll find the mic delivers a solid audio quality while minimizing effects of the room, thanks to its cardioid polar pattern. The USB cable is integrated, so no need to purchase a separate one, which you might very well lose anyway. Its integrated magnetic cradle...

Sabinetek SmartMike+ Bluetooth Microphone

Product Description

The black Sabinetek SmartMike+ is a tiny, lightweight, clip-on lavalier mic that uses Bluetooth 5.0 technology to send wireless audio to your iOS or Android device. The mic works in tandem with the free SmartMike+ app, which shoots video and syncs the incoming wireless audio—automatically compensating for the Bluetooth latency. The result is an easy-to-use, true-wireless microphone system that offers YouTubers, vloggers, Instagrammers, and fast-content creators a cost-effective, hands-free solution for better sounding videos.is an assisted Listening...

Sweetwater Listen Technologies LS-55 Listen iDSP Prime Level III Stationary RF System - 72MHz

Product Description

The Sweetwater Listen Technologies LS-55 Listen iDSP Prime Level III Stationary RF System - 72MHz is an assisted Listening System with Transmitter, 4 Receivers, 4 Universal Ear Speakers, 2 Earphone/Neck Loops, Antenna Kit, Rackmounting Kit, Charging Tray, and More (72MHz). The LS-55 iDSP Prime Level III Stationary RF system incorporates Listen Technologies' latest generation of personal listening products, resulting in an assisted listening system with powerful...

Listen Tech

Product Description

Infrared Receiver, court hearings, entertainment.

Quantity in Library

1

LKS-2 Listen Talk System

Product Description

The LKS-2 Listen Talk System enhances sound and intelligibility in large rooms through a two-way communications system. Up to 8 Deaf or Hard of Hearing participants wear a wireless earpiece provided by the venue that receives and transmits sound from a compatible transceiver.

Quantity in Library

1

Enersound FM Assistive Listening System

Product Description

Enersound FM systems is a multi-channel Assistive Listening Device that enhances sound and intelligibility of speakers in large lecture halls, auditoriums, etc. through an FM Language Interpretation System. With this system, up to 4 Deaf or Hard of Hearing users wear a wireless earpiece provided by the venue that receives sound from a compatible microphone.

Quantity in Library

1

Dragon Dictate

Product Description

Dragon is a speech-to-text program that enables...

JAWS (Job Access with Speech)

Product Description

JAWS (Job Access with Speech) is a screen reader that provides...

Kurzweil, versions 1000 and 3000

Product Description

Kurzweill 1000 combines traditional reading machine technologies such as scanning, image processing, and text-to-speech tools. It also allows the user to highlight, edit, summarize content, and write on scanned materials. Kurzweil 1000's navigation is intended to be more accessible to users who are visually impaired. This means that Kurzweil 1000 provides many keyboard shortcut commands while removing the graphical user interface.

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