• 2x 13 inch MacBooks
• 1x 16 inch MacBook
• 3x iPads
• 1x Apple Pencil

Apple places a special focus on the accessibility of its devices to ensure that people with a wide range of abilities can make the best possible use of the technology. MacBooks and iPads are equipped with high-resolution Retina displays. These displays present pixels at such a high density that the human eye can no longer recognize individual pixels from typical viewing distances. This significantly improves zoom behavior.

All devices are equipped with native accessibility applications. The macOS accessibility features support various aspects such as vision, hearing, physical-motor activities, speech and more. In addition to the touchscreen function, the iPad also enables the use of the Apple Pencil for creating notes, annotating documents, drawing and navigating.

Apple provides a variety of applications and is continuously expanding accessible technologies to enable inclusive use for people with different abilities.

The Focus 40 Braille display is a special technological aid developed for people with visual impairments. It offers a way for blind or visually impaired users to read digital information on electronic devices.

The Focus 40 Braille display is equipped with 40 Braille characters that are displayed using electromechanical pens. These pins can be raised or lowered to physically display the Braille. The Braille display serves as an interface between a computer or other digital device and the user. It receives text information from the computer, tablet or mobile phone and displays it in Braille characters.

Special navigation buttons that allow the user to scroll through the screen, highlight text passages or control functions on the connected device are available on the product. It can be connected wirelessly via Bluetooth or via USB to various devices such as computers, tablets or smartphones. This enables flexible use in different environments.

The Braille display is robust and portable so that it can be easily transported. This allows users to use the device on the go in lecture halls, seminar rooms and libraries. The Braille display is compatible with various screen reading programs and operating systems and offers smooth integration and interaction.

TiPY represents the next evolutionary stage of the keyboard. Through the innovative one-handed keyboard concept and the integrated mouse function, it enables the editing of programs and spreadsheets, the use of keyboard shortcuts, as well as the writing of letters and texts. It leverages all the advantages of a computer and comprehensive word processing. TiPY accelerates and optimizes work, daily life, and communication on the computer. It creates accessibility for everyone in a particularly effective way.

The Sennheiser Flex offers the possibility to establish wireless connections within a radius of up to 30 meters. It is particularly suitable for use in lecture halls or seminar rooms with integrated media technology, where it allows the audio signal to be accessed efficiently. The Sennheiser device is simply connected to the Rec-Out socket and then establishes a reliable radio connection to the receiver.

Thanks to this innovative technology, the receiver can not only play the speaker's audio signal through headphones but can also transmit it directly to a hearing aid via a small induction loop. This flexible radio bridge between the Sennheiser Flex and the receiver thus creates versatile application possibilities and improves the listening experience both for people who use the individual audio signal through headphones and for those who rely on hearing aids.

The loop station can support students in their own learning exercises. A loop station (or looper) refers to technical devices that can record an audio track and play it back in a continuous loop. These devices offer the possibility to, for example, connect a microphone to play consecutive audio tracks in various repetitions. It is also possible to input digital media.

The concept of repetition, also known as recapitulation, plays an important role in learning methods (theory) and working methods (practice), as it serves to reinforce and perfect what has been learned. The overarching goal is to strengthen the connections within the neural networks where information is stored in the brain.

The loop station allows recorded text passages to be repeated over five channels, either separately or in sequence. This facilitates the multiple playback of recorded content.

Mano Edu is a special technological aid designed for individuals with visual impairments. It offers a way for blind or visually impaired users to display and have analog information read aloud.

Mano Edu is an electronic magnifier on a foldable tripod that, in addition to the main camera, features a room camera that can rotate in all directions. Both cameras offer Ultra HD 4K resolution and can be viewed simultaneously on the 12.5-inch touch display thanks to integrated screen splitting. The viewing angle of the display is continuously adjustable, and the keystone correction compensates for distortions.

Equipped with a text-to-speech function, you can capture an entire A4 page with the press of a button and have it read aloud to you. The ability to capture multiple pages in a document and the option to copy external image and text files from a PC to the device make Mano Edu a versatile companion in all walks of life.

The second display can be used in addition without a separate power supply. It can be mounted above the main display and provides you with the utmost convenience for regular use of the room camera.
 

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The OrCam MyEye presents itself as an innovative portable reading aid that offers people with blindness or visual impairments increased independence and significant facilitation in daily life.

This smart mini camera, light and nearly inconspicuous, is mounted on the temple of a pair of glasses and features an integrated speaker. The OrCam enables people with visual impairments to have texts read out loud to them with simple finger pointing and to recognize faces, products, banknotes, and colors.

Compared to traditional stationary reading devices, the OrCam has a crucial advantage: its mobility. It can easily be used on the go which is a significant improvement over the usual non-mobile alternatives.

The Roger Pen is a modern microphone that is available for testing at our university. It is easy to use and supports communication in loud environments and over distances. Particularly in lectures, seminars, and group work, it reduces background noise and thus facilitates the understanding of conversations. The Pen features a built-in microphone that can either be attached to the speaker by clipping it to their collar or placed on the lectern.

The Roger Pen can be easily paired with many hearing aids to transmit the audio output directly to the hearing aid. This direct transmission significantly improves the clarity and quality of the received audio signal.

The Bluetooth transmitter make it possible to establish wireless connections within a maximum radius of 10 meters. It is especially suitable for use in seminar rooms but also for the front rows in lecture halls with integrated media technology, where it enables efficient retrieval of the audio signal. The Fein Tech device is simply connected to the Rec-Out socket and then allows for two reliable Bluetooth connections to the hearing aids of the receiver.