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Pressure
to select the
appropriate AT software accurately during initial assessments. Unfortunately, it often take
months to determine whether or not an AT application delivers the benefits
predicted at the time of assessment;
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Lack of
AT software equipped
PCs in public libraries, community
centers and mainstream high school, college and university computer labs;
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The Stigma commonly associated with
having to use a “special PC” or complete work assignments in
“special PC labs.”
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High cost;
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Incompatibility/interoperability issues
with other software installed on the same PC;
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Vandalism
and innocent corruptions of AT software installations;
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Licensing limitations that preclude using
AT software on every PC students desire/need to use;
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Ownership issues resulting from schools
purchasing AT software and then not permitting the student to install it on
their home PC to complete homework assignments… or take it with them to
another school;
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Too few AT software-equipped computers in
AT labs. No more waiting in line to use special PCs;
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Financial losses due to AT software
abandonment;
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Acquisition red tape;
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Installation
problems;
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Provides for AT transition
continuity;
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Accommodates a wide variety
of disabilities;
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Provides privacy and security
above and beyond that provided by installed PC-based applications;
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Built-in Remote Support;
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Eliminates red tape and time
delays conducting in-school AT evaluations
requiring firewall breaches, installing and uninstalling
software;
