I agree.  I have a user here who's group moved to another building and were
connected using Citrix.  I was not able to give him any special software as
when you are using Citrix, you are not really using your own computer for
anything except connecting to the Citrix server where you run all of your
applications.  As well you do not have use of any speakers or special sound
cards in your system as everything runs from the server.

I would really check this one out further.  We are now off Citrix and I will
be able to set this person up with all the special apps he needs.

Hope this helps

Lee Anne
-----Original Message-----
From: Lloyd G. Rasmussen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 8:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Assistive Tech running on Citrix


I don't know whether large-print software can handle Citrix images; perhaps
it can.  But I have not heard of any screen readers which can deal with its
in put and output.  The remote computer gets an image on its screen which
looks like the Windows that is running on the server, but the image is not
broken into individual controls and does not have any references to text so
a screen reader has nothing to say.  Totally blind students will have to do
all their work with sighted readers instead of screen readers.

At 11:14 AM 9/4/02 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>Our IT people are looking at running some general computer lab
>applications and some specialised applications using Citrix next year.
>
>Our labs currently run on a Novell network and we have software such as
>Zoomtext linked to students accounts using the Novel Application
>Launcher, "the NAL" as the IT types call it. This works really well as
>students can access zoomtext from any PC, in any lab, at any time.
>
>But as we all know the only constant is "change" and the IT people are
>looking at CITRIX as an answer to some of there problems. This is also
>on top of everything going over to Win XP.
>
>It would be interesting to hear from anyone whose institution has been
>through this process or may be about to go through it.
>
>Thanks in advance
>Trevor
>
>Trevor Wilks - Manager
>Adaptive Technology Centre
>Student Support Services
>Student, Alumni and Community Services
>University Services
>Auchmuty Library
>University of Newcastle
>University Drive Callaghan
>NSW 2308 Australia
>Ph-02 49218684
>Fax-02 49217410
>Email- [log in to unmask]
>
Braille is the solution to the digital divide.
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National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped
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