Student Services > Facilities/Equipment
Shine Technical Aids and Resource Centre (STARC)
- Provides technical aids, adaptation, consultation and supportive services to VTC’s student with special educational needs (SEN) to assist individuals to overcome their environmental barrier, facilitate their learning and enable equal participation opportunity in their study.
- STARC locates in Shine Skills Centre (Tuen Mun) & (Kwun Tong).
- Equipped with technical aids production workshop, various technical aids and equipment for SEN students usage
Support to the Physical Disability
- Manual/Power Wheelchair
- Wheelchair Accessories
1) Transfer Board
2) Pressure Relief Seat Cushion
- Walking Aids & Crutches
- Height Adjustable Table
- Daily Living Aids
1) Adapted Nail Cutter
2) Socking Aids
3) Universal Cuff
- Custom Made Technical Aids
- Custom made wheelchair foldable table top for convenient usage
- Workshop/Environmental Modification & Installation of Barrier-free Adaptation
- Adapt accessibility of computer workstation for wheelchair user
1) Transfer Board
2) Pressure Relief Seat Cushion
1) Adapted Nail Cutter
2) Socking Aids
3) Universal Cuff
- Custom made wheelchair foldable table top for convenient usage
- Adapt accessibility of computer workstation for wheelchair user
Support to the Visual Impairment
- 1) Handheld/Desktop Magnifier
2)Telescope
- Video Magnifier (CCTV)
- Handheld Video Magnifier (CCTV)
- Braille Equipment
- Refreshable Braille Display
- Braille Equipment
1) Perkin Braille Typewriter
2) Braille Embosser
- Braille Graphic Window Display
- Screen Reader/Magnifying Software
- E-Book
- 1) Talking Watches
2) Talking Calculator
- 1) Cane
2) Colour Detector
2)Telescope
- Refreshable Braille Display
1) Perkin Braille Typewriter
2) Braille Embosser
2) Talking Calculator
2) Colour Detector
Support to the Hearing Impairment
- Hearing Aids & accessories
(not include Cochlear Implant)
- FM System
- Other Hearing Assistive Devices
(e.g. Personal Communicator)
(e.g. Personal Communicator)