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Assistive Technology Powerpoint

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  1. Assistive Technology Shayla Adams ED505

  2. What is Assistive Technology? • Assistive Technology is a term that relates to devices that are used by people with disabilities as well as the process of selecting, locating, and using them.

  3. The Tech Act • The Assistive Technology Act was first passed by Congress and signed by the President as the Technology-Related Assistance Act of 1988. It’s often called the Tech Act for short and has been reauthorized in 1994, 1998, and 2004. The most current version of the Act is authorized through 2010. • The Assistive Technology Act of 2004 defines an assistive technology device in the following way: • …any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. (29 U.S.C. Sec 2202(2))

  4. Examples of Assistive Technology Devices • Power and manual wheelchairs, scooters, canes, walkers, and standing devices • Enlarged computer keyboards, reachers, amplified telephones, magnifiers, voice recognition software, and adaptive sports equipment • Accessibility adaptations to the home, workplace, schools, group homes, nursing facilities, ICF/MRs, and other places (e.g., ramps, stair glides, lifts, grab bars, flashing smoke detectors, lever doorknobs, and environmental controls) • Accessibility modifications in the community, such as audio systems on public transportation, talking ATMs, and voting machines for the blind (Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania, 2008)

  5. Assistive Technology Device for Hearing Impaired • Hearing loop (or induction loop) systems use electromagnetic energy to transmit sound. A hearing loop system involves four parts: • A sound source, such as a public address system, microphone, or home TV or telephone • An amplifier • A thin loop of wire that encircles a room or branches out beneath carpeting • A receiver worn in the ears or as a headset

  6. Assistive Technology Device for Visually Impaired • Braille Printers receive data from computer devices and emboss that information in Braille onto paper through the use of solenoids that control embossing pins. Braille printers typically print on heavyweight paper and use up more pages for the same amount of information than pages printed on a regular printer. They are also slower and noisier. Interpoint printers are Braille printers that emboss Braille on both sides of a page. • The price of a Braille printer is directly related to the volume of Braille it produces. Small-volume Braille printers cost between $1,800 and $5,000 and large-volume ones may cost between $10,000 and $80,000.

  7. Assistive Technology Device for Learning Disabled • Computer-Based Instruction is a software to help children with learning difficulties in reading, writing, math, and other subject areas.

  8. Assistive Technology Device for Physically Disabled • Foot mouse- is a type of computer mouse that gives the users the ability to move the cursor and click the mouse buttons with their feet. • It is primarily used by users with disabilities or with high-back or neck problems. It is also promoted as a way to prevent such problems in the future and as a means to increase productivity by not having to move one's hand between the keyboard and mouse

  9. Reference Page Assistive Technology. Retrieved from http://www.wikipedia.org/ Assistive Tech Act. Retrieved from http://nichcy.org/ Hearing Impaired. Retrieved from http://search.nih.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=nih&query=hearing+loop&commit.x=0&commit.y=0 Visually Impaired. Retrieved from http://www.afb.org/default.aspx Learning Disabled. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/ Physically Disables. Retrieved from http://www.wikipedia.org/

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