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USING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY

USING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. DARA WOODS. INDEPENDENT LIVING & A.T. Assistive Technology is any technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be impossible.

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USING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY

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  1. USING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY DARA WOODS

  2. INDEPENDENT LIVING & A.T. • Assistive Technology is any technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be impossible. • "Independent Living is not doing things by yourself.....it is being in control of how things are done." (Disability activist, Judy Heuman)

  3. A.T. TO ACCESS YOUR ENVIRONMENT COMMUNICATION EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION LEISURE HOME ACCESS TO:

  4. A.T. TO CONTROL YOUR ENVIRONMENT LIGHTS DOORS TV/STEREO COMPUTER TELEPHONE

  5. Information for independent living • Database of more than 7,000 assistive technology products available from over 200 suppliers • Information on how assistive technology can be used in daily living situations

  6. A.T. ON ASSIST IRELAND • Older man, living alone • Nervous about answering the door • Hard of hearing • Mobility difficulties • Arthritis in his hands • Time for him to move from his home???? • Or he could go to Assist Ireland………….

  7. CONTACT ASSIST IRELAND • Telephone support service: 1890 277 478 • Email: support@assistireland.ie • Feedback Form: Live on site • SMS text messaging: 086 383 7644 • Postal Address at CIB, Townsend Street.

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