Monday, August 13, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Journal 8: Adaptive Technologies
The term Assistive Adaptive Technology refers to the tools that are
out there that help people with disabilities perform tasks that their
disabilities have rendered them unable to perform. Tools that are
available now help those with disabilities function in the real world.
It is incumbent upon us as educators to facilitate the learning process
through the use of these devises.
LOW TECH
This adaptive eyeglases is made to be tuned by the wearer to correct his/her own vision. More than 30,000 have been distributed in 15 countries and have helped countless who have vision impairment.
HI TECH
The
Apple ipad2 urtalker pro is a fully featured communication application
that is affordable. It comes with fully customized grid board style
views for categories and words. This allows the user to grow with the
app. The user may start simply with one or two grids them move up all
the way to harder and more grids. This app makes communication easy and
effective for children with autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and other
speech impairment.
INPUT DEVICES:
Input and output devises are devices attached to the computer to make communication easier. A mouse or a keyboard are good examples of these. This keyboard is made for a person with just one hand. The keys are so arranged to make where a person can still function with whatever disability he/she is dealing with.
LOW TECH This adaptive eyeglases is made to be tuned by the wearer to correct his/her own vision. More than 30,000 have been distributed in 15 countries and have helped countless who have vision impairment.
HI TECH
The
Apple ipad2 urtalker pro is a fully featured communication application
that is affordable. It comes with fully customized grid board style
views for categories and words. This allows the user to grow with the
app. The user may start simply with one or two grids them move up all
the way to harder and more grids. This app makes communication easy and
effective for children with autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and other
speech impairment. INPUT DEVICES:
Input and output devises are devices attached to the computer to make communication easier. A mouse or a keyboard are good examples of these. This keyboard is made for a person with just one hand. The keys are so arranged to make where a person can still function with whatever disability he/she is dealing with.
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