ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

EXPLANATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGYAssistive technology is any gadget that helps a students with a handicap finish an ordinary assignment. In the event that he or she break their leg, a remote control for the TV can be assistive form of technology. In the event that somebody has poor visual perception, a pair of glasses or a magnifier would be a form of assistive technology.

Assistive technology incorporates numerous particular gadgets too, such as typing phones for individuals who are hard of hearing and mechanized wheelchairs for individuals who can't walk. Assistive technology can be "low-tech" (something extremely straightforward and minimal effort, in the same way as a pencil grip), or "innovative" (something complex, in the same way as a PC). Assistive technology can be basic for the individual utilizing it – on the off chance that you wear glasses, think how hard it would be to overcome the day without them.

INFORMATION ON THE LAW IN REGARD TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

The federal government perceived the significance of assistive technology for students when it changed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997 and again in 2004. Thought expresses that school regions must consider assistive technology for any student in a custom curriculum. That implies that for any student getting custom curriculum benefits, the instructive group must inquire as to whether there is a gadget that will "increment, keep up, or enhance practical capacities" of that student. On the off chance that the answer is yes, the school district must give certain administrations:

a qualified evaluator must finish an assistive technology assessment;

in the event that the evaluator suggests a gadget, it must be procured;

also, on the off chance that you, your kid or the staff in your child's school need preparing to utilize the gadget, that preparation must be given, as well.

TECHNOLOGY FOR HEARING IMPAIRED

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE HEARING IMPAIREDAssistive listening devices help enhance the sounds you need to listen, particularly where there's a considerable measure of foundation commotion. ALDs can be utilized with an amplifier or cochlear insert to help a wearer hear certain sounds better.

FM systems utilization radio signs to transmit enhanced sounds. They are regularly utilized as a part of classrooms, where the teacher wears a little receiver joined with a transmitter and the student wears the beneficiary, which is tuned to a particular recurrence, or channel.

Infrared systems use infrared light to transmit sound. A transmitter converts sound into a light signal and beams it to a receiver that is worn by a listener.

Personal amplifiers have directional microphones that can be angled toward a speaker or other source of sound.

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDIn this In session we will discuss some popular pieces of assistive technology for individuals who are blind or partially sighted.

ScannersScanners convert images from printed material to a computer file. The type of scanner used in the context of assistive technology is a flatbed scanner, which scans at a high resolution and can be accessed by a wide range of other assistive technology devices.

Standalone reading machinesStandalone reading machines integrate a scanner, optical character recognition software (OCR), and speech software and functions without the need for a computer. Users place printed material or an object that they would like to read into the device, which scans it, coverts it into text and then reads the text out loud.

Braille technologyThere are several different types of devices that utilise braille technology and provide discrete outcomes based on user needs.

Braille translation software

Braille translation software is used in conjunction with a braille embosser.

Electronic documents are loaded into the translation software and can be

edited, if necessary, before printing.

MORE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIREDAlternative keyboards

A standard keyboard may not be suitable for people who have low

vision. Many people who have low vision use either large print

keyboards with high contrast colours or large print adhesive

keyboard stickers in high contrast colours than are affixed to a

standard keyboard.

Audio description

Audio description is the provision of an additional narration track for

audio visual content displayed on a television, video, computer or

cinema screen, for viewers who wish to access it. It describes what

is happening on-screen and utilizes the natural pauses in the audio

in order to be unobtrusive.

Audio playersThere are devices available for visually impaired people using a variety of formats, but the main formats that are being promoted are the DAISY format, which requires a DAISY Player, and the mp3 format, which is the standard format for digital audio for music, podcasts and audio books.

Digital booksDigital books are available via handheld devices or tablets and use a variety of formats, many of which are specific to the device being used.

TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH

LEARNING DISABILITIES

APPLE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE PRODUCTS

Digital Pens

A digital pen can have multiple advantages, such as sound recording feature and the capacity to convert handwriting to text.Apple has included mobile apps and

features to assist students that are

dyslexic.

TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Touch Window

The purpose of the touch window is to allow the child to "navigate" and "interact" with the computer by touching the screen, rather than operating the mouse.

Electronic Worksheets

Students having difficulty with paper now and again utilize electronic worksheets when finishing assignments. Some even accompany content to-discourse or discourse integrating capacities, contingent upon what aid is essential for academic achievement

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED

Single-switch access – for individuals with exceptionally constrained versatility. Case in point, if a man can move just the head, a switch could be put to the side of the head that would permit the individual to click it with head movements. This clicking would then be translated utilizing special software.

Voice recognition software - Voice recognition enables the user to enter content and complete normal PC tasks just by talking into an microphone

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED

Eye tracking - Eye tracking devices can be a powerful alternative for individuals with no control, or only limited control, over their hand movements. The device follows the movement of the eyes and allows the person to navigate through the web with only eye movements.

Slow Keys - a console offer that keeps keystrokes from enrolling until a key has been held down for a certain time of time.

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