Assistive Technology’s Role in the Healthcare Industry and Its Emerging Trends

Assistive Technology

How Assistive Technology is a Boon to the Healthcare Industry

What is Assistive Technology?

• Assistive technology is the software, equipment, products, and programs that aid someone in accomplishing their needs more conveniently. Assistive technology software solutions are essential in the healthcare system of today.

High Tech Assistive Devices • Assistive technology can be created for various entities, from large multi-location hospital systems to individual families with health care needs. This technology ranges from low tech machines to more high tech assistive devices with software that enable communication from doctor to patient or between different departments in a hospital. Some of the software are meant to be used with health care machines and others are integrated with cellphones and computers.

Different Types of On-Demand Assistive Solutions • There are assistive technology devices that focus on providing mobility to people who cannot walk.

Examples of this are low tech wheelchairs and walkers, and high tech prosthetic and motorized vehicles. Some prosthetics are designed to move, bounce, reflex like a real leg, knee, or arm. This has helped some athletes to compete at the Olympic level, and makes everyday quality of life much better for disabled persons.

Assistive Technology for Communication • Some Assistive Technology for communication allows impaired people to access technology or communicate with others. Assistive technology for the blind are devices and software that reads to visually impaired people and devices that help others input information, such as send text messages, are very helpful. Some with speech impairments use devices that dictate to others and assist them with communication.

Assistive Technology in the Classroom • There is also assistive technology in the classroom that helps those with disabilities to learn, read, listen, and understand their curriculum. There are devices meant to help sitting in a classroom or sitting down to learn for extended periods of time more comfortable and feasible.

Computer Access Aids • Computer Access Aids- These consist of modified/alternate keyboards, voice to text software, light pointers, switches activated by voice/sound/pressure, head sticks, special software, and touchscreens.

Assistive Technology’s Role in the Healthcare Industry and Its Emerging Trends • A trend in assistive technology is a movement of inclusiveness being adopted by large popular companies like Apple and Microsoft. They have developed assistive technology for the visually impaired and other types of impairments and integrated it into their existing technologies.

Portability • Another trend is portability which allows users to move their devices from private to public spaces easily. Devices are also becoming more and more multi-function and affordable over all.

Voice Assistants • Voice assistants are an exciting trend for even those without disabilities. This is because voice assistants such as Alexa or google home can enable owners to operate other technology such as lights or appliances throughout the home only using the voice or other methods of

input.

Smart Gloves • Another advance are smart gloves that allow those who sign to communicate to input information into a device, send text messages, and interact on the internet.

• Prosthetics are longer just pieces of wood or plastic. The Deka robotic arm is precise enough to peel an orange. Many surgeons use robotics and robotic assistive tools because they are most precise than hands and create less trauma to the patient than a typical surgery.

World Class Assistive Technology • Chetu offers world class assistive technology development to aid all users who require adaptive devices.

Please contact us to help us understand your needs or the needs of your organization. We look forward to hearing from you.

Final Thought • Chetu is an international provider of software development and customized solutions, using a combination of technological innovation, domain experience, and a commitment to delivering industry-grade solutions to companies at different stages of development since 2000. Custom Assistive Technology is how Chetu supports healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and clinics with custom solutions.

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