How Can Assistive Technology Be Useful for Students and Persons with Disabilities?

How Can Assistive Technology Be Useful for Students and Persons with Disabilities?

Introduction At present, technology plays a more significant role in every facet of human lives. Given that, it becomes hard to think about how humans would cope without their presence.

One set of designed software and hardware technology is the Assistive Technology (AT). It is meant for assisting different kinds of people to learn and think differently. The technology can help people circumnavigate their physical challenges and use more of their strengths. So it becomes possible for them to become better in learning, communicating, and functioning.

Types of Assistive Technology I. Display Enhancements With the adjustment of contrast, brightness, and screen color, an individual having a limited vision can see the screen properly.

II. Screen Zoom The feature is essential for increasing the sizes of images and texts in a particular screen area.

Some More III. Speech to text This AT solution is meant for people experiencing difficulty in the use of a keyboard. The text is read using a synthesized voice and often the word spoken is highlighted. In terms of the disadvantage, understand that such applications usually only read the text and not things such as types of elements and menus.

IV. Screen readers The technology comes in handy for people who are visually impaired to enable them to read the content displayed on the computer screen. Some of the examples of the tools include Voiceover for Mac and JAWS for Windows.

Add-ons V. Alternative Input Devices These assistive technology solutions in this category are meant for people who cannot use a keyboard or a mouse in operating a computer. Examples of the technologies are eye or motion tracking, head pointers, and single-switch entry devices.

VI. Games There are different types of educational games providing a useful learning tool for the people requiring special education. The use of games is beneficial since it is more exciting and captivating than conventional classroom-based teaching.

Benefits of Assistive Technology Software a. Making it possible for fully participating in community life b. Enjoying the arts, traveling, music, and sports c. Working d. Caring for their families and themselves e. Information access and reading using computers f. Enabling collaborative learning

g. Instantaneous communication

Conclusions There are many people with different conditions who can benefit from the use of assistive technology healthcare software. The purpose of the different AT tools is not limited to only people with disabilities such as visual, physical, hearing and cognitive disability, and mental conditions.

The ones without disabilities and that include caregivers, consultants, professionals, employers, family members, and teachers can also find the tools beneficial.

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