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Assistive Technology
Brandon Cassady
UW-W CSD Assistive Technology Center
UW-Whitewater
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
CSD T ech@uw w .ed
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5243
What is assistive technology?
-Wikipedia defines assistivetechnology
as:“…an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people
with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.”
What isassistive technology?
(cont’d)-Really all technology is
assistive technology;the intersection between the user’s
abilitiesand the task
that they want to complete iswhat
determines which technology willbe used.
-Computers!
Types ofAssistiveT
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Mobility Aids-Wheelchair Basketball
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Mobility AidsCont’d
-Not just wheelchairs!-Crutches-Walkers-Segways-Scooters
-What isC-Print?
C-Print
-Real-time transcription software used by sign language interpreters to
convey lectures to
deaf/hard-of-hearing students
Assistive ListeningDevices
- What are assistivelistening devices?
- FM radio devices- Digital infrared devices- Lecturer wears small
transmitter while
speaking, and sound istransmitted directly
to the listener’s hearing aid
Text
Enlargements/ZoomText
-Enable students with visual impairments to access typed or printed
materials-All PCs, Macs,& other devices alsohave built-in magnification software
-Imagine thedifference thismakes for
someone with a visualimpairment who
needs to accesstheir school work!
JAWS
-Job AccessWith Speech for people whoare blind or partially sighted
Braille
-Braillenote-Brailler Printers-Duxbury-Tactile View
Dragon Naturally Speaking
-Dragon Naturally Speaking is anadvanced speech recognition
software package developed byNuance Communications.
-At CSD, Dragon isavailable in the three private
testing rooms.-Smartphones and many computers also havebuilt-in speech recognition software.
Technologies &Devices
Offered Through the
Assistive
Technology
Center
Kurzwei
l-Kurzweil isa text-to-speech program that can be
used toview textbooks and other materials in an
electronic format.
-Different versions (PC/Mac/Firefly)-Audio-visual: shown to increasecomprehension and retention by 75%
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What will assistivetechnology
look like 25-50years from
now?
Questions?