Question

describe how instructional technology and assisitive technology adaptations can be used to improve basic skills.

my major is rehabilitation services, the class is assistive technology, & the book is assistive technology for people with disabilities

Answer 1

Rehabilitative assistive technology can help restore or improve function in people who have developed a disability due to injury,disease, or aging. Appropriate assistive technology often helps people with disabilities to compensate, at least in part, for a limitation.

Assistive technology also benefits teachers, family members, employers who interacts with people who use the technology.

Rehabilitative and assistive technology can enable individuals to:

* Care for themselves and their families
* Work
* Learn in typical school environments and other educational institutions
* Access information through computers and reading
* Enjoy music, sports, travel, and the arts
* Participate fully in community life

Conditions may benefit from assistive devices:
Cognitive disability: learning disabilities, distractibility, reading disorders, inability to remember, focus difficulty
Hearing disability: impaired hearing
Physical disability: paralysis, difficulties with walking , inability hand movements, slow work time, difficulty controlling movement
Visual disability: blindness, low vision
Mental conditions: post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychosis

Technology is advancing very fast and new devices, mostly electronic and powered by efficient motors and batteries are being created everyday. This is making it possible for people with physical disabilities to reduce their dependence on others.

Assistive technology for home comfort and care

Smart Home assistants like Google Home or Amazon Echo help people with limited use of their arms and hands to be able to use easily their computer or phone.

Environmental control devices is easy.so that they can remotely control electronic appliances like lights, heater & AC.

Personal emergency response system devices comes as a wearable bracelet. By pressing a button the person in need can alert a caregiver.

Cleaning robot is a perfect assistive technology to keep the floors of the house clean.

Eye Trackers assistive technology devices allow users with physical disabilities to interact with the world with their eyes. Special software allows the person to type by looking at data displayed on a screen and may include word completion technology to speed up the process.

Speech generation and voice recognition devices has some specialized voice transcription software is used for commanding data or instructions to the computer and this allows people with different abilities to use their computer or mobile devices efficiently by only talking to them.

Mobility aids People who have physical disabilities may need help with mobility. Devices intended to help with mobility include wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, crutches, canes, and orthotic devices.

Adaptive tools like utensils, switches or keyboard allow those people with physical disabilities that limit their motor skills to eat, write, cook, dress, play games or use their smartphones, tablets and computers.Some of these are specialized handles and grips.automatic page turners or book holders can also help these people to read. Sip-and-puff systems are useful for people with paralysis or fine motor skill disabilities.An adaptive keyboards have raised areas in between the keys to allow the user to place correctly the hands on them and find the correct key by sliding the fingers towards it rather than having to strike it. mouth stick placed in the mouth of the person with a physical disability, so that she or he can do things like manipulate a trackball mouse or even type in a keyboard or a touch screen.

Dot is a wearable that is also the world’s first Braille smartwatch still works well for the blind.this tool functions with six dots on four cells found on the surface of the smartwatch.

Transcence offers a great solution that can still keep the deaf in group conversations.Each speaker has its corresponding text bubble, differentiated by color, just like what you would find in a regular group messaging chat room.

Other communication devices

hearing aids to help people hear or hear more clearly, closed captioning to allow people with hearing problems to watch movies, television programs and other digital media, screen readers or screen enlargement applications to help people with mobility and sensory impairments to use computers and mobile devices.