By: Irish Thornton

What is assistive technology? Laws Hearing Impaired Seeing Impaired Learning Disabled Physically Disabled References

Assistive technology is any device that helps a person with a disability complete an everyday task.  Reading  Typing  Listening  Turning the T.V.  Walking  And so much more!

 Section 255 of the telecommunications Act of 1966: Ensures that the required equipment are accessible to those with a disability.  Americans with Disabilities Act: Prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities.  Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: Requires Federal agencies to make their electronic and information accessible to people with disabilities.  Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act: Requires Federal agencies to establish affirmative action plans for employment of those with a disability.  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: Prohibits discrimination of participation in federal programs and activities to those with a disability.

One-to-one device: Used to eliminate outside noises so that the person can adjust the volume of the source accordingly. Hearing aids: Devices that you wear behind your ear to make sounds louder.

Video magnifier: Used to increase the text size on any object for better seeing. This device can also be used for underlining and highlighting texts. Optical character recognition system: Used to scan text and transport it to a computer system so that you are able to print and save items.

Reading pen: Scans and reads word pronunciation to help increase comprehension skills. Visual program that helps students explore, and understand concepts

Trackball mouse: helps gain better control and movement using technology. Adaptive Keyboard: Helps motor impaired users.

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