1. Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
William T. Darling, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University

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3. Definition of Assistive Technology
Any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities.

4. Overview of Services Adaptive Toy Lending Library
Computer Refurbish and Recycle Program
Assistive Technology Device Loan Program
Assistive Technology Device Demonstration Program
Telepresence Robot Program

5. Assistive Technology Issues and Concerns
Huge difference in disability world between having some function vs. having no function
Always maximize the use of existing function.
Never use “alternative” technology in an “assistive” situation.

6. Assistive Technology Issues and Concerns
Huge difference in disability world between having some function vs. having no function
Always maximize the use of existing function.
Never use “alternative” technology in an “assistive” situation.

7. Assistive Technology Issues and Concerns
Be aware of assistive technology as an “identifier” of disability….
Beware of realistic financial capabilities….
Beware of the attitudes and openness of the consumer and his or her family toward bringing technology into their lives

8. Assistive Technology for Vision
White Cane
Portable Magnifier
CCTV
KNFB Reader
Screen Magnification Software
Currency Readers
Portable GPS
Braille Displays / Braille Notetakers

9. Assistive Technology for Vision
Looktel App
Color ID
Light Detector
Be My Eyes

10. Case Study
Auto auction worker in Grove City

11. Assistive Technology for Hearing
Cochlear Implants
FM Radio Transmitters
Lights as signals
Doorbells
Telephones
Alarm clocks

12. Assistive Technology for Hearing
Sign Language / Interpreters
TTY
iPhone set to vibrate
Text messaging
Face time
Closed captioning

13. Assistive Technology for Hearing
Usound App – direct to hearing aid
Roger Voice – dictates what phone caller is saying

14. Assistive Technology for Computers
Big Keys Keyboard
One-handed keyboards
BAT Keyboard
Dvorak Keyboard
Dasher
Speech Recognition Software
Head trackers
Specialized Mice

15. The Future
Seeing with your tongue
Brain fingers

16. Assistive Technology of Ohio
1314 Kinnear Road Area 200 Columbus, Ohio atohio.engineering.osu.edu