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- 2. What are the community’s Assistive Technology (AT) needs?
- 3. Who can benefit from AT?
- 4. To provide support for the consumers’ goals Help evaluate abilities and needs Address needs with appropriate AT services/devices Help locate resources What is the role of AT and the AT provider?
- 5. Assistive devices - equipment used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of people with disabilities AT services - services that directly assist potential users in the selection, acquisition or use of an AT device What is AT?
- 6. Computer Access Environmental Control Communication Recreation and Social Activities Access to Employment Areas where AT can help
- 7. Keyboard augmentations Alternative keyboards Keyboard replacements Mouse emulators Vision enhancements Output options Ergonomics User specific training Computer Access
- 8. Ergonomics
- 10. Sticky Keys Filter Keys Key response rate Word prediction On-screen keyboards Keyboard Augmentations
- 11. Key guards Control extenders Large print / high contrast keyboards
- 12. Large or small keyboards Alternative Keyboards
- 15. Switch scanning Morse Code Voice recognition Keyboard Replacements
- 16. “Talk and your computer types. It’s that simple.” “Up to 99% accurate, right out of the box.” “It’s easy, quick, and dare we say it, fun with Dragon.” Speech to Text
- 17. Trackballs Touch pads Joysticks Head pointers Mouse keys Mouse Alternatives
- 19. Big cursors Screen magnifiers Screen readers Color and contrast adjustments Vision Enhancements
- 22. User training
- 23. Lights Doors Telephone Emergency call systems Bed controls Heating / Air conditioning TV and stereo Page turners & E-books Environmental control
- 27. Speech generating devices Speech amplifiers/clarifiers Manual communication boards/books Audio amplifiers Written communication Access to information Communication Video calls
- 28. Texting, Email, FaceTime, Ent ertainment, Scheduling, Gam es, … Access issues Constant changes Apps for everything Tablets and Smartphones
- 29. Specialized equipment Adapted rules Accessibility standards Computers for communication, art, music, and games Recreation & Social Activities
- 30. Modified workspaces Computer access Telephone access Specialized tools Job restructuring Access to Employment
- 31. Who can benefit from AT?
- 32. What are the community’s AT needs?
- 33. Glen Ashlock, MS, ATP Region 2 Area Agency on Aging (517) 592-1645 Glen.Ashlock@r2aaa.net www.r2aaa.net
Editor's Notes
- I have done the AT101 presentation many times. Usually I am here to answer questions, today my goal is to get some answers or at least get you thinking about answers. I have provided AT services for over 20 years and I maybe got into a comfortable spot. New to community, new to this job, and starting new service so I want to start with what is needed not what I know.
- Since I am doing this backward, I am going to start with a slide I usually have later in the presentation.We all probably have some vision of who needs AT. CR is/was probably the most famous person with a (acquired) disability. Someone like him is often the prototypical AT user. Can’t use his hands at all, sip and puff, wheelchair, … Completely dependent for mobility, eating, computer use,… He was certainly an AT user but probably not typical.
- Computer use should be a tool to help with other goals. I will be more detailed because it applies across areas, I like doing it, more options, cross-disability,…
- Starting here because lots of options but structured, I like it, solves issues in many of the other areas. I will try and avoid too much detail – let me know if not.What is the issue? Why is it hard to use the computer?
- Starts with seating and positioning
- Could be anybody.