2. ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY..!
WHAT DOES IT MEANS?
Adaptive technology is the name of products that help
people who cannot use regular version of
products, primarily people with physical disabilities such
as limited vision, hearing, and mobility.
3. ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Can be in the form of :
Low tech or
High tech equipment
And Is anything give to a person to help
increase their independence
5. ADAPTIVE TECH ON EDUCATION
Blind Low vision
Locator dots on the Large-print key labels
keyboard for commonly and home row indicators
used keys Large monitors and anti-
Speech output. glare screens.
Refreshable Braille Screen enlarger
displays software.
Braille embossers Color and contrast
adjustments.
Speech output systems.
6. MOBILITY AND ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS
Accessible on/off switches.
Flexible positioning.
Software utilities that consolidate multiple or sequential
keystrokes.
Mouth sticks, head sticks, or other pointing devices.
Keyguards.
Modified keyboards (e.g., expanded, mini, or one-
handed).
Trackballs or other input devices provide an alternative
to a mouse.
Keyboard emulation with specialized switches that allow
the use of scanning or Morse code input.
Speech input.
Word prediction software.
7. LEARNING DISABILITIES
Word processors with Enlarged screen displays.
grammar and spell
checkers.
Alternative color contrasts.
Word processors with
outlining and highlighting
capabilities. Speech output.
Word prediction software.
Phonetic Spelling software Reading systems
which can render phonetic incorporating OCR and
spelling into correctly speech output.
spelled words.
Speech recognition
Concept mapping software
8. SPEECH AND HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
Alternatives to audio output can be provided
Communication devices can act as a substitute for
voices and provide a compensatory tool for students
who cannot communicate verbally.
9. Psychiatric and Mental Health Impairments
Health Impairments
10. The Archimedes Project
"Give me a lever long enough and a
place to stand, and I will move the
world."
-Archimedes, 230 BC
"Technology gives individuals the
power to move their world."
-The Archimedes Project, 2002 AD
11. RESOURCES
Adaptive technology. University of Washington - washington.edu. Retrieved
from http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Academic/Adaptive
Center. Adaptive and assistive technology @ rehabtool.com. Adaptive and
Assistive Technology @ RehabTool.com. Retrieved from
http://www.rehabtool.com
2003). The archimedes project. The Archimedes Project. Retrieved from
http://archimedes.stanford.edu/
Pulsifer, L. Assistive and adaptive technology devices. eHow | How to
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Editor's Notes
It is important to assure the student thatuses a wheelchair or who has a mobility impairment that he can access the computer workstation. Using the standard mouse and keyboard for input can be difficult or impossible due to impaired upper extremity function. While standard screen displays are often not difficult to read, software and screen modifications may be necessary to facilitate input accommodations.
Students with speech or hearing impairments generally do not have difficulty accessing a standard computer
Health impairments and/or medication side effects may impact other factors such as endurance, concentration, and memory, thus accommodations similar to those listed for students with learning disabilities may be helpful.
