Assistive technologies Flashcards
What is a PECS?
Picture exchange communication system that provides pictorial representations of objects and actions
What are VOCAs?
Voice output communication aids that provide pre-recorded messages to play the name of the object or action
What disabilities may be helped by screen readers with audio and/or braille output?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Deafblind
- Cognitive
What disabilities may be helped by canes?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Deafblind
- Ambulation
- Body size
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by service animals?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Seizure disorders
What disabilities may be helped by navigation aids?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by tactile markers?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by braille signage?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by refreshable braille keyboards?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by keyboards with large printed letters on keys?
Low-vision
What disabilities may be helped by magnified pointers and cursors?
Low-vision
What disabilities may be helped by speech input?
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
What disabilities may be helped by voice output?
- Blind
- Low-vision
What disabilities may be helped by large displays or projectors?
Low-vision
What disabilities may be helped by screen magnification?
Low-vision
What disabilities may be helped by color and contrast controls?
- Low-vision
- Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by color-adjusting software?
Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by standard, consistent presentation of visual objects?
Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by screen filters?
Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by filtered glasses?
Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by filtered overlays on printed text?
Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by software to modify display colors?
Colorblindness
What disabilities may be helped by video conferencing for signing?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by sign language interpretation?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by teletype?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by captions for videos?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by transcripts?
- Deaf
- HOH
- Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by audio controls?
HOH
What disabilities may be helped by assistive listening devices?
HOH
What disabilities may be helped by haptic alerts and feedback?
- Deaf
- HOH
- Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by visual labels / notifications / alerts?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by voice carryover?
- HOH
- Speech
What disabilities may be helped by frequency modulation systems?
HOH
What disabilities may be helped by infared systems?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by audio induction loop systems?
- Deaf
- HOH
What disabilities may be helped by tactile navigation aids?
Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by tacticle sign language interpretation?
Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by braille transcripts?
Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by standard non-speech inputs?
Speech
What disabilities may be helped by articulation aids?
Speech
What disabilities may be helped by augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices?
- Speech
- Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by text-based alternatives to speech?
Speech
What disabilities may be helped by electronic communication boards?
Speech
What disabilities may be helped by text-to-speech?
- Speech
- Reading and dyslexia
- Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by keyboards with speech generating functionality?
Speech
What disabilities may be helped by apps to practice sounds, sentences, phrases?
Speech
What disabilities may be helped by switch devices?
Manual dexterity / fine motor control
What disabilities may be helped by adaptive keyboards?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by voice control?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by alternative pointing devices?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
What disabilities may be helped by eye tracking?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
What disabilities may be helped by voice recognition software?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by speech-to-text?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
What disabilities may be helped by bubble and area cursors?
Manual dexterity / fine motor control
What disabilities may be helped by customizable keyboards?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Body shape
- Body size
What disabilities may be helped by adaptive notepads with word prediction and text-to-speech?
Manual dexterity / fine motor control
What disabilities may be helped by mouth sticks?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue