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
What disabilities may be helped by head wands?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
What disabilities may be helped by single switch accesses?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
What disabilities may be helped by sip and puffs?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by oversized mice or trackballs?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by adjustable position displays
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by timing controls
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Muscle fatigue
- Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by wheelchairs?
- Manual dexterity / fine motor control
- Ambulation
- Body size
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by ergonomic products?
Manual dexterity / fine motor control
What disabilities may be helped by walkers?
- Ambulation
- Body size
What disabilities may be helped by gait trainers?
Ambulation
What disabilities may be helped by stair lifts?
Ambulation
What disabilities may be helped by exoskeletons?
Ambulation
What disabilities may be helped by pedal extensions for driving?
Body size
What disabilities may be helped by stools and stepladders?
Body size
What disabilities may be helped by grab rails / handlebars?
- Body size
- Ambulation
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by crutches?
- Body size
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by portable toilets and bedpans?
- Ambulation
- Body size
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by supplemental oxygen?
Body size
What disabilities may be helped by chairlifts?
- Ambulation
- Body size
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by respirators?
Body size
What disabilities may be helped by elevators?
- Ambulation
- Body size
- Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by braces or splints?
Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by reachers?
Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by taller chair legs?
Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by larger buttons?
Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by button hooks?
Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by velcro closures?
Body shape
What disabilities may be helped by touch or voice operated light fixtures?
- Body shape
- Blind
- Low-vision
- Deafblind
What disabilities may be helped by word prediction/lookup?
- Intellectual
- Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by simplified interfaces and content?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by synchronized speech and highlighting?
- Intellectual
- Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by visual / audio alternatives to text?
- Intellectual
- Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by speaking slowly?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by checking for understanding?
Intellectual, but also all
What disabilities may be helped by choosing a quiet location to communicate?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by feedback mechanisms?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by low-tech message boards?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by computerized voice output communication aids?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by synthesized speech?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by computer controlled wheelchairs?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by direction-finding applications?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by computer cueing systems and robots to guide users?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by door locking systems?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by automated and computerized dining devices?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by audio prompting devices to assist with memory?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by video-based instructional material for life skills?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by computer-assisted instruction?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by computer-based prompting applications to stay on task?
- Intellectual
- ADHD
What disabilities may be helped by video-assisted job training and skill development?
Intellectual
What disabilities may be helped by pens and digital highlighters for recording lectures, scanning, storing, and transferring text, and scanning for reading comprehension?
Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by personal tutors?
Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by spelling and grammar checks?
Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by software with color highlighters, notetaking, and bookmarking features?
Reading and dyslexia
What disabilities may be helped by graph paper to line up numbers?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by manipulatives (hands on, virtual)?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by process aids?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by large-key calculators?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by graphing tools?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by drawing tools?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by equation-solving tools?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by graphic organizers?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by dictation tools?
Math and computation
What disabilities may be helped by dry erase boards?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by clipboards?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by 3-ring binders?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by folders?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by photo albums?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by laminated pictorial representations and photographs?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by highlight tape?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by projectors?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by timers?
- Autism
- ADHD
What disabilities may be helped by calculators with built-in speech synthesizers?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by video cameras?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by adaptive hardware?
Autism
What disabilities may be helped by digital diary apps with reminders?
General seizure disorders
What disabilities may be helped by smart watches that detect seizures?
General seizure disorders
What disabilities may be helped by supportive gear / protective wear in case of falls?
General seizure disorders
What disabilities may be helped by wearables with alert buttons?
General seizure disorders
What disabilities may be helped by flicker-free monitors?
Photosensitive epilepsy
What disabilities may be helped by monitor glare guards and non-glare glasses?
Photosensitive epilepsy
What disabilities may be helped by apps for mood, stress, anxiety management?
Psychological (social, emotional)
What disabilities may be helped by guided meditation?
Psychological (social, emotional)
What disabilities may be helped by behavior charts, point sheets, and goal tracking?
Psychological (behavioral)
What disabilities may be helped by noise monitoring devices?
Psychological (emotional, behavioral)
What disabilities may be helped by music?
Psychological (emotional, behavioral)
What disabilities may be helped by positive reinforcement and rewards?
Behavioral