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Assistive Technologies and Adaptive Strategies Flashcards

1
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What are assistive technologies?

A

Products used by people with disabilities to accomplish tasks they could not otherwise accomplish

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Solutions meant to help people with disabilities perform activities of daily living and increase their independence and ability to participate in society are known as:

A. ICT
B. Adaptive Strategies
C. Functional Solutions
D. Assistive Technologies

A

B. Adaptive Strategies

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When used with computers, assistive technologies are also referred to as _______ or ________.

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Adaptive technologies or adaptive software

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____________ provide enhancements to, or change the methods of, interacting with the environment or technology needed to accomplish a task.

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Adaptive Strategies

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Assistive technologies for people who cannot see or find it difficult to see digital or electronic interfaces include:

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Screen readers and audio description

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An additional audio track that describes and gives context for essential visual information is called _______.

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Audio description

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GPS-based walking instructions with an audio interface and automated navigator is an example of what?

A

Assistive technology

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Using an alternative interface with knobs or other tactile controls when a person cannot see or feel the controls on the flat interface of devices such as microwaves or ovens is an example of what?

A

Adaptive strategies

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Mobile apps that photograph money and read the value aloud are an example of…

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Assistive technology

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Screen readers with audio and/or braille output are examples of an assistive technology used by people with which types of disabilities?

A
  • Visual
  • Deaf-blindness
  • Mobility/Flexibility
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Glasses with lenses that improve color vision discrimination are an assistive technology that would be used by people with what disability?

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Colorblindness

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  • Video conferencing for signing
  • Sign language interpretation
  • Captions for videos
  • Transcripts for video or audio
  • Haptic alerts / feedback
  • Visual labels / notifications / alerts

Are examples of assistive technologies and adaptive strategies for which type of disability?

A

Auditory

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Auditory training such as to identify the location, origin, direction, and distance of a sound is an adaptive strategy for which disability?

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Central Auditory Processing Disorder

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What are some assistive technologies that can help with CAPD? (Name 3)

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  • Noise-cancelling headphones
  • Audio recorders
  • Personal listening devices
  • Text-to-speech software
  • Sound field systems
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Text-to-speech software is an assistive technology that may be used by people with which types of disabilities?

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  • Auditory
  • Speech
  • Mobility
  • Cognitive
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What are some assistive technologies used by people with mobility disabilities? (Name 3)

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  • Switch devices
  • Adaptive keyboards
  • Eye tracking
  • Mouth stick
  • Head wand
  • Sip and puff switch
  • Wheelchair
17
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  • Word prediction/lookup
  • Simplified interfaces and content
  • Direction-finding applications
  • Allowing adequate time to exchange information
  • Audio prompting devices to assist with memory

Are examples of assistive technologies and adaptive strategies for which type of disability?

A

Intellectual

18
Q

What is the solution for a person with Dyslexia perceiving letters such as p b d and q as the same letter?

A. Change the font
B. Change the contrast of the text
C. Give them additional time to read the text
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

19
Q

PECS – Picture Exchange Communication System are a helpful assistive technology for which type of disability?

A

Non-verbal Learning Disability

20
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What are some assistive technologies used by people with Photosensitive Epilepsy?

A
  • Flicker-free monitors
  • Monitor glare guards
  • Non-glare glasses
21
Q

Guided meditation is an assistive technology useful for what type of disability?

A

Social

22
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Goal tracking, positive reinforcement, and noise monitoring devices are useful assistive technologies and adaptive strategies for what type of disability?

A

Behavioral

23
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Which is NOT an example of assistive technology that helps with using the Internet?
 A. Screen readers
 B. Screen magnifiers
 C. Refreshable braille devices
 D. Wheelchair
 E. Mouth stick
A

D. Wheelchair

24
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True or False: Screen readers will interpret color-coded text and announce changes in color.

A

False

25
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True or False: Unaided Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems rely on the use of electronic tools.

A

False

26
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The different types of communication outside of oral speech that people with speech disabilities can use to express themselves are known as __________.

A

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

27
Q

Communication systems that do not rely on external tools, and instead rely on nonverbal communication such as body language, facial expressions, and gestures are known as…

A. Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication
B. Adaptive Strategies
C. Unaided Augmentative and Alternative Communication
D. Sign languages

A

C. Unaided Augmentative and Alternative Communication

28
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Communications systems that rely on the use of an electronic or non-electronic tool and the person’s body are known as….

A

Aided augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

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