Challenges & Solutions - Speech & seizure Disabilities

Question 1

ICT (Information and communication technology)

May be unable to communicate with voice-based technology tools like virtual meetings (1 solution)

Answer 1

• Provide text-based alternative solutions such as chat, email, and forms

Question 2

ICT (Information and communication technology)

May have another disability that could be one or more of the following: hearing loss, difficulty with fine motor movements, processing information, or visual impairment (4 solutions)

Answer 2

• Ensure that all digital content is compatible with several assistive technologies such as screen readers
• Provide captions and transcripts for video and audio materials
• Check that digital content is keyboard accessible
• Present information in multiple formats to assist with information processing

Question 3

Difficulty with producing speech sounds (3 solutions)

Answer 3

• May use low tech AAC such as communication boards or gestures to supplement speech
• May use high tech AAC such computer-generated voices to replace speech
• Be patient and give people time to communicate thoughts; Ask for clarification, if necessary

Question 4

ICT/General

Sensitivity to flashing lights, blinking, and flickering stimuli (3 solutions)

Answer 4

• Avoid creating animations, videos, and other graphics, that have flashing or strobe-like effects whenever possible.
• If flashing content must be used, flashing should not occur more than 3 times per second.
• Flicker-free monitors, monitor glare guards (bländskydd för skärmar), and non-glare glasses.