Types of Disabilities

Question 1

What are the main categories of disabilities?

Answer 1

• Blindness
• Deaf blindness
• Low vision
• Color blindness
• Auditory disabilities
• Mobility
• Cognitive
• Dyslexia/Reading disabilities
• Math
• Speech disorders
• Psychological/Psychiatric Disorders
  
  • anxiety
  • mood
  • schizophrenia
  • others
• Multiple/Compound disabilities

Question 2

Blindness: Challenges

Answer 2

Cannot see digital or electronic interfaces (computers, automated teller machines (ATMs), mobile devices, airport kiosks, televisions, printers, copiers, phones, GPS devices, etc.)

Question 3

Blindness: Solutions

Answer 3

• Screen readers
• Refreshable Braille devices
• Self-voicing interfaces and applications can communicate to users without the need for a screen reader
  
  • are appropriate mostly for broadcasting as they usually do not interact with the interface or content as screen readers do.