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Block 2 Assisstive Technology (Built- in Accessability (Keyboard (Sticky…
Block 2
Assisstive Technology
Definition
This course
'any technology that makes it possible for a disabled person to use a computer, to make their use of that computer more efficient or to enable them to access online information.' Topic 13
Wider Context
'any technology used by disabled people to enable them to carry out an action or task. ‘Enabling technology’ is another term used to describe such technology.' Topic 12
Barnes and Noble extended definition in course material
Built- in Accessability
Free
Standard across all similar machines.
Text
Changing colour and size of font.
Zooming and magnifying (changes all items on the page, not just text).
Mouse
Changing speed and size of mouse pointer.
Enable locate or hide pointer.
Keyboard
Sticky keys.
Changing key sensitivity or rate.
Auto text,auto spell to help with common words.
On screen keyboard.
Speech recognition.
Audio
Volume controls,mute and mono.
Switch to talking or visual alerts.
Text to speech
Web
Text only browsing.
Mouse free browsing.
Zoom and magnify.
Change font, size and colour.
Change background colour.
Dyslexia
How do you match the mixed demands with the AT on offer.
Not just matching difficulty with AT but considering the whole individual.
Area of Difficulty
Receptive Language
Voice recorder
Mind mapping
Text to speech
Spell checker
Grammar checker
Productive language
Speech to text
Predictive software
Conceptmapping
Spell checker
Life Skills
Keyboard tution
Sensory
Font size and colour
Magnifyers