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Assistive Technology - Coggle Diagram
Assistive Technology
Assistant's Tools and Aplication
Keyboards
Mouse
Voice Recognition
Touch Screen
Swiches/Button or Scanning
On-Screen Keyboard
Visual Impairment
Hearing Impairment
Speech Impairment
Transport
Car
Bus
Wheelchair
Walking device
Scooter
Cane
Health & Safety when using assistive technology
Patient Safety
Keeping patients free from harm, and it is essential throughout all health care settings.
Quality Health Care
Safe: health care should help and not harm patients.
Effective: services should be provided based on research-based methods which are beneficial to patients.
Patient-centered: health care should consider the individual needs of each patient.
Timely: wait times and delays should be decreased as much as possible.
Timely: wait times and delays should be decreased as much as possible.
Efficient: waste of all types should be avoided.
Equitable: care should be provided without any type of discrimination.
Wheelchairs
Measurements must be taken to ensure an appropriate fit for user's wheelchair.
Assistive Devices for Low Vision
Symbol cane - indicates to others that the user has low vision. It is not used for detecting obstacles or for support.
Guide cane - mobility aid that can be used to detect steps or curbs. It can be held diagonally in front of the user for protection or sweep from side to side.
Long cane - mobility aid used to detect obstacles in front of the user or ground-level changes. It is used by tapping or brushing side to side.
White walking stick - offers physical support and indicates to others that the user has a vision impairment.
Hearing Loss
Assistive listening systems and devices can bridge the gap between the user and the source of sound by eliminating the effects of distance, background noise, and reverberation
Electric energy
Electric power
Battery
Solar energy convert to electric energy
Work Environment
Suitable area that the person is able to move around