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Disabilty - Coggle Diagram
Disabilty
Introduction
A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
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Over 1 billion people – about 15% of the global population – currently experience disability, and this number is increasing due in part to population ageing and an increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases.
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Types Of Disability
There are many types of disabilities, such as those that affect a person’s
Vision
Blindness is a lack of vision. It may also refer to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
Color blindness occurs when you are unable to see colors in a normal way. It is also known as color deficiency
Movement
Ataxia is a term for a group of disorders that affect co-ordination, balance and speech. Any part of the body can be affected, but people with ataxia often have difficulties with: balance and walking. speaking. swallowing
Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with walking, balance, and coordination.
Learning
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words.
Communicating
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a life-long neurological disorder that can affect the way a person communicates and relates to the people and world around them
Hearing
Hearing impairment, deafness, or hearing loss refers to the total or partial inability to hear sounds.
Mental health
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs
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Assistive Technology
Assistive technology is technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.
It enables people to live healthy, productive, independent, and dignified lives, and to participate in education, the labour market and civic life.
Assistive technology reduces the need for formal health and support services, long-term care and the work of caregivers
Without assistive technology, people are often excluded, isolated, and locked into poverty, thereby increasing the impact of disease and disability on a person, their family, and society.
Examples
Vision
Products for people who are blind or visually impaired, including AT used for daily living activities, accessing computers, wayfinding, and other needs. Examples include:
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talking devices such as a talking thermostat,
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text-to-speech systems using Optical Character Recognition (OCR),
large print materials, and
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Hearing
Products for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, including AT used daily living activities, communication, and other needs. Examples include:
These are the devices
personal amplification systems,
wireless TV listening systems,
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doorbell with flashing light alert,
portable closed captioning system,
face-to-face dual keyboard communication system,
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phone with captioning, and
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Speech communication
Products for people with speech disabilities who need assistance with speaking including face-to-face communication. Examples include:
voice amplification systems,
fluency assistance devices,
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symbol-making software, and
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Learning, cognition, and developmental
Products for people who need assistance with learning, attention, memory, and organization. Examples include:
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text-to-speech systems to support learning (not related to vision needs),
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mobile devices with specialized apps, and
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Mobility, seating, and positioning
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Impairment
Impairment is an absence of or significant difference in a person’s body structure or function or mental functioning.
For example, problems in the structure of the brain can result in difficulty with mental functions, or problems with the structure of the eyes or ears can result in difficulty with the functions of vision or hearing.
Types of Impairment
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Functional impairments
They include the complete or partial loss of function of a body part. Examples of these include pain that doesn’t go away or joints that no longer move easily.
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