Assistive Technology

Brandon Cassady

UW-W CSD Assistive Technology Center

UW-Whitewater

800 West Main Street

Whitewater, WI 53190-1790

CSD T ech@uw w .ed

u(262)-472-

5243

What is assistive technology?

-Wikipedia defines assistivetechnology

as:“…an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people

with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.”

What isassistive technology?

(cont’d)-Really all technology is

assistive technology;the intersection between the user’s

abilitiesand the task

that they want to complete iswhat

determines which technology willbe used.

-Computers!

Types ofAssistiveT

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Mobility Aids-Wheelchair Basketball

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Mobility AidsCont’d

-Not just wheelchairs!-Crutches-Walkers-Segways-Scooters

-What isC-Print?

C-Print

-Real-time transcription software used by sign language interpreters to

convey lectures to

deaf/hard-of-hearing students

Assistive ListeningDevices

- What are assistivelistening devices?

- FM radio devices- Digital infrared devices- Lecturer wears small

transmitter while

speaking, and sound istransmitted directly

to the listener’s hearing aid

Text

Enlargements/ZoomText

-Enable students with visual impairments to access typed or printed

materials-All PCs, Macs,& other devices alsohave built-in magnification software

-Imagine thedifference thismakes for

someone with a visualimpairment who

needs to accesstheir school work!

JAWS

-Job AccessWith Speech for people whoare blind or partially sighted

Braille

-Braillenote-Brailler Printers-Duxbury-Tactile View

Dragon Naturally Speaking

-Dragon Naturally Speaking is anadvanced speech recognition

software package developed byNuance Communications.

-At CSD, Dragon isavailable in the three private

testing rooms.-Smartphones and many computers also havebuilt-in speech recognition software.

Technologies &Devices

Offered Through the

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Center

Kurzwei

l-Kurzweil isa text-to-speech program that can be

used toview textbooks and other materials in an

electronic format.

-Different versions (PC/Mac/Firefly)-Audio-visual: shown to increasecomprehension and retention by 75%

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What will assistivetechnology

look like 25-50years from

now?

Questions?