Assistive Technology

Types of High-Tech Assistive Technology:

Augmentative and alternative communication devices
- hearing aid and/or assistive listening device, text to speech, picture to speech
Electric wheelchair
Alerting device
- environmetnal awareness for people who are deaf/heard of hearing, i.e. alert to file alarm, telephone, doorbell
Mouse alternatives
- track ball, touch pad, head mouse
Keyboard alternatives
- alternative ways of keyboarding, i.e. on-screen keyboard, touch screen
Screen readers
- accessing screen via voice or touch, i.e. JAWS, Window-Eyes, TelleBraille N’ Speak
Screen magnifiers
- magnify and manipulate look of the screen, i.e. built-in computer screen readers, ZoomText
Text to speech: Ureader; Read & Write; Built in on Mac OS; Kurzweil
- write or choose picture and device “speaks”, i.e. Ureader, built-in (MAC), Kurzweil
Voice recognition: Dragon Naturally Speaking; iListen (Mac)
- speak instead of writing or using mouse—Dragon Naturally Speaking, iListen (MAC)
Word prediction programs: Co-Writer; SoothSayer; Telepathic 2000
- speak instead of writing or using mouse—Dragon Naturally Speaking, iListen (MAC)