10 Technologies for People with Disabilities
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Here's a List of Software we bought for my organization.
CrossScanner
People who has limited physical moblility.
Auto-scan operation: the first click starts the lineScan down the screen. The next click stops the line when it gets to the user's desired vertical point. If DoubleClick, Drag, or Text Entry is active, an icon Window pops up for the user to select between with the fingerScan. The final click tells the computer to move the cursor to that point and perform the chosen function. able to perform mouse moves and clicks, double clicks, drags, operate menu's and enter text with optional Onscreen Keyboards.
Orbit Optical Track Ball
Limted hand mobility
Simple touch of the finger! Easy to use as a regular mouse and it stays in one place.
Track Ball FingerMouse
Limited mobility
Replaces mouse with a trackball and buttons using thumb and/or index finger.
Don Johnston Switch Interface Pro
Use to connect the switch to the computer and are used with software written for single-switch use. It is used with the Big Red Switch. It a switch that can act like a mouse such as single, double clicks, and specific keyboard keys such as spacebar, tab, enter arrow keys, etc., This interface is used with the big red switch
Big Red Switch ( which I like to call the easy button).
People with Limted mobility
Enter text when keyboard is not feasible, set up series of response using multiple switches, train in cause and effect, facilitate choice-making, control comp via Morse code. Can do anything a keyboard or mouse can do, depending on what type of switch interface you buy or program, just buy a single hit on the Big Red Button.
Smart-Nav Package
By providing complete hands free navigation and input the Smart-Nav AT Package is perfect for people with carpal tunnel, RSI or assistive technology needs. Free your hands by simply moving your head to control your computer
Big Keys LX (Querty Order)
Full-size keyboard, 7 inches by 19 inches has 60 oversized keys: every key on the BigKeys LX keyboard is extra large: 1" square.
Magic Touch Touch Screen
The Magic Touch Add-On Kit can be easily mounted on ANY monitor and used for ANY mouse driven application.
Zoomtext
Visual impairment
ZoomText Magnifier 9.1 enlarges and enhances everything on your computer screen, making all of your applications easy to see and use.
Texthelp (Read & Write Standard)
Augmentive
It has been designed as a ‘floating’ toolbar that will help improve reading & writing skills, with features such as speech feedback, phonetic spell checking, word prediction & homophone support.
Here a list that our organization didn't get to purchase because it was out of our budget.
Dragon Naturally Speaking V. 9
Can be people who has limited mobility and people who are blind.
It types and performs action on the computer by speaking to it. You have to train it to recognize your voice.
Jaws, Screen Reader software. Company: Freedom Scientific
For people who are blind
Thunder RJ (Screen Reader on a Flash Drive)
Read out text from the computer. Can read Micorsoft Products, and Internet Explorer. This can be for people who is blind, someone who has hard of seeing, or has speech problems.
Intellikeys
IntelliKeys USB is an intelligent, programmable keyboard that provides access to the computer for persons who have difficulty using a mouse or standard keyboard.
Customized overlays can also be created and printed with the Overlay Maker Program.
Automatic Doors
To have easier access to the building
Enablemart is usually a good reccommended site to buy the software/hardware. So it'll depend on your organization wants and where you want to purchase.
There is a lot more Assistive Technology out there so this is a small list.
Here's another good resource site on Assistive Technology for Computers:
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=11114&deep=2&trail=22
