Friday, September 16, 2011

Assistive Technology?


What is Assistive Technology (AT)?

Assistive technology is any device or
process that assists a person with a
disability to do something that could
otherwise be difficult or impossible to
accomplish.


 Photo by ugod

AT can range from extremely low tech to highly complicated and costly technology.

Reading glasses to High Tech Communication devices.

Not all AT however is hardware. Anyone with access to a computer can install any number of programs to help with a disability. The amazing aspect is that a number of these programs can help anyone – coming closer to the “Holy Grail” of UD (Universal Design).

We'll be looking at some of the free and/or open source software over the next few blogs.



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