Sometimes known as assistive technology. It is software or hardware that has been specifically designed to assist people with disabilities in carrying out daily activities. Assistive technology includes wheelchairs, reading machines, devices for grasping, etc. In the area of Web Accessibility, common software-based assistive technologies include screen readers, screen magnifiers, speech synthesizers, and voice input software that operate in conjunction with graphical desktop browsers (among other user agents). Hardware assistive technologies include alternative keyboards and pointing devices.
An Intel technology (supported in adapters and switches) that automatically and dynamically customizes product performance to match network operating conditions, thus helping to optimize network performance.
A wide variety of electronic items that enable an even wider variety of people with disabilities to live independently. Many of the devices are based on computer technology.
Assistive technology that enables users to better adapt to their environment (e.g. environment control, OCR readers).
technology used to adapt an already existing computer device or piece of software. A good example would be a Head Pointer that allows a person with limited mobility to use the computer.
See Assistive Technology.
room in the library devoted to specialized technology to aid students with disabilities.
Adaptive technology describes the use of hardware and software to assist individuals who have difficulty accessing information systems using conventional methods. (Increasingly referred to as "enabling technologies" or "assistive technology".)
Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. This includes a range of devices from low technology to high technology items, as well as software.
Hardware or software products that provide access to a computer that is otherwise inaccessible to an individual with a disability.
Electronic magnification systems like closed-circuit TVs (CCTVs), scanners, computers, software and other systems that convert text into large-print text, synthesized voice or braille.
Adaptive technology is the name for products which help people who cannot use regular versions of products, primarily people with physical disabilities such as limitations to vision, hearing, and mobility.