Adaptive Technology

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Adaptive Technology

• Jennifer E. Sesay
• February 1st 2005

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Outline

• Definition and Importance Adaptive Technology
  (A.T)
• History of Adaptive Technology
• Who develops these Software
• Various Disabilities
• Technology for People with Visual Disability
• Technology for People with Motor Disability
• Technology for People with Hearing Disability

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Definition and Importance of Adaptive Technology

• Also known as assistive technology
• Use of any item, equipment or system to increase
  and improve functional capabilities for
  individuals with disabilities.
• Importance Help people with disabilities

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History of Adaptive Technology

• The field of adaptive technology has been around
  for at least 20 years
• Universally used technology began as assistive
  technology
• Other general use technology were later adapted
  to help people with disabilities

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Who Develops HCI Software

• HCI Human Computer Interaction
• Usability Engineer sit on the Observer side and
  test software
• Software Test EngineerTests and critiques
  software to assure quality and identify potential
  improvement opportunities and projects.
• Developers and programmers

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Some Adaptive Technology used in the past

• Typewriters
• Tape recorders
• Auditory trainers
• Alert master for hearing loss
• Handheld Talking Book
• Books on Tape

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Various Disabilities

• Visual disability Blind or Low Vision
• Motor disability Quadriplegics
• Hearing disability Deaf
• AT could also be used for learning disabilities

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Technology for people with Visual or Reading
disability
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Technology for people with Visual or Reading
disability

• Braille Software
• Braille Voyager
• Speech Synthesizer
• Visual Cursor Enhancer
• Keyboard Audio Feedback
• Screen Reader
• Magnifier
• Voice Output Applications
• Braille Lite Notetaker
• MyReader

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Braille Software and Embosser

• Perky computer based braille emulator equivalent
  of a printer
• Braille translation software is available to
  convert typed or scanned text into a format that
  can be output on an embosser.
• Portable Braille Embosser
• Cost 2,895.00

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Braille Voyager

• Braille Board
• USB Connection
• Uses 5 power consumption

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Braille Lite Note Taker

• Features
• A built-in modem
• E-mail program
• Compact Flash slot
• Operating System
• PC Connection Card
• Date book, Phone book
• Programs
• Scientific calculator clock
• Stopwatch
• Pentium 90
• Memory
• Hard Drive Size
• Size
• Serial and parallel ports
• Cost 3,395

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Braille Display
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Voice Output Application

• Ovation
• Easily scan and store text of any kind and
  convert it to adjustable audio-output.
• Can store up to 20 pages

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Voice Output Applications Contd

• Lightwriters are text-to-speech communication
  aids engineered for individuals with speech
  impairments or reading disabilities

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MyReader

• People with low vision
• Magnifier

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Why buy a Laptop when you can get a Laptalk?
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Speech Synthesizer
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Visual Cursor Enhancer

• Improves the visibility of a mouse cursor

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Keyboard Audio Feedback

• Gives spoken feedback for keys that are used
• Example TALKEYS is a Windows program that
  speaks out the keys on the keyboard as you type
  them into any Windows program.

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Screen Readers

• Screen reader is software that works together
  with a speech synthesizer to read aloud
  everything contained on a computer screen,
  including icons, menus
• Example Jaws for windows
• Cost 895.00 - 1,295.00

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Magnifier

• Lupe Utility that magnifies whatever is
  underneath your cursor

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Technology for People with Hearing Disabilities
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Technology for People with Hearing disability
Technology for People with Hearing disability

• NetTalk-VTMT software personal communications
  software that allows you to use compatible voice
  modems to make and receive TTY calls.

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Personal Communicator

• A Tool for Learning and Communicating in
  American Sign Language and English

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Technology for people with Writing or Motor
disability
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Technology for people with Writing or Motor
disability

• Onscreen keyboard
• Abbreviations/Expansions
• Word prediction/Completion
• Voice Input Applications
• Keyboard Modifications and shortcuts
• Mouse Enhancers

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On-Screen Keyboard

• Windows XP On-Screen Keyboard Allows all
  keyboard functions to be accomplished by a mouse
  or switch

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Penfriend Multilanguage keyboard

• Now with keyboards for many languages where their
  colour and size and font size can be adjusted to
  suit the user.

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Abbreviations/Word Prediction

• Abbreviations can represent any text
• a long, hard-to-type word such as your name and
  address
• a standard end of letter salutation
• an entire paragraph of legal or medical text
• Word Prediction
• Assistive software to reduce the number of
  keystrokes necessary for individuals with
  mobility impairment, making it easier to
  communicate

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PenFriend XL
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Voice Input Applications

• Allows speech input to control computer
  functions, writing, and/or communicating through
  computer audio communications
• ScanDragon Naturally Speaking v7.0

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Speech Recognition

• Speech Recognition on a MAC

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Keyboard Modifications

• Easy Access Included as part of Easy Access are
  three main features Mouse Keys, Sticky Keys, and
  Slow Keys.
• Sticky Keys - allows the user to press one key at
  a time for any command that requires
  simultaneously pressing two or more keys.
• Slow Keys - delays the keyboard's acceptance of a
  key, so if a key is accidentally hit, the
  keyboard will not recognize it.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

• Adding Command Key Shortcuts is a complete
  step-by-step instruction (with pictures) on how
  to assign keyboard shortcuts to any menu item in
  any application. Freeware

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Mouse Enhancers

• Mouse for Paraplegics with all of the functions
  of a standard 4 button mouse wheel
• Cost 750.00

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Advanced joystick-operated USB mouse
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USB Integra Mouse

• Integra Mouse enables the user to activate all
  Mouse Functions.
• Only 10 grams of lip pressure is required for
  mouse control and left or right clicks are
  triggered by variations of air pressure in the
  oral cavity and in the mouth piece.

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No Hands Mouse

• Eliminates the use of your hands making it
  beneficial for users with repetitive stress
  injuries, rheumatism
• Two foot pedals are used one allows you to
  control both cursor speed and direction while the
  second pedal is used as a clicking device.

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Head Mouse

• HeadMouse Extreme replaces a standard computer
  mouse for people who cannot use their hands.
• It operates from the top of a computer monitor,
  laptop computer and measures the user's head
  movements.
• The wireless sensing technology employs infrared
  light to track a small disposable target that is
  placed on the user's forehead or glasses.
• Clicking by looking at a target for specific
  amount of time

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EyeGaze Tracking System

• Quick Glance 2
• Place the mouse pointer simply by looking at the
  desired location. - Click with an eye blink, a
  hardware switch, or by staring
• Cost 4,480 - 6,480

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EyeGaze Tracking System

• Control Keys displayed on the screen
• a person can synthesize speech, control his
  environment (lights, appliances, etc.)
• Type a letter
• Operate a telephone
• Run computer software
• Operate a computer mouse, and access the Internet
  and e-mail.

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How does the EyeGaze System work?

• a specialized video camera mounted below the
  monitor observes one of the user's eyes
• Sophisticated image processing software in the
  EyeGaze System's computer continually analyzes
  the video image of the eye and determines where
  the user is looking on the screen.
• uses infrared light to illuminate the eye

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Calibration on the Eye Gaze System

• 15 Second Evaluation
• To calibrate, the user fixes his gaze on a
  sequence of small circles that the system
  displays on the Eyegaze screen
• Done only once

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How does the EyeGaze System work?

• Eyegaze System uses the Pupil-Center/Corneal-Refle
  ction method to determine the eye's gaze
  direction.
• Specialized image-processing software in the
  Eyegaze computer identifies and locates the
  centers of both the pupil and corneal reflection.

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Phrase Program

• Phrase Program along with a speech synthesizer
  are used for quick communication for non-verbal
  users.

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Telephone Program

• Allows the user to place and receive calls.
• Frequently used numbers are stored in a
  telephone "book
• Non-verbal users may access the speech
  synthesizer to talk on the phone.

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Typewriter program

• OnScreen Key board

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Lights and Appliances Program

• Computer-controlled switching equipment, provides
  Eyegaze control of lights and appliances anywhere
  in the home or office.
• No special house wiring is necessary.
• The user turns appliances on and off by looking
  at a bank of switches displayed on the screen.

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Read Text Program

• Read Text
• Turn Pages

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Clinton Runs Eye Gaze
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Games
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Video Time!!!
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