Adaptive Technology
Keegan Horner EDTEC350
Technology to Accommodate Visual Impairments
Students with visual impairments are offered text enhancement software to have a zoom display to make reading and navigation on the computer easier.
Mobility Impairments
Articulation Keyboards
These are trays that can be adjusted for students who struggle with the settings of traditional keyboards.
Trackball
This can be helpful for students who struggle with traditional mouses.
Voice Recognition Software
This can help students who struggle with the motor skills to operate mouses or keyboards in a traditional setting. This offers hands-free operation.
Students With Learning Disabilities
Text Scanning Software
This technology can be used to create digital copies of paper books and homework.
Full Color CCTV
This device can help students to change color schemes for texts that they are struggling to read in a traditional sense.
Tactile Graphics
Tactile graphics can be useful for helping understanding of graphic information.
Students With Deafness or Hearing Impairments
with deafness or hearing impairments can use visual cues to adapt to their needs when using computer technology. This technology is now available on windows and macintosh operating systems.