this is explaining the process
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Assistive Technology tutorial 7
In tutorial 7 our class was lucky enough to have two very knowledgeable people come and talk to us about assistive technology. Below i will briefly explain what assistive technology is, i then will be discusing one peice of equipment which i found very interesting in the tutorial.
Assistive technology is Any item, piece of equipment, or system, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals (Cook & Hussey, 2002)
A piece of equipment that i found interesting was the GoTalks. Gotalks are battery powered communication (AAC) devices used by people who can not communicate well by speaking. Another person records a message, any message the user will likely need.
If the user is unable to communicate by themself, this Gotalk will help give them Independence and a sense of satisfaction, as they are able to communicate effectively by them self. The Gotalk could be used in a situation where the user goes to the supermarket to buy some milk and bread. (somebody would record messages in to the go talk, for example, ..Where could i find the milk?.. how much will that cost... etc and the user would just need to push the correct button for the voice to replay)
Assistive technology is Any item, piece of equipment, or system, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals (Cook & Hussey, 2002)
A piece of equipment that i found interesting was the GoTalks. Gotalks are battery powered communication (AAC) devices used by people who can not communicate well by speaking. Another person records a message, any message the user will likely need.
If the user is unable to communicate by themself, this Gotalk will help give them Independence and a sense of satisfaction, as they are able to communicate effectively by them self. The Gotalk could be used in a situation where the user goes to the supermarket to buy some milk and bread. (somebody would record messages in to the go talk, for example, ..Where could i find the milk?.. how much will that cost... etc and the user would just need to push the correct button for the voice to replay)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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