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Assistive Technology 124

Accessing Mainstream Information and Communication Technologies: The Technology and the Web


2.0

$38.00 USD

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  • Describe the major issues facing people with disabilities who want to use mainstream technologies
  • Describe the user interface for mainstream technologies
  • Describe the major approaches to computer keyboard and mouse emulation
  • Describe the major approaches for generating accessibility to tablet technologies
  • Describe the major approaches for generating accessibility to smart phone technologies


Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT

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Assistive Technology 123
Sensory Aids for Persons with Auditory Impairment

2.0

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  • Describe the major types of hearing loss and their cause
  • Describe the types of hearing aids and their features
  • List ways that people who are hard of hearing or deaf can use telephones
  • Describe how common devices can be adapted for use by a person who is hard of hearing or deaf
  • Discuss the major approaches used to support communication for individuals who are deaf and blind
  • Describe how computer outputs are adapted for individuals with auditory limitations


Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT

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Assistive Technology 122

Sensory Aids for Persons with Visual Impairments


3.0

$57.00 USD

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  • Describe the major approaches to sensory substitution for visual function, including the advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Describe the major causes of vision loss that can be aided by assistive technologies
  • Describe device use for reading and mobility by persons who have visual impairment
  • Describe how computer outputs are adapted for individuals with visual limitations
  • Describe the major approaches to creating visual access for mobile technologies
  • Describe the major approaches to Internet access for persons with visual impairments
  • Describe the contextual factors that affect assistive technologies for visual impairment
  • Describe the major assessments of visual function that are relevant to assistive technology use


Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT

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Assistive Technology 121
Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies

3.0

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  • Describe the elements of the human/technology interface and its role within the assistive technology component of the Human Activity Assistive Technology mode
  • Describe the characteristics of control interfaces
  • Identify 3 technologies for direct selection
  • Identify 3 technologies for indirect selection
  • Discuss a framework for control interface assessment
  • Describe context issues related to control interface use
  • Describe 2 strategies for determining the effectiveness of control interfaces


Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT

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Assistive Technology 120

Ethical Issues in Assistive Technology


2.0

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  • Describe the 5 types of ethical principles typically applied in health-related studies
  • Understand the major ethical issues involved in the application of assistive technologies
  • Describe the ethical considerations involved in monitoring and surveillance
  • Describe the ways that ATs affect social stigma for people with disabilities
  • Discuss the tradeoffs between privacy and security
  • Describe the ethical considerations associated with the development and application of ambient environments
  • Understand professional ethics and standards of practice


Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT

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