Assistive Technology

There are many things that assists disabled people to make their lives much easier. These various things are called assistive technology. Assistive technologies are devices that helps a disabled individuals to function better in life. It benefits them at work, in school, and at home making everyday life simpler for people with disabilities. Many of these same everyday life things many of us take for granted. Another benefit of using assistive technology for disabled members or society is that these people are now able to be more independent and self- confident. Assistive technology also helps disabled people to be accepted into the mainstream of life by being more productive members of society. Assistive technology is also a beneficial asset

Anyone accused of copyright infringement is protected under the claim of Fair use as long as they stayed within the fair use guidelines; the borrowed work must be used for the following reasons: Education, Critique, Parody or commentary. Professor Faden has been wrongly accused of Copyright infringement over his “Fair(y) Use Tale” video by Disney, accusing him of stealing their Intellectual Property for his own personal gain. This paper will prove Professor Faden’s innocence and why his video should be allowed to stay online.

In the defense of Professor Faden, I believe that his video is protected under fair use. The intentions of the video was to teach others about copyright, and because it was used for educational purposes, it is completely legal for Faden to have used the scenes from the Walt Disney Studio films. In the Title seventeen, Chapter one of the United States code, it states that the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes, is protected under the fair use doctrine.

As I have already said the defendant’s work is a collage, a mashup of short clips from several Disney movies, and this kind of use is one of the six best practices listed in the article “Online Best Practice in Fair Use”. The clips used don’t last more than

Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative has many categories for assistive technology. There is a total of 14 categories for assistive technology. These technologies are to help all types of disabilities for all people. There are assistive devices for seating and positioning such as custom wedges, bolsters, and cushions for chairs. Wheelchairs, walkers, and grab bars are examples of assistive technology under the category of mobility. Picture exchange communication systems would work under the communication category. Voice output devices would also work for communication. For computer access anything from an alternate keyboard to arm support can be used to help someone use a computer. Voice recognition software can also help with computer

Fair Use is considered the "grand daddy" of copyrights clauses. Fair use allows people to use the work of other if they are using the work for criticism, news reporting, scholarship, comment, teaching, research, and teaching, each has its limitations. There are four identifiers used to determine if use of a copyrighted work is considered fair use (Yearneau,2010; Jamar, 2013; Goldman, 2014; Grimmelmann, 2014; Kankanala,

3. Fair Use generally is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “Trans formative” purpose, such as to comment upon criticize or parody a copyrighted work.

Fair Use is taking any copyrighted material and using it to criticize, comment, or use for educational purposes. My working thesis, which is “Fair Use definition should be expanded to include even for non-profit uses,” a nonprofit’s goal is to raise attention to certain ambition’s in their community, to spread out their message. Some nonprofit techniques to ‘spreading the word’ is that they give out free brochures, flyers, and operate solely off donations. Unlike profit organizations where their primarily goal is to sell their product and make earnings out of it.

1). According to the research of Lisa (1994), the United States Supreme Courts provided four factors to determine whether the copyrighted creation is within the protection of fair use: ‘(1) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) The nature of the copyrighted work; (3) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; (4) The effect of the use upon the potential market for and value of the copyrighted work.’ (Lisa, 1994, pp. 194). Every factor have to be examined, besides, basing on the situations of the cases, some considerations would be put more weight on than others occasionally (Marshall and Siciliano,

However, there are limitation to these rights under sections 107 through 122 of the 1976 Copyright Act. An essential limitation to copyright protections is the fair use doctrine which permits use of copyright works under four statuary factors: "(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; "(2) the nature of the copyrighted work; "(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and"(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work." See, 17 U.

There many reasons why assist technology (AT) is not used more in schools today, according to the video. One reason is school administration and personnel lack the knowledge of the many different assistive technologies available for students. Likewise, the use of assistive technology is often not excluded in the planning process. I believe most teachers mistakenly assume that the inclusion of AT in the planning and implementation of instructions is more timing consuming then it really is. In addition, I think many teachers mistakely assume that some of these technologies would not benefit students other than students with disabilities. In the video, the first AT device I saw was a electric wheelchair. This AT device allows students who are

Adults need assistive technology because this allows them to overcome barriers and live independently. This is an important issue because people want their freedom and independence when moving from school to the working world. Many different areas come into play when adults are going from high school to the real world, and require AT. Some of these requirements include: transportation, eating and food preparation, and safety. Each of these skills and abilities are required for daily living of any individual. However, many adults with disabilities are require assistive technology to accomplish these same goals.

Copyright and fair use can be hard to talk about because when you use a video with copyright songs you can't see it. Fair use belief that not all copying should be banned, particularly in socially important endeavors such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research. Although the doctrine of fair use was originally created by the judiciary, it is now set forth in the Copyright Act. Under the Act, four factors are to be considered in order to determine whether a specific action is to be considered a "fair use."

Looking closer at assistive technology is appears that there is a lot of resources and support available to teachers. Better educating and influencing of the community, peers, staff and parents towards positive attitudes to inclusive classroom teaching generates greater support for teachers. “Technology is a means of empowerment to people with disabilities ; denying them the access exacerbates the effect of the disability” (Webb, 2000). Assistive technology improves confidence and self esteem (Duhaney & Duhaney, 2000: Schere, 2005). If key factors are considered carefully when programming and implementing assistive technology it has the ability to enhance

While the disabled people are usually isolated from the normal environment, an assistive environment can foster the participation and inclusion of disabled individuals in social, economic, political and cultural life (World Health Organization (WHO), 2011). The SH initializes such an environment by providing assistance in accessing resources, transport, information system and communication system for disabled people. SHs with such assistive automations makes it easy for people with physical or mental impairments to perform activities of day to day life. This also significantly increases their self-confidence.