Disadvantages Of Assistive Technology

An assistive technology device can be an item, software system, or piece of equipment used to increase, improve, or maintain the functional capabilities of a student with disabilities. It can help a person with a disability complete tasks they need to perform on a daily basis. Assistive technology services serve to directly assist students with disabilities in the selection or use of an assistive technology device. For some students with disabilities, assistive technology is important because they would not be able to benefit form their educational program. Assistive technology is a part of the Individualized Education Plan for each student. The educational team for the student must ask if there is a device that will improve their functional capabilities. If the educational team discovers that the child could benefit from a device that fits that description, the school district is required to provide the service along with training to use the device (Lewis, 1998).

Insight types of assistance like the use of Braille, large print, magnification devices, white cane, guide dog and support person such as a sighted guide.

The device/equipment should be personalised to meet the individual's need and set up correctly. The individual and others supporting them should receive training on how to use the device. The individual should be supported to read and understand the instructions and to follow any health and safety advice on how to use the device correctly.

Looking around our home there are many things that can assist and benefit a service user with multiple conditions and/or disabilities such as walking frames, walking sticks, wheelchairs, bed and chair aids, bath and shower aids and hoisting aids, eating aids, writing aids etc. There are aids for most daily living tasks, to assist with quality of life etc. The manoeuvrable roll with four wheels is a great energy saver. It differs from the walker in that the user does not need to use arm or back muscles to lift it up or set it down. Writing aid, page turner, ball point pen

The person you are assisting – What they can do for themselves that you have asked their permission for the move and taken into account their preferences, needs and wishes, you are using the correct equipment for the individual which has been checked before use.

Handicap pay – Helps to give cash to the family when the provider is no more ready to work because of an impairing damage or disease.

This technology includes voice amplifiers, wheelchair software, and other computing software to assist learning for those with a disabilities. The technology used is high tech especially in the wheelchair software. If the system was to fail it could lead to potential distress or harm of the individual in the wheelchair. In addition, staff must be properly trained so they are capable of carrying out the software

A practitioner with an individual with a disability in their care could engage assistive technology to help the child carry out tasks that may otherwise be difficult. This will also benefit the child’s social development as they will feel included in being able to carry out similar tasks as their peers. Keeping a direct link with intervention such as SLC therapists, social workers and physiotherapists can be a key aspect of meeting children’s needs when necessary to do so; alongside this providing security and stable relationships for children to reply on and understanding changes in behaviour. These are important adaptations when referring to children with behavioural issues, disability or children going through emotional

Assistive technology positively affects parenting and family members. They help disabled children feel more acknowledge and free to do things they couldn't do. I love how technology was made to help parents who have special need children. This helps them know that their is help and their will always be a way. Even if the way might be difficult, there is a way. Never give up. There are opportunities in this world. Dreams do come true. Even if its a special or unique way to do something in life, it will happen.

Assistive technology was defined in the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act (Tech Act of 1988). Assistive technology was defined as being any piece of equipment that is used to improve the life of an individual with a disability. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 provided guidelines for accessibility, usability and compatibility of telecommunications equipment. The most recent law is the Assistive Technology Act of 2004. This act focused on providing funding to individuals with disabilities (Carpenter, 2015).

Rules and Regulations for Licensing Agencies Providing Services to Adults with Developmental Disabilities states, “1.6 “Assistive Technology” means specialized medical equipment and supplies to include (a) Devices, controls, or appliances, specified in the individualized service plan, that enable Participants/Clients to increase their ability to perform activities of daily living (b) Devices, controls, or appliances that enable the Participant/Client to perceive, control, or communicate with others in the environment in which they live; including such other durable and non-durable medical equipment not available under the state plan that is necessary to address Participant/Client functional limitations. Such standards shall be appropriate to the needs of such Participants/Clients and the character of the facilities involved, and shall govern such matters as admission policies, safety, sanitation, and protection of civil rights. (“Rules and Regulations for Licensing Agencies Providing Services to Adults with Developmental Disabilities,”

Electric Wheelchairs being one of the most commonly used piece of equipment. Electric wheelchairs help millions of people across the world that are unable to walk on their own. These chairs help people with Cerebral Palsy by allowing them to control the chair by just using finger tips to move the chair in whatever direction, or speed they want to go. Other equipment involves voice sensors that connect to the chair and can steer any direction the person wants to go. Voice sensors can help in many different ways, they can be used on the computer for someone who uses one regularly, they can just say what needs to be typed if they do not have the

Living and learning with assistive technologies (AT) for disabled people is allowing them to lead virtually normal lives. Assistive technology in action videos I have recently watched introduced me to 3 people who are being assisted by this cutting edge technology.

Assistive technology (AT) is defined as “any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of

The use of technology in educating children with special needs has widely grown in the past few decades. Individuals with special needs are unique and all have different areas in which they need assistance. Due to the advancements in assistive technology, computer programs, software, and other technology tools, it has become much easier for people to find useful and easier ways to become educated. Because of this, “technology has changed the way people with disabilities live, work, and learn.” (Winzer,98)