The Technological Advancement Of The White Cane

In safety aspect, assistive technology can provide dementia sufferers security and safety living environment. For example, motion sensor technology can alert carers when patient with a high risk of falling from their chair or bed and thus it can reduce the risk of falls and injuries.

While other authors focus their attention in regards to Reconstruction in the Southern states after the American Civil War on political matters and the meaning of Reconstruction itself, John Rodrigue ventures into the world of Sugar and the relationships between planters and freedmen to illustrate the creation of a labor system within the world of sugar cane plantations in Louisiana. By concentrating on this specific business and region, the author is able to illustrate the factors that shaped labor during and after the Civil War, while showing how Reconstruction altered life in terms of labor for both whites and African Americans. Rodrigue argues that by focusing on this specific region reveals how blacks were able to gain negotiating power with planters in an effort to support free labor. By utilizing primary and secondary sources, the author frames the narrative and provide the reader with a personal perspective into the free labor system.

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 life of the hearing impaired can be one of pain and suffering. Without the ability to hear, people might not be able to complete tasks for jobs, because they won’t be able to hear the communicated task. So how will they survive in the outside world, the modern world where the ability to communicate is vital? People will need an electronic device to help them communicate. And this awe-inspiring piece of technology for the people with hard or no hearing is the AdaFruit Led light box.

Formerly, persons with disabilities were kept private and out of public view. In recent years, the number of people living with disabilities has increased due to longer life expectancy and advancement of medical treatments for life-threatening illness. With the transition of persons with a disabilities into more conventional lifestyles, they are now thriving in society. Disabled persons can be increasingly independent through an assisting device such a cane or wheelchair, though cultural barriers still exist between disabled and able-bodied persons.

This technology allows people who are deaf to participate in both the deaf and hearing world. It

Have you ever heard about magical lamp that had made the life of deaf easy? Technologies such as Cochlear and roger pen are considered as the magical lamps which have made life of deaf people easy and normal as other people. Cochlear and roger pen are two technologies for deaf people which differ in price, way of use and

There is a critical shortage of guide animals for the blind and guide horses are an appropriate assistance animal for thousands of visually impaired people in the USA. In early experiments, Guide Horses have shown great promise as a mobility option, and people who have tried Guide Horses report that the Guide Horses perform exceptionally well at keeping their person safe. These friendly horses provide an experimental alternative mobility option for blind people. People who have tried Guide Horses report that the horses demonstrate excellent judgment and are not easily distracted by crowds and people.

It works by being attached on the outside of a person’s skull and it detects neural and electrical brainwaves (Regalado,). This can be great for paralyzed people because it can actually send out electrical signals to nearby things like a wheelchair, tv, a prosthetic arm/leg, etc., making their lives 10x easier (Regalado,). In theory, this could actually be implanted inside of the skull on the brain, learn the brain’s patterns unique, and send the electrical signals throughout the body and make a paralyzed person walk again (James). Also, if one was born blind it could actually send the electrical signals directly to the eyes and would allow one to actually see for the first time (James,). The applications for this technology is

Paraplegics of the public are continuously facing barriers of getting about their local area and region. For that reason the Sunshine Coast Regional Council needs to constantly make modifications to cater for their accessibility and freedom of movement. Equipment and specialized items that need to be essential in the community for paraplegics include:

This week we read about the history of assistive technology and assistive technology. In addition, we read about the reauthorization of IDEA 1997 and how it changed the individual educational plan (IEP) by requiring that IEP teams consider assistive technology for all students with IEPs. (Grand Canyon University, n.d. Lecture 1) Initially, I thought that I had limited experience with assistive technology. It became clear to me this week through the readings, that many accommodations and methods I have used in the classroom, are actually a form of assistive technology. I am speaking of the low- tech tools, for examples, pencil grips, paper holders, sticky notes and reading guide to name a few. (Dell, Newton, Petroff, 2012, p.6.) In addition,

The main purpose of this good practice guide is to be an aid to those in this industry, enabling the user of this guide to have an understanding of those who they are caring for. It will be discussing how society and other differing factors can influence the life of an elderly disabled person also the availability of the different services that can be accessed in order to create a good quality of life for this service user. From this going on to exploring the barriers that may come between the user and these services, and how they can be overcome and showing more inclusive features. Finally this guide will explore the different perceptions and the infantilisation of disability, including exploring oppression and discrimination. Then going on to give an idea of different things that you can do to give the service user a better quality of life.

Another obvious physical disability is an individual's confinement to a wheelchair. People who cannot walk under their own power are usually at a great disadvantage. Many times there are no special considerations made for these people. Even some typical expressions demonstrate this lack of compassion, such as "I have to run to the store", or "I'm going for a walk." People in wheelchairs are often considered weak and unable to care for themselves. However, some advances have been made in our society that encourages the independence of these people. Wheelchair ramps, handicap parking, and cuts in the curb of sidewalks are just some of the more obvious changes that have been made to better accommodate these people. But some problems may still occur for people in wheelchairs. Some hallways and doors may not be wide enough for the chair to fit through and when it is icy outside it is very easy to slide if the pavement is not sanded properly.

My object research is on walking canes, but will be more focused on the white canes. Canes have been in existence before the first and second world wars, they were originally known as just “sticks” in ancient Egypt (Loebl et al. 1997). A British photographer named James Biggs introduced the white canes in 1921 after loosing his sight due to an accident and had to find a way to adapt to his environment. In 1930, George Bonham suggested the canes be painted white after he noticed a blind man trying to cross the street with a black cane and it wasn’t noticeable as it was the same as the color of the road. White Canes were widely embraced after the World War II by blinded veterans and are now acknowledged as a symbol for blind

As the world is advancing not only with knowledge, but technology as well it is more applicable for individuals with a seeing disability to be included in a general