ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
For people who are vision impaired, adaptive and supportive technology
can often be used to provide effective access to electronic
information. Such technology may consist of computer screen
magnification and screenreader software, text to speech scanning
systems for print reading, talking personal organizers and mobile
phones, braille displays and embossers and a whole host of other
technology.
By looking at the work situation and the abilities of the individual
client in the context of disability, it is possible to assess the
technology which will most effectively address the client’s disability
needs. This also has to be done in the context of the technology
and systems in place within the client’s workplace. Careful
consideration needs to be given to how the introduction of adaptive and
supportive technology will impact on the employer’s systems and the
workplace in general.
Particularly in the case of clients running their own businesses, there
can often be problems in separating disability related technology needs
from business needs. In these cases it is important to be able to
understand the nature of the business and how such a business would be
conducted by a person who was not disabled; clearly, AtW can
support only the additional, disability related needs.
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