COMPUTER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Assistive or Adaptive Technology is a piece of equipment that is customized to make life easier for a person with a disability.

A system that aids individuals who are not independent verbal communication is defined as an argumentative communication system. These systems can also inculde speech, gestures, sign language, symbols, synthesized speech, decicated communication aids or microcomputers.

The personal computer can be the backbone of being indpendent to millions of individuals with sensory physical, and learning disabilities.

Accessible computer equipment and personal computer access aids make it easier for computer users to use word processing programs, surf the internet at home or in the workpalce, and send emails, but they can also help non-computer user handle many tasks that are not actually computer tasks.

Examples of Assistive Computer Technology in the work place include:

1. Optical Characer Recognition (OCR)
2. Screen Readers
3. Non-assistive computer programs, such as electronic emails and instant messenger service
4. Magnification software
5. The most common modifictions that can be made to allow for data input  in the workplace 
6. Adpted keyboards
7. On Screen keyboards
8. Alternative communication programs
9. Voice recognition

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