tutorial eight: assistive technology

define assistive technology

a broad range of devices, services, strategies and practises that are conceived and applied to ameliorate the problems faced by individuals who have disabilities.

describe a peice of equiptment

we loked at recording plates, they reccored what you wanted then to say, then it will repeat it back by the press of the button. there were two sizes. an a5 and an a4 size. they were 20 dollars each and used by people with cognitive disabilities, and memory loss. people with traumatic brain injury.

this peice of equiptment will aid people with cognitive dysfunctions to be able to record important things so it aids memory. possible things could be to reccord a list or structure a day which will be able to decrease fatigue which is a comon symptom of traumatic brain injury.