Computers' Impact on Physically Challenged
Have computers positively impacted society of the physically challenged? The answer to that question is yes. Computers have helped physically challenged people to become more independent and have better and fuller lives. The Internet has been a useful tool for these people because they can buy, sell, or read objects on the web pages. They can buy their groceries and read the newspaper on-line. Without the Internet and computers the physically challenged would have to depend on other people to help them do their shopping or reading. This paper will discuss speech and language impairments, hearing impairments, visual impairments, and mobility impairments and how computers have positively impacted
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Computers have helped these people through software and hardware designed specifically for speech disabilities. One device, called a speech synthesizer, is connected to a computer or incorporated into the software. This can be useful as a training and teaching aid and also it can be used as a voice output for a non-vocal person ("Speech", p.1). This device allows a person who cannot speak, communicate to another individual through the computer. The computer speaks the words for the speech-disabled person. If the main desktop computer is not available for this purpose a portable communication aid can be used. This portable communication aid is an electronic device that has a speech synthesizer and it may be operated with a switch ("Speech", …show more content…
The most frequently input device is a keyboard. Modifications have been made to a keyboard so it is easier to use. Some of these modifications include home key indicators (dimples or dots) and key replacements (larger) for the most used keys. Also, the speech synthesizer creates audio output during data entry. This allows immediate feedback to check the data that was entered. Special output devices are very helpful for the visually impaired. A speech synthesizer and screen reading software helps the individual navigate the screen to hear what others see. This lets a blind user read by hearing the words on the screen. Another output device is a Braille printer. This printer embosses paper with retractable pins to form Braille characters. To create this, a Braille software program is installed into the computer ("Visual", p.1). Through special input and output devices computers have helped visually impaired
In this paper I will discuss two different case studies. The first case study involves a 35-month old girl named Kim who struggles with meal time, potty training, and play time with others. I will discuss four assistive technology devices, that would work for Kim. These devices will assist Kim with balance, mobility and undressing. The second case study involves a school age child name Billy, who struggles with benchmark objectives. Billy is in the fourth grade and use Assistive technology devices reading and math. I will discuss different AT devices that can be used to assist Billy with reading and math.
The United States ad industry consists of many ad agencies whose job it is to make sure that the American consumers buy their clients products. As many people get smart enough to look past the physical eye tricks the ad may play on them, the ad agencies has turned to subliminal messages to get their message across. From garbage bag advertisements to the advertisements for the hardest type of liquor you can buy, subliminal advertising will almost always affect you without you even knowing it, and its perfectly legal. If a company has the money, the time, and the sense to use the first amendment of the constitution, there is no reason why subliminal messages cannot appear in their advertisements.
Sara Josephine Baker dedicated not just her time, but her whole life to saving lives and to public health. Miss Baker, disgusted by the fatality rates of infants, chose to aid mothers in all things babies. Saddened by the high rate of infants being born blind, she encouraged eye drops to be given to the babies directly after birth. With the help of nurses in New York City, she taught mothers to care for their babies. She invented a milk formula, so mothers could return to work faster. Baker even convinced New York City to license midwives before sending them out to assist in deliveries. She not only wanted to help babies, but older children too. She made sure each school had a doctor and a nurse to keep
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The health facility in Australia is complex with a mixture of funding, management and regulatory structure. Services are provided by federal, state and local government, as well as private and not-for-profit organisations. Willis and Parry, 2012 (as cited in Willis, Reynolds and Keleher, 2012) describe the Australian health system as a mix of public welfare and private market provision. In public welfare, the majority of expenditure paid for by the government. Medicare is a compulsory, universal, health insurance scheme based on the principle of equal access for all Australians. Medicare is primarily funded through taxation (income, the GST, and the progressive Medicare levy on all taxpayers). Medicare is divided into two parts. First part,
This essay concerns itself with exploring the Islamic and political orientation of Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966), an Egyptian civil servant turned political and religious activist, inspired by fundamentalist Islam. To gain an understanding of what influenced and formulated Qutb’s ideas it has been necessary to provide some background information relating the history of modern day Egypt and the emergence of reformist and fundamentalist Islam, from the 19th century until Qutb’s time. The essay also seeks to give some biographical information in order to provide a fuller picture of Qutb the man.
National Institute of Health. (2011). National Institute on Deafness and other communication disorders: Improving the lives of people who have communication disorders. National Institute on
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But how is this achieved? The range of special needs covers a very wide spectrum. It will be necessary therefore to examine how ICT can support the various needs. Standard equipment is often suitable for children with SEN. the settings of the computer can be changes to make it more computer friendly.