Assistive Technology Devices for Individuals With Disabilities

Devices For the Disabled
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Assistive Technology Device Matrix
Assistive Technology Device

Potential Uses

Advantages

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Application to Language Impairments

Potential Implementation Issues

Low-Tech Assistive Technology

1 Speech-generating devices.

• Allows individuals with disabilities to communicate their needs, wants, and thoughts.
• Helps individuals to interact with their peers and other people in their lives.

• Can be used to communicate needs, wants, and thoughts to others. • Increase the independence of individuals with disabilities.

• Speech-generating devices are typically expensive and may not be available to all individuals with disabilities.
• The effectiveness of speech-generating devices may depend on various factors, such as the user’s disability and the complexity of their communication needs (Tegler et al., 2021).

• Assist individuals with language impairment to communicate their needs, wants, and ideas to others.
• Enhance the ability of impaired persons to interact with people in their environment.

• Speech-generating devices may not be accessible to individuals with physical impairments.
• It may take a long time for a person to become proficient in using a speech-generating device.

2 Braille books.

• Braille books provide independence and allow individuals to pursue their educational aspirations (Chebotarova et al., 2020).
• The books offer an opportunity to engage in recreational reading and increase literacy skills.

• The books allow individuals with disabilities to access literature and otherwise inaccessible materials.
• They allow individuals with disabilities to read independently without relying on assistance from someone else.

• Braille books are expensive and often hard to find, limiting the educational opportunities of people with disabilities. • The books are bulky and heavy, making them difficult to transport.

• Braille books help individuals with language impairments improve their reading and writing skills.
• The books enable individuals to understand and retain information better.

• Difficulty in finding correct and suitable braille books for language impairment.
• High cost of the braille books and the lack of resources to pu...