ICT + Supporting disabilities

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  • ICT + Learning devices to support disabilities
    • Desktop environment
      • Can be changed to suit those with visual or motor impairments
      • Change background colour, icon size, pointer size, point speed
    • Voice recognition software
      • Can be used for people who have difficulty typing. Uses a microphone and converts it into words on the computer
      • Can be inaccurate due to accents and dialects
    • Text-to-voice software
      • People who are visually impaired can read the words on a screen with synthesised speech
    • Braille keyboard
      • Uses raised dots to spell out letters for those who are blind
    • Concept keyboards
      • Touch sensitive boards that help the handicapped input data
    • Touch sensitive data entry devices
      • Work by the user touching them and used as data, usually have a menu displayed

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