Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
assistive technology
1. At age 66 Christina moved into her daughter Kelly’s house to save money and enjoyed her garden there in the backyard. The only thing that slowed her down was that her hearing and vision were beginning to go. She could no longer appreciate music the way she used to or see well enough to read for more than a few minutes without getting a headache. A team helped Christina get a good hearing aid that enabled her to hear well again. A special magnification device and telecaption decoder on the TV meant that she could watch television without having to bother the children.
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Resources/Factsheets/Assistive_Technology.aspx
2. A lock smith with a thoracic spinal cord injury from a gun shot wound was paralyzed and suffered severe pain and spasms. He was no longer able to stand to access tools in his small shop, open car doors, and install locks, door closers, and similar hardware. A stand up wheelchair was purchased to allow the lock smith to continue working in his shop and in the field.
http://www.rehabengineer.com/shortcasestudies.html
3. An administrative worker at a major insurance company suffered sudden vision loss resulting in 20/400 vision in both eyes. She was unable to see any of the paperwork or forms with which she had been working, or the computer screen into which she was entering data. A closed circuit television (CCTV) was provided and ZoomText Level 1 (computer screen magnification software) was installed on her computer. This allowed her to see the forms.
http://www.rehabengineer.com/shortcasestudies.html
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Resources/Factsheets/Assistive_Technology.aspx
2. A lock smith with a thoracic spinal cord injury from a gun shot wound was paralyzed and suffered severe pain and spasms. He was no longer able to stand to access tools in his small shop, open car doors, and install locks, door closers, and similar hardware. A stand up wheelchair was purchased to allow the lock smith to continue working in his shop and in the field.
http://www.rehabengineer.com/shortcasestudies.html
3. An administrative worker at a major insurance company suffered sudden vision loss resulting in 20/400 vision in both eyes. She was unable to see any of the paperwork or forms with which she had been working, or the computer screen into which she was entering data. A closed circuit television (CCTV) was provided and ZoomText Level 1 (computer screen magnification software) was installed on her computer. This allowed her to see the forms.
http://www.rehabengineer.com/shortcasestudies.html
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