What Is Assistive Technology?

Assistive technology (often abbreviated as AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

• AT can be low tech like communication boards made of cardboard or fuzzy felt.
• AT can be high tech such as special purpose computers.
• AT can be hardware such as prosthetics, attachment devices (mounting systems), and positioning devices.
• AT can be computer hardware, like special switches, keyboards, and pointing devices.
• AT can be computer software such as screen-readers or communication software.
• AT can be inclusive or specialized learning materials and curriculum aids.
• AT can be specialized curricular software.
• AT can be much more, including electronic devices, wheel chairs, walkers, braces, educational software, power lifts, pencil holders, eye-gaze, and head trackers.

Different disabilities require different assistive technologies.

Assistive technology includes products and services to help people who have difficulty speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, etc.

Source: http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3859

Here we have a link that show you a page so usefull in orden to better understand what is assistive technology, see practical examples of this and etc: https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics

In my opinion assistive technology is nowdays a key issue in the task of help childrens with specific learning problems because assistive technology adapt the teaching in orden that all people have access to it. A important part of assistive technology is that can be use for many specific problems such as audacity problems or visual problems and is also able to do that all the childrens learn the same but in a different way.

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