Any product (including devices, equipment, instruments, technologies and software) that is specially manufactured or available on the market to prevent, compensate for, control, mitigate or neutralise deficiencies, limitations to activity and restrictions to participation.
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Assistive Technologies, Tools and Resources for the Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by People with Disabilities
Betania Groba (University of A Coruña, Spain), Thais Pousada (University of A Coruña, Spain), and Laura Nieto (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Copyright: © 2011
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch001
Abstract
A person with disabilities can present difficulties in occupational performance. It is necessary to develop a set of resources, technological or otherwise, to offset these difficulties, and contribute to the integration of people with functional diversity in society. These resources are called support products or technology support, but do not eliminate the deficits, they can eliminate the limitation of the performance of persons with disabilities. Moreover, the Information Technology and Communications (ICT) were formed as an alternative to personal empowerment of people with disabilities. To access and use of these new technologies are used to support specific products. In the market there is a diversity and variety of assistive technology, so it is necessary the classification and analysis of various products before the person can use it. The purpose of this chapter is to provide information about assistive technology, and specifically those directly related to ICT.