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What is Adaptive/Assistive Technology

Chapter 30
Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts
Technologies that enable persons with disabilities to work more efficiently by adapting the information on computer screen to make it easier to read, translate it to Braille or other forms.
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Leveraging Workforce Diversity: Utilizing Technology
Aileen G. Zaballero (Pennsylvania State University, USA), Tutaleni I. Asino (Pennsylvania State University, USA), and Jessica Briskin (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch030
Abstract
This chapter connects technology and diversity and argues that technology can be leveraged to contribute to the diversification of a workforce. The authors discuss the changing global economy as it pertains to the diminution of labor market boundaries and diversified consumers, as well as current trends in technology usage and innovation as a means to accomplishing organizational goals. In addition, the authors analyze organizational learning and organizational performance, regarding the use of technology as a tool to overcome the challenges of a diverse workforce.
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Chapter 169
Designing Web Systems for Adaptive Technology
Technology that is aimed at providing independence to individuals with disabilities. The terms adaptive and assistive are often used interchangeably, but there is a fine distinction. Assistive technologies stand on their own, while adaptive technologies provide accessibility to existing mechanisms and systems which might otherwise be inaccessible.
Published in Chapter: Designing Web Systems for Adaptive Technology; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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