Sunday, June 13, 2010

Tutorial Seven: Assistive Technology

Assistive technology refers to a wide range of devices, services, strategies, and practices that are used to decrease the problems people with a disability have with doing daily tasks and leisure activities" (Cook & Hussey, 2000).

One piece of assistive technology that I am interested in is the Talking Photo Album. It allows the user to record a message of 10 seconds which can be added to each photo. It is priced at about $15+ and holds 24 - 4" x 6" photos. It requires batteries. You are able to re-record as many times as you like.

It is great for people with cognitive and memory impairements and enables people to share memories of experiences they've had.

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