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Assistive Technology
Through the years I come to appreciate Assistive technology. Assistive Technology could be any thing from a peace of string, tie onto a doorknob, to close the door, to a remote control van so a person with a disability can drive independently. Right now though we will talk about computers and software. Over the years, because of my own disabilities and working with others, I found it necessary to research the web for software that would make things easier for others and myself. I have Cerebral Palsy and Dyslexia, Impaired ability to learn to read, so I needed to find software/freeware that would equal out the playing field and make me more competitive in the work force. I use
Turbo Type
, a word prediction software, which will give me a list of words I may be trying to type ($20.00), it’s not only good for people with dyslexia but also will speed up your typing if you are a slow typists. Another program is
Natural Reader
, a screen reader that can work with any other program and
Word Web
, a dictionary, both (free). These three programs have brought my reading and writing skills up to college level. Of course I still make mistakes but it’s a lot better then without them. I find most of the programs at
download.com
and
Major Geek.com
, most are free. For a list of Assistive technology web sited full of goodies click on Assistive Technology Links or to the Resource Pages in the resources menu. If your not sure what you are looking for,
contact me
and I can help.
Working with people with disabilities I found it hard to get them the funding to obtain new computers and or software they need. I have started to build and upgrade computers to fit the needs of my consumers. If you need this service
contact me.
