Adaptive technology
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Adaptive technology is the name for products which help people who cannot use regular versions of products, primarily people with physical disabilities such as blindness, deafness and inability to walk or use arms.
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Adaptive technology for blind people
blind people use many products that have voice activation such as talking watches, talking calculators and talking computers. Talking scales, talking compuses and talking thermometers are also available. Talking computers use screenreading software to have the screen read to blind people. They also use products with braille feedback, such as braille watches and braille writing divices. Many computer products for blind people are made by Freedom Scientific.
Technology for visually impaired people
Visually impaired people, who have eye problems but still have some site, have computers which have enlarged screens so that they can see better. Another product for them is the CCTV.
Technology for deaf people
deaf people do not need as much adaptive technology for computers and appliances as do blind people. The most notable technology for them is TTY a telephone system set up for them.
Adaptive technology for those without arms
People who do not have arms can use computers that have programs which allow them to talk to the computer to direct it, though these programs have many problems. Robotic arms are also in development.
