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Sensory DisabilitiesAT BootcampATIA 2013
Behnke, Marotta & Wojcik
Statistics6.8 million people in the US have a
visual disability10.5 million people in the US have a
hearing impairment
Reference: 2011 reports from http://www.disabilitystatistics.org/
Sensory ImpairmentsSensory impairments refer to the reduced
ability or lack of ability in using one or more of three senses: vision, touch and hearing.
This includes tactile defensiveness or numbness of touch, visually impaired which includes blind, legally blind, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and deaf.
Assistive technology for personswith low visionScreen magnifiers have these features:◦Zoomtext demo◦Reverse polarity (Negative Contrast)◦Magnification◦Zooming feature◦Color enhancements◦Speech output (vary)◦Keyboard enhancements (e.g. keycaps)
Assistive technology tools for persons who are blind
Screen reading software◦Examples are JAWS, Window-Eyes, VoiceOver
Video Magnifiers (aka CCTV)
Tactile GraphicsBANA (Braille Authority of North
America)Guidelines & Standards for Tactile
Graphics
Braille technologyRefreshable braille displaysBraille EmbossersBraille writers and notetakers
Other examples…Talking GPSAudio description
Assistive technology for people with hearing impairments
Hearing aidsAssistive listening devicesCaptioningSpeech to textCochlear ImplantsVisual alert signalersTelecommunications: ◦Texting◦Bluetooth◦Point to Point Video (e.g., Skype)