In today's blog you are to discuss in detail your findings regarding assistive technology; what was the most interesting, what was the most surprizing, what technology is most beneficial to users and why.
If you had to use the assistive technology that you researched, how would you feel? How could the technology help you in school, work and everyday life?
Discuss in DETAIL how other people would 'look' at someone using the assistive technology you researched. Are people frowned on, stared at, etc.
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ReplyDeleteI had found a lot of assistive technology. I found that the most interesting would be braille because it gives you the ability to read with out seeing. I found that hearing aids was really surprising because of how just a small ear piece can help the hearing of a person that cannot hear as well. I think that the wheel chair is most beneficial to the users because it allows the people that cannot walk to travel from place to place again.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to use the assistive technology of braille I would feel good because it would give me a way to read again and be able to stay educated. It could help in school, work, and everyday because you have to read pretty much everywhere you go.
I think that people are frowned on and stared at because assistive technology is different and not everyone has them. They would probably think that they are weird for having it because it isn't as common.
In my research of assistive technology, what I found most interesting is how many different kinds of assistive technology there is. What I found most surprising is the advances in assistive technology. The most beneficial assistive technology to users is prosthetics because there are people every day that have to get a limb amputated because of an accident, disease, or war. If I had to use prosthetic assistive technology, it wouldn’t be that bad because of the advances in technology the prosthetics are exactly like a real arm, they have feeling and can move like all the everyday movements of a real arm. This technology could help me in school, work, and everyday life because it would never get tired of doing a task such as writing, or holding something if you had a prosthetic hand. If you had a prosthetic leg then it would help because that leg would get tired of walking.
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I think that the most interesting things in assistive technology are all the ways they can make deaf people aware of things. The most surprising thing I found is that they have so many ways for blind people to read. The most useful I’d say would be the fire alarms that turn on lights and vibrate and stuff for the deaf people. I would be okay if I had to use the assistive technology I researched because obviously I would be disabled in some way and these devices would help me. These devices help in everyday life in many ways. Many people wouldn’t be able to do anything if it weren’t for these devices. I think that the people who must use these types of assistive technology are not looked upon in a bad way because people, who use them, need them. If anything, people may feel bad for the users of these devices.
Kayla Chmiel
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The thing that I found most interesting about assistive technology is what scientists are able to do with prosthetics now. They are able to move when the person wants them to. The thing that I found most surprising about assistive technology is how many different kinds of it there are. There is at least one assistive technology for every disability. I think the assistive technology most beneficial to users is the wheel chair because it gives the person back some of their mobility where before they had none. If I had to use the assistive technology that I researched I would be really glad that I lived in the 21 century because the technology has advanced so much. It would help me live the most normal life possible. I think that people don’t frown on other people using assistive technology. I also think that the only reason people stare at them is because they are curious about the technology and what caused them to have to use it.
I found out that there are a lot of types of technology that help people out today, but I think the Sip and Puff was the most beneficial one because it could help someone out so much and in so many different ways. I believe that finding out hands with mechanics that attach to your brain so that it moves normal was the most shocking finding. I would feel sad that I had to use assistive technology because I wouldn't be able to do any of it on my own but thankful that it was there to help me with my day to day life and make it easier. I believe that people would look down on someone using assistive technology and would pitty them as if they were broken and needed their pitty and I believe that that is wrong. They would be stared at and kids would be rude and ask and point at them.
ReplyDeleteAshley Colston
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One of the most interesting things about assistive technology is how many things they have for these people that are blind, can’t hear, and more. The most surprising thing about assistive technology is that some of the things that help them is supper simple but yet changes their lives. The technology that is most beneficial to the users would probably be when the computer reads things out to you. I don’t think that people would frown upon people that use assistive technology but some people may. I think most people would be happy that people can get the help that they needed.
Taylor Potrzebowski
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting thing I found while researching assistive technology was the speech buddy technology. I found it very interesting because I have never heard of it before and thought that it was a great idea. The most surprising thing I found was the Pilot One technology. I thought this was surprising because I learned that one device can control several different technologies at the same time. The technology I found to be most beneficial to its users was probably also the Pilot One technology. Immobile people could find this very useful for controlling things for them and help them complete daily tasks at the push of a button.
If I had to use a type of assistive technology, for example, speech buddies, I would feel better. If I had a speech impediment I would be so happy that a tool so simple could save me embarrassment and other troubles. Since this is something you could practice on your own you could avoid dirty looks and humiliation by others .This technology could help you in your everyday life by communicating better with others and having more self-confidence.
Cara Stang- January 9, 2012
ReplyDeleteI found that assistive technology can be used for all different kinds of disabilities and in most cases it is effective in helping them lead a normal life. I thought it was interesting that Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most famous composers, was deaf but used assistive technology to continue writing music. I thought it was surprising that so many famous people have overcome obstacles using things like wheelchairs, cochlear implants, and hearing tubes. I think that hearing aids are most beneficial to users because they are used so simply and yet they work so well. They are small and removable and are very commonly used for people who have moderate hearing loss. If I had to use assistive technology, I would feel a little strange because I wouldn’t look like everyone else and people would probably view me as below them. It would help me to be able to learn in school though, so it would be worth it. I feel that people with assistive technology that is bulky and large like wheelchairs are stared at. People don’t do it to be rude; we just aren’t used to seeing people that are “different” from us. Other people with smaller technology like hearing aids are not as gawked at, but it still makes them feel a little out of place.
One of the most interesting things about assistive technology is how many devices they have to help these people in need of special devices to help then get though a day. The most surprising is how something so simple can change someone’s entire life. The most beneficial technology is probably the tare stick. It helps them move around to place by just a flick of a little stick.\
ReplyDeleteIf I had to use my assistive technology I would feel like I could use it and find the flaws and then make it better.
Honestly people are usually made fun or stared at if they have Any kind of disabilities its really not nessacary but nothing we can do really.
I was surprised the most at how many different types of devices that are used by the blind; I did not think there would be that much at all. There are so many different things that can be used to make their life easier. The most beneficial assistive technology device that was made was the talking cell phone or the tag reader. Because everybody wants to have a cell phone, so they created one that the blind could use. It reads out loud the actions you are taking and as well some cell phone carriers create a Braille keyboard so when typing the visually impaired could type and know what they are typing about.The technology would be fine to use, such as the Jot a Dot and such, to make life in school so much more easier. The talking cell phone would make social life not bad either. There was not any information about people being treated any bad way in the articles I read, but I am very sure that people would stare if anybody were to use a device, they most likely would not understand what it would do. Just like anyone would do if they saw a cell phone talking you through what you were doing, etc.
ReplyDeleteRyan Cousino
ReplyDeleteIn my findings of assistive technology I found mainly two devices in general that I thought were interesting. One is the CapTel captioned telephone. I found this device to be helpful in many ways, like I stated in my essay I said CapTel was useful to people who have hearing loss or difficulties, or for the elderly who again have hearing loss or difficulties. The second device out of the many I stated in my essay that I thought was the most useful was the Refreshable Braille display screen for computers. I thought this idea was very complex, at first I didn’t see how this would work out. But after researching this I found out exactly how it works, and I understand it (for the most part).
The most interesting thing I found was that there are so many different types of assistive technology. The technology that I think is most beneficial are the things that help people move and get around. If I had to use the things I researched they would not help me because I don’t have any disabilities that I would need those items. How other people would look at the items I researched would be helpful because some people need these so there live can be a lot easier. So it depends on who looks at it whether it be a good item to have or not.
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ReplyDeleteWhat I found regarding to assistive technology that was most interesting to me was Braille. I never realized that it was considered as assistive technology, and finding out that it was assistive technology was interesting.
What surprised me was how hard it was to find the information in assistive technology. I thought this project would be relatively easy, but turned out difficult and frustrating to just find simple things about the subject you were currently working with. It was flat out annoying, and hard to fill up the two page requirement.
I think there isn’t one type of technology that helps people anymore than another. All types of assistive technology helps people live trough their life.
If I had to use assistive technology I would feel limited and frustrated. I would want to do more with my life, but know I would have limitations that would be extremely difficult to break. I probably wouldn’t be too happy with my life.
I think the people who use assistive technology are seen as weak, little people who need so much help to survive. I think they are started at by younger people because they don’t quite understand, and frowned on by old people, like grandparents, because they don’t quite understand either.
What I found most surprising was that there are so many new innovations in assistive technology. I researched prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs for my research paper, and I found many different ideas to improve the wheelchair, both motorized and manual. Of these, I would find the wheelchairs to be most beneficial, since the improvements could mean so much to all who use wheelchairs.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to use this technology, I would be grateful that so much has changed so that I could live as normally as possible. I could still use a smartphone, I could still be mobile, I would be just grateful. Also, the main problem I have with how some people look at disabled people is not that they look at them negatively, since I don’t think many people look at the disabled that way. I feel like most people look at them as “different”. If I were disabled, I wouldn’t want everyone to do special favors for me. I would just want them to treat me like everyone else. I wouldn’t want to be treated specially. But I feel like if I became disabled, everyone would start feeling bad for me, and doing things for me, and I wouldn’t like that. It would make feel like I couldn’t do things like everyone else, like I’m an person who needs to be helped. Like I’m “different”.
The most interesting technology that I researched was the Tongue-Drive System, I found this one the most interesting because they worked so hard to find the best way to help the disabled. The most surprising technology was probably the Sip N' Puff System because the technology that the system must have is astounding. I think all technology is beneficial especially if it is for disabilities but the most beneficial is probably either the Sip N' Puff or the Tongue-Drive System. If I had to use one of the technologies I would be glad they are so easy and useful, but I would rather be healthy than have any type of disability. The technology could help anyone that used it be more independent. Some people may look at people who use Assistive Technology different just because of the way the technology works, but others may just go about their business as they usually would.
ReplyDeleteCorey Rupert
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The most interesting thing I found regarding assistive technology is the text telephones. I thought that these machines that they use to send messages back and forth are essential for the person with hearing impairments to communicate when they don’t always have someone there to speak for them or helping them. This device forces them to communicate with other people that could be deaf or not. What is really neat about it is that someone that is hearing and has a normal phone over a regular telephone network can talk to the deaf person who is using the device.
I thought that the hearing aid is more beneficial to the user because I would think that the person would be around people more than they are not. The hearing aid just gives that extra boost that helps the hearing impaired person to enjoy meeting and talking to more people. As humans I think that is an important skill that we all should learn.
If I had to use the technology that I researched, I would feel confident. The technology would impact my life so greatly. It would keep me in touch with others, alert, informed, and involved. I would be more interactive and sociable at school. In everyday life all these assistive technologies would help me to function more on my own.
If I were using the assistive technology I’m sure there are going to be those people that stare. It always happens in our culture when someone is a little different they get that look. In contrast, I think that I would get fewer stares if everyone would be more informed about what the devices do. If we knew about the mechanisms then we would realize that all its doing is helping the person with the disability, it isn’t changing them.
I think that the most interesting assistive technology that I found was that scientists are working on a robotic limb that the amputee could control with their brain. I also think that the robotic limb was the most surprising thing that I found. But I think that the most beneficial assistive technology device is the video phone because it helps its users to communicate and interact with people they otherwise couldn’t.
ReplyDeleteIf I had use the assistive technology device that I researched I would be very sad but also
I would be very confident that everything was well constructed. If I had to use this technology
in everyday life it would help me get tasks done but I don’t think it would be has good as
(example) my real arm.
People would look at someone using assistive technology see someone who has overcome a difficult obstacle in their life. They are not frowned upon, but I’m sure they are stared at (with curiosity)
The most interesting and the most suprising Assistive Technology would have to be the Standing Frame. It can be used by a person who relies on a wheelchair for mobility. A standing frame provides alternative positioning to sitting in a wheelchair by supporting the person in the standing position. If I had to use Assistive Technology I would feel unwanted and I feel like if someone walked passed me while talking they were talking about me. I would not like it at all.
ReplyDeleteDylan Stewart- January 9, 2012
ReplyDeleteThroughout all of my research on assistive technology I found that prosthetic limbs seemed to be the most interesting. Prosthetic limbs are having so many new innovations that allow them to act almost as if they are the real limb with the same functions. I also think that the prosthetic limb is the most beneficial out of all the assistive technologies because it replaces a key part of the body for any type of movement. The prosthetic limb has had so many advances that it allows users to continue with their daily lives and still have two-way talk between their brain and limb.
If I had to use a prosthetic limb I would feel glad to have all the new advances in technology that enable me to keep living my same day to day life. A prosthetic arm could help me in school by allowing me to hold a pencil or type on a keyboard. A prosthetic leg could help me walk to each of my classes and throughout the classroom. I could easily continue my everyday life with a prosthetic limb.
People who use prosthetic limbs are definitely stared at because a lot of people have never seen artificial limbs before. Although some prosthetic limbs are covered up by your clothes, when they are visible people may stare at first or question why you have the artificial limb. Overall prosthetic limbs are very helpful and are continuing to benefit users every day.
I found it surprising that people are able to read Braille on computers and iPads. I didn’t think that it was possible to use on devices, but research has definitely proven me wrong. I do not think that this is the most beneficial form of assistive technology, however. I myself think that the sip-and-puff systems are the most beneficial because it gives people who don’t have the ability to use their arms the ability to use a computer with ease and efficiency.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to use the assistive technology, I would be grateful that these tools were helping me overcome my disability. With this technology, I would be able to work well and achieve the same tasks that my peers are accomplishing. Yet at the same time, I would be embarrassed to use any sort of assistive technology in public because people can be very cruel and hurtful.
This brings me to my next point. I think that people with assistive technology would be disapproved of in our society, because people tend to favor things that are the same and uniform. People fear the unknown, and when they see someone else using anything from the Sip and Puff to the OS X Lion operating system for Apple, they see something different and unrecognizable. It discomforts them that someone is unlike them; therefore they deal with this by frowning at people with disabilities and might mock them. I’m not saying that everyone is like this, but unfortunately there are people in the world that think this. I hope that one day we can live in a more accepting society where people with disabilities are treated more equally.
I think that it is interesting how many different types of technology there are that help people out today. I think that artificial limbs are the most helpful out of all of them. Also I think hearing aides are very helpful for older people, but sometimes there are younger kids that are born with bad hearing and need to use hearing aids. If i had to use assistive technology I would feel kinda stupid but I would get over it. Most people with assistive technology always get starred at or made fun of which i dont think is fair for them.
ReplyDeleteIn the field of assistive technology, I found that a lot of assistive technology has to do with education. I thought it was amazing how there are machines to help people with dyslexia. It allows them to read efficiently without any problems. It’s great that small obstacles don’t get in the way of education because of assistive technology. I think that anything that has to do with working on computers is most beneficial to users because modern life is based around computer equipment. It’s vital for people to be able to use computers if they want to be successful.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to use the assistive technology I researched, I would feel thankful that there is such a machine to make things easier. It would also be hard though, because most people don’t need to use machines to help them learn and do everyday things. Technology can help you in almost anything. It helps a lot of people is reading and writing in school, and accomplish everyday things at home. There’s technology to help people cook, clean, bathe, and eat.
I think people look at someone that uses assistive technology as different. Not as a bad thing necessarily, but someone who needs help. When in public, I’m sure they are stared at if they have a big machine with them helping them do something, but that person needs help and that’s okay. The more advanced assistive technology is getting, the less noticeable these machines are getting. Some machines are even being weaved into clothing and jewelry so no one notices them. Just because someone needs assistive technology, doesn’t mean they are not smart, it just means they have a disability that prevents them from applying their intelligence. With assistive technology, this becomes much easier. That’s a good thing, not a bad thing.
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ReplyDeleteThe most interesting thing that I found about my assistive technology for autistic people research was that there are many apps for Apple devices, like iPads, iPods, iPhones, and iTouches. This is interesting because even though these people have disabilities, they can still be up to date with the new technology that other normal people are too. The most surprising thing to me was that there is so many programs, devices, electronics, etc. out there for people with autism. For these people, there are so many to choose from, that there has to be at least one program that they really like and helps them a lot. The technology that is most beneficial to users would probably be the Boardmaker because it helps the kids with autism understand and create personal messages and photographs in ways that is easy for them, and works for them. Also, it is uncluttered so it makes it easier for the kids to keep track of all their thoughts in an organized way. If I had to use the technology I researched, I would feel grateful. There are so many devices out there to help people with autism that I would feel very grateful. Also, there is even more research being done to come up with more programs to help people. I think people using the assistive technology I researched would be stared at. I don’t know why because these people are just trying to do everything that we do, but they have to do it in a little bit different way we do.
A lot of people say that after they started using assistive technology that they felt normal and could do things like other people. It was easier to work on school projects and work and also made it easier for people to just surf the internet. It made people feel more independent that they could do more themselves instead of having others help them with daily things. I think that the most beneficial would be the Braille embosser because it made it easier for people to not just read with Braille, they could also get things off of the internet, too. I think that if I had to use assistive technology that it would be hard at first but when you get used to it, it would be easier. I also think that it would help me to do the work that was hard or impossible to do before. I think that people would stare at someone with assistive technology because it is something different that they don’t see every day. They probably won’t know what it’s for. They might just think that the person is a little weird.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting assistive technology that I found would have to be the prosthetics. I also think that the prosthetics are the most beneficial to the users. I say this because without limbs, that leaves you with the ability to do very little, but with the help of these fake limbs users can once again do things that they loved to do before they lost their limbs. The most surprising thing I found was the sip and puff systems. I didn’t think that you could get something to function just with breathing patterns and sucking on a straw, that’s amazing to me.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be a learning experience to use some of the assistive technologies that are out there because it would show us that what we may find difficult to use, someone else finds extremely useful and they’re happy to use it. I think the technology could help with a lot of things, like if you had to type a long paper. Instead of spending hours typing it and backspacing and changing things, you could just use a speech recognition program and talk to the computer and have it type everything for you, so instead of spending hours typing you can just spend a fraction of the time talking.
I know that people who use assistive technologies are most likely going to be looked at since they are different, but usually people don’t say anything. If you were to see a person with a tube coming out of their mouth and they were sitting in a wheelchair completely still, yet they were still obviously controlling the wheelchair to go somewhere, I think you would stare at them too. Not in a disrespectful way, but in a “How is he doing that?” type of way. Most people do not know a whole lot about assistive technologies so they may think it’s weird or unusual to see people who are disabled doing things that the rest of us could already do. I think that if everyone was informed about assistive technologies and how they help disabled people, these people wouldn’t be stared at or thought of differently than any other person.