assistive technologies

Assistive Technology

"...any device, system or design, whether acquired commercially or off the shelf, modified or customised, that allows an individual to perform a task that they would otherwise be unable to do, or increase the ease and safety with which a task can be performed."

Independent Living Centre Australiaon Assistive Technology

http://www.ilcnsw.asn.au/home/assistive_technology/assistive_technology

This includes:

- Braille 

  for reading when vision impaired

- Eye glasses

  to correct vision in different circumstances

- Head phones

  to make a call private or enhance the volume

- Key ring

  to gather a collection of keys together

- Thermometer

  to use whilst cooking if a person has no feeling

- Can opener

  to open a can with ease

- Rubber grips

  to give more friction in opening jars and bottles

- Emergency Pagers

  to enable user to call for help if away from the phone

- Walking frames

   to help a person walk and balance the person

- Pencil grips

  to enable a person to hold the pen correctly and use it more efficiently

- Push up beds

  to help people out of bed if they have weak muscle control

- Push clocks

  to hear the time if the persons sight is not good

- Level Sensors

  to enable a user to fill things without them overflowing if their sight is not good

- Bottle openers

  to open bottles easily 

Some of these technologies are everyday product and some are more specialised however they all assist in helping a person to complete a task successfully.