How can technology help people with disabilities? (Miss Andy) by Andrea Álvarez https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7 Critical Thinking 3: Unit 2 en-us 2021-10-09 21:00:21 UTC 2025-10-16 11:44:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/504520389/5d974f2da4ff50d37d426917adc81c53/braille.jpg Alfon Dellorto & Carmen del Franco https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635956656 PROCER 3 is a device that helps people with reading access difficulties to improve their work performance. It makes it easy to capture large volumes of text from different sources, such as a portable scanner, flash drive, the cloud, or a camera, which can be attached to a ring or a pair of glasses. PROCER 3 allows you to create and edit reports dictated or through a keyboard, attach voice notes to them and share them in a very simple way. The texts can be reproduced anywhere and at any time.


]]> 2023-06-30 13:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635956656 lu roccia and charo https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635956770 Worldwide, around a billion people have a disability, says the World Health Organisation. 
In Europe and America, this is one in five people. And since they are less likely to be in work, their poverty rate is about twice as high.
So technologies that could help disabled people contribute more in the workplace - and improve their quality of life - are surely welcome.
And it also makes good business sense.
With an applied force of up to 20 Newtons (N) per finger, a large proportion of patients with impaired hand strength are able to regain the majority of their hand function and resume activities and household activities.
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They found that 1 in 4 adults in the United States, or 61 million people, have at least one disabilitie.

The camera has a range of 400 meters (MB)

12 x 5 cm, weighs 22 grams, and serves as an intelligent assistant. You can read in synthesized voice and instantly printed or digital texts. It is only necessary to look at the target or point your finger at it. It has a rechargeable battery, which lasts up to 2 hours.


]]> 2023-06-30 13:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635956962 Cande L and Lucia A https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635957347 According to Wikipedia, a prosthetic is an artificial limb attached to a human body in place of the original part. Prosthetic limbs aim to replace the functions of the actual limbs up to a large extent. To the minimum, prosthetics enable the amputee to perform necessary activities such as walking, eating, and dressing independently. The evolving technology and adoption of innovation in the medical sector have now made many advancements in prosthetics. People with advanced prosthetics can now do anything an abled person can do daily

]]> 2023-06-30 13:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635957347 Cande Bas and Pipi https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635959566 A mini artificial vision camera that is placed on the glasses and allows you to access information visually, aurally. You can read entire books, magazines, screens of any device, billboards on public roads, bus stops and much more.

- Recognizes faces. Identify the people you want to save in your device's memory.
- Identifies colors. I chose the colors of your clothing. Identify colors on any surface.
- Identifies products.


]]> 2023-06-30 13:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635959566 Pachu and mag https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635960329 1.Lazzus – app for people with visual disabilities

This application allows visually impaired people to orient themselves correctly thanks to the location system that reports where we are in real time.


2.Gaspard mat – for the wheelchair

To address this, Gaspard, a “connected mat” for wheelchairs, has been invented, which has a wide range of features designed to improve posture, eliminate back pain and increase mobility.

3.Dring – smart cane

Mobility problems are also taken care of by technology experts. Thus, a simple cane can become the perfect tool to prevent accidents or to warn when one occurs.

Link: https://myhumankit.org/]]> 2023-06-30 13:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635960329 Pauli https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635960397 Bridging the divide between an app and wearable tech, Dot is the world’s first-ever Braille smartwatch. Dot helps those with vision impairments to do a host of tasks including accessing messages, sending tweets, using social media and sending emails. This practical solution has the potential to transform the lives of millions of vision impaired people across the globe.]]> 2023-06-30 13:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635960397 Glo and Steph https://padlet.com/aalvarez132/8a5wmud6itmgrmp7/wish/2635960648 A screen magnifier is a type of assistive technology that magnifies the contents of a screen, increases color contrast, and performs other visual modifications to the screen making it easier to see for people who have low vision.

Some disadvantages of a desktop video magnifier are:
•They are more expensive than most all other options for reading and writing.
•They are not very portable.
•They require that you remain in one place (such as sitting at a desk or table) to read, write, or to use this device.
Be aware that your choice of magnification software will depend on:

•            The type of computer, tablet, or mobile phone that you have

•            The browser you prefer. 

•            How much magnification you need to be able to read/look at things comfortably.

•            If you need to scan printed material with an OCR camera.

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