Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Assistive Technologies

These three screen shots are of different assistive technologies that are available through the control panel on my computer. The first screen shot is of the on-screen keyboard. This allows people that have motor skill problems and have problems with typing to type on the keyboard that appears on the screen. The second screen shot is of the Microsoft Narrator. The narrator is useful for students that are blind or just have trouble seeing the screen even with glasses or contacts. The narrator will read the text to them that is on the screen. The last screenshot is of the magnifier. This is helpful as well for students that have trouble seeing the computer screen even with glasses or contacts. It magnifies the
spot that they are typing at. If they are not typing, it magnifies the spot that the pointer is at. It makes it much easier to see what is on the screen since it is a close-up version of the screen. Microsoft Ease of Access is very helpful for students or individuals with special needs. There are even more features to help out more needs than just the three that I showed on this blog post. The features can prove to very beneficial for students with special needs to move at t he same pace as the students without special needs.




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