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To make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations. –verb (used without object)
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A physical or mental handicap, esp. one that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful job.
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A physical or mental disability making participation in certain of the usual activities of daily living more difficult.
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Assistive technology is technology that people with disabilities use for functions that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to perform.
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Integration of children with special educational problems, as a physical handicap, into conventional classes and school activities.
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The state of being included.
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Eyeglasses, Large-print books, Books on tape, Magnifying glass Pictures, photographs, objects, Communication boards, Communication books, Eye-gaze or eye-pointing systems, Adapted common tools (e.g., big pencils), A roller-ball (or tracker-ball) pointing device with a separate button for clicking , Adapted handles (e.g., pencil grips), Scotch-tape to hold paper in place, Velcro, slant borders,etc.
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| No-tech strategies include sign language, gestures, and eye gaze. The use of simple communication boards with alphabet letters, words and phrases, or symbols and/or pictures representing specific messages can be very effective. Low-tech devices include digitized communication devices that store recorded messages retrieved by pushing a switch or button on the device |
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Low-tech devices include digitized communication devices that store recorded messages retrieved by pushing a switch or button on the device. Low-tech communication devices generally feature whole word/whole message communication in which messages are represented by words and/or picture symbols. |
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| High-tech AAC devices include a wide range of computerized devices featuring synthesized speech and multiple access methods such as pointing, single and dual-switch scanning, infrared pointer, and mouse/joystick. Common high-tech communication devices are DynaVox, DynaMyte, DynaWrite, Pathfinder, Vantage and Vanguard. A personal computer can also be used as a communication device by installing communication software. |
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| Alternative Keyboard called Dvorak layouts—are available for people who type with one hand or finger. These layouts make the most frequently typed characters on a keyboard more accessible to people who have difficulty using the standard keyboard layout (called the "QWERTY" layout). Dvorak keyboard layouts reduce the amount of motion required to type common English text. |
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Use of a sound-field amplification system provides the teacher with a unique opportunity to maximize listening and learning opportunities in the classroom.
Sound-field amplification research support benefits for both students and teachers. Use of a sound-field amplification system provides the teacher with a unique opportunity to maximize listening and learning opportunities in the classroom.
Sound-field amplification research support benefits for both students and teachers. |
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A lever resembling this, used to control movement of a cursor or other graphic element for video games and computer graphics.
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Opical Character Recognition
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| Often abbreviated OCR, optical character recognition refers to the branch of computer science that involves reading text from paper and translating the images into a form that the computer can manipulate. An OCR system enables you to take a book or a magazine article, feed it directly into an electronic computer file, and then edit the file using a word processor. |
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| A text-to-speech system, intended for use by blind or low-vision users, that speaks the text content of a computer display. |
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A device for turning on or off or directing an electric current or for making or breaking a circuit.
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Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web. More specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web. Web accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging.
Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.
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