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    • Assistive Technology by Domain H5P

      In Higher Education, assistive technologies can be helpful in a number of areas - covered in this learning element including:

      • Reading
      • Writing
      • Maths
      • Organisation

      Typical barriers or difficulties that assistive technologies can help people overcome include:

      • Sight
      • Text decoding
      • Distractibility
      • Hearing

      This learning element includes information on:

      • Examples of Assistive Technology by Domain
      • Apps for Mobile Devices
    • Relevant Assistive Technology by Disability H5P

      This table shows the relevant domains of potential AT application by disability. People with particular disabilities are more likely to require particular assistive technologies.

    • Assistive Technology for Vision Impairment H5P

      How to use assistive technologies like screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Narrator), scanning/text-to-speech tools (Kurzweil 1000 & 3000), screen magnification software (ZoomText), and voice recognition systems (Dragon Naturally Speaking) to help visually impaired students navigate digital content, edit documents, and interact with computers efficiently.

    • Assistive Technology for Hearing Impairment H5P

      Induction loop and real-time captioning systems.

    • Assistive Technology for Manual Dexterity H5P

      Voice recognition software, adapted ergonomic keyboards and alternative mouse controls.

    • Assistive Technology for Specific Learning Disabilities H5P

      Mind mapping software and reading, and writing tools.

    • Operating Systems' Built in Accessibility H5P

      Links to the built in accessibilty settings in iOS, Android and Microsoft Windows.

    • Timeline of Assistive Technology H5P

      An interesting slider presentation of assistive technology advances between the first typewriter in 1808 and Microsoft's developments in 2015.

    • Assistive Technology Resource Databases H5P

      A set of databases of Assistive technology including:

      • The EastIn database of EU assistive tech
      • Australia's National Equipment Database
      • UK Open Assistive  - Open software and hardware
      • Belgium - Database of AT for HE
      • Southern Africa AT database