Saturday, November 5, 2011

Universal Design: Adaptive/Assistive Technology Needs

                                  

Universal Design helps in making products and services usable by people with wide range of skills and abilities.



This picture shows a child with a visual impairment, using a computer with special creen magnifying software to make the letters larger and easier to read.


Braille is a system of writing and printing for the blind in which varied arrangements of raised dots representing letters and numerals can be identified by touch.



Touchpad fulfills the function of a mouse by having the user touch a flat pad to move an arrow on the screen.




Trackball helps a user move a ball with his/her palm to move an arrow on the screen.



                                     Universal Design makes home safe and accessible for the elderly, the handicapped, and the very young ones.  Automobiles too are built for the convenience of the handicap.                            








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