If this is your first visit, check out the community guide. You will have to Join us or Sign in before you can post.
Receiving too many notifications? Adjust your notification settings.
Assistive Technology

Hey everyone, my name's Chris. I am Director of The Apogee Project and an assistive technology adviser. I work predominantly with people who have complex physical and learning impairments. This week I am joint hosting a Q&A on assistive technology here on the online community. At The Apogee Project we work hard to make activities and learning resources accessible, engaging and fun. You can read my blog for Scope here: http://blog.scope.org.uk/2015/10/27/disability-innovation-introducing-tech-fortnight-with-eye-gazes-and-music/ Feel free to ask me a question or two and I'll do my best to help!
This discussion has been closed.
Replies
I am a final year design student at the University of Huddersfield and I am looking into the difficulties associated with washing (specifically, but not limited to showering). Would you be able to tell me what you would consider to be the most useful pieces of AT to facilitating washing those with physical disabilities? I would also be very interested to know where you think AT lacks, weather this is current AT that doesn't do everything needed or a problem to which there currently is no solution.
Thanks,
James
I am joining Chris this week so let me introduce myself.
I am 36 years old and have Cerebral Palsy and no speech. I have been using communication aids nearly all my life. I have had lots of experience in communicating with people with different communication systems. I also attend various communication aids training days through the year.
I am also have an interest in computers and how the Internet can enhance disabled people's lives and independence, thus giving them more opportunities to feel a part of society.
www.emmawestcounselling.co.uk
I always stick with Dragon software personally.
What about using word prediction software? Something like Penfriend http://www.penfriend.biz/word-prediction.html
Tobii also have a really cool new dwell free Eyegaze feature in their Communicator 5 software now, but that's a pretty expensive way to go...
There is a range of different equipment to assist people when washing / showering but I'm not sure that would be classed as AT.
Anyone else got any suggestions?