CS 113 Information and Communication Technology ( ICT )
Assistive Access to ( ICT )
By: Ms. Cris Mabel C. Montaos
Assistive Computer to ICT
Adaptive Software
Assistive Computer Technology refers to
the electronics-based equipment designed for disabled person. Assistive Computer Technology, Inc defines assistive technology as any item, piece of equipment, product or system to helps make life easier for a person who has a disability. * grasping devices ( to help the
1. Speech Recognition Technology or
speech recognition software allow users to convert spoken words to text (Speech to text). Ex.
handicapped operate the machine)
* visual aids ( for visually impaired person)
D. People with ALS
(Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis) Stephen Hawking - a physicist with ALS, his twisted body is virtually confined to a wheelchair. He used a speech synthesizer for his lecture and write books.
A. People who have difficulty using their hands
- they use computer by speaking up. The computer can hear and understood the words and executes instruction accordingly. B. Deaf people they understood what was spoken, because this comes out as written text. C. Ordinary people also used the assistive software and harware. * driver who need to use cellphone while driving.
3. Screen Reader program a program that
can identify and interpret what is displayed on a computer monitor and pass this information on to the user in the form of text-to speech or Braille displays.
2. Speech Synthesizer which also called as
text reading system used to convert text to speech. It translate words from an electronic document to audible computer speech.
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Adaptive Hardware
Adaptive Hardware
1. Braille Display a keyboard device which
produces Braille letters line by line, accordingly to a computer monitor text display.
2. Pointing Devices for those people who
cannot use their hands. 3. Head-controlled pointing devices sense the change in position of a small reusable dot planted on the users forehead. 4. Foot-controlled pointing devices a devices that rely on two foot pedals, one to move the cursor and the second one to click. 5. Others * eye movement devices * infrared * ultrasound * brain waves
Braille Alphabet
Website Accessibility for disabled
1. There is adaptive software that can create a text alternative to the file, which requires less memory and which can be more easily to read. 2. The browser will try to produce a similar color by dithering which is an attempt by the browser to approximate a color from a mixture of color. 3. Web developer use cascading style sheet (CSS) to separate: a.) design,layout, fontstyle b.) content, information, media 4. Frame divide in two or more independent parts a. navigation area b. information area. Note: Consideration of the developers to make their website available to disabled person.
World Wide Web Consortium
- is the organization that develops web standard and set up guidelines for making the content accessible to disabled people.
Basic guidelines of W3C
1. Provide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content. 2. Dont rely on color alone. 3. Use markup and style sheet 4. Clarify natural language usage. 5. Create tables that transform gracefully. 6. Ensure that pages featuring new technologies. 7. Ensure user control of time-sensitive content changes. 8. Ensure direct accessibility of embedded user interface. 9. Design for device-independence. 10. Use interim solutions. 11. Use W3C technologies and guidelines. 12. Provide context and orientation information. 13. Provide clear navigation mechanism. 14. Ensure that documents are clear and simple.
Republic Act No. 7277 Magna Carta for disabled
person Chapter V Sec. 22 - broadcast media. Television station shall be encourage to provide a sign-language inset or subtitle in at least one newscast program a day. Sec. 23 telephone services. Telephone companies shall be encourage to install special telephone devices or units for the hearingimpaired person.