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Mobility assistance
editMobility adaptive equipment are used in cases where a disease or accident leaves an individual's motor functions hindered or unusable. if an individual suffers from restricted motor functions, there are Equipment and technology that can assist in regaining some or all mobility.
A wheelchair is a chair with attached wheels that allow a person who can not walk, due to illness, injury, or disability, to move around. A wheelchair can be manual or motorized.[2]
Crutches are devices used to transfer the bodies load from the lower body to the upper body. Crutches are used when a person lower body is not completely immobilized but impaired.
prosthetics are artificial devices used to replace a missing body part caused from either an illness, accident, or a birth defect.[3]
Orthotic devices ,or orthoses, are devices used to align, brace, or correct deformities. Orthoses also help to improve the movement of ones joints, spine, or limbs.[4]
Sensory assistance
editSensory/Neurological adaptive equipment are used in cases where a individual lacks proper stimulation of a sense. For instance, individuals who are either blind, mute, deaf, or a combination of them.
Types of Sensory Adaptive Equipment
editHearing aids are devices used by partially deaf individual to regain a portion of hearing by amplifying sound.[5]
Braille is a system a raised bumps that allow blind individuals to read text with their fingers. Braille is a code of language and not a language in itself.[6]
Assistive listening devices (ADL)
editAssistive listening devices (ADL) are devices used to amplify sounds an individual wants to hear, especially in areas with lots of back ground noise. ADLs can be used with hearing aids and cochlear implants to improve the individuals hearing.[7]
Argumentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices
editArgumentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices are used to help individuals with communication disorder to express themselves to others. The devices can carry from picture boards to computer assisted speech. [7]
Alerting Devices
editAlerting Devices are assistive device that connect with door bells, telephones, and other alarming device. These devices add a specific alarm based on one's disability. For instance, a deaf individual can have a door bell that blinks a light instead of a noise to indicate someone is at the door. [7]
References
edit- ^ "What are some types of assistive devices & how are they used?". www.nichd.nih.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "wheelchair: definition of wheelchair in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)". www.oxforddictionaries.com. https://plus.google.com/107831092854065394120/. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "What are Prosthetic Devices? (with pictures)". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "What are Orthotic Devices? (with pictures)". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "hearing aid: definition of hearing aid in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)". www.oxforddictionaries.com. https://plus.google.com/107831092854065394120/. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "What Is Braille? - American Foundation for the Blind". www.afb.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ a b c "Assistive Devices for People with Hearing, Voice, Speech, or Language Disorders". www.nidcd.nih.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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