Assistive technology is defined as technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.
Some examples of Assistive Technologies:
- Alternative keyboards—featuring larger and/smaller for keys and keyboard.
- Electronic pointing devices—used to control the cursor on the screen without use of hands.
- Joysticks—that can be manipulated by hand, feet, chin, etc. and used to control the cursor on screen.
- Trackballs—movable balls on top of a base that can be used to move the cursor on screen.
- Touch screens—provides direct selection or activation of the computer by touching the screen rather than through a mouse movement or keyboard. Touch screens may either be built into the computer monitor or can be added onto a computer monitor.