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Physical Support Needs

Assistive Technology has opened up a world of opportunities for people with physical support needs.

For example:

People with physical support needs benefit from using Assistive Technology in many ways. For some of us, technology makes life easier or more convenient, but for people with physical challenges, technology may offer the only way to independently access learning, information, employment, to communicate, to control the physical environment, and to be independently mobile.

Increasingly, access technologies are available in mainstream electronic devices: take a look at these examples from

People may have physical support needs as a result of, for example:

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Access Technology

Identifying the most appropriate technology.

Helen's Story

She uses Dragon Speech Recognition for writing.

Malcolm's Story

He uses a modified joystick and eye-gaze.

Jane's Story

She uses a small trackball with an on-screen keyboard.

Sally's Story

Uses an iPad with touch screen keyboard.

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