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Assistive Technology Questions with Detailed Verified
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Assistive technology
Ans: A broad range of devices, services, strategies, and practives that are
conceived and applied to ameliorate the problems faced by individuals who
have disabilites.---used to maintain, increase or improve function
Assistive technology service
Ans: any service that directly assists an indivividual with a disability in the
selection, acquisistion or use of an assistive technology device
assistive: helps
rehab tech teaches
Ans: Assistive tech vs. rehabilitative/edu tech
Low technology
Ans: simple devices that are simple to make and easy to obtain
pencil and papter communication, modified eating utensils and simple splints
Ans: Low tech examples
High technology
Ans: a device that is expensive, difficult to make, and harder to obtain
wheelchairs, electronic comm devices, and computers
Ans: examples of High technology
Hard technologies
Ans: tangible technology, readily availible, that can be purchased and
assembled into assistive technology systems
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anything from simple mouth sticks to comuters and software
Ans: examples of hard tech
soft tech
Ans: the human areas of decision making, strategies, training, concept
formation, and service delivery
people, written and computer
Ans: 3 ways soft tech is generally aptured
textbook, fromal training, experience
Ans: soft tissue examples
appliances
Ans: devices that provides benefits to the individual independent of the
individuals skill level
Tools
Ans: require the development of skill for their use
fridge, eyeglasses, splints, seating system, keyguard for a comp
Ans: examples of appliances
hammer, saw, maneuvering a powered wheelcair(w/c is an example)
Ans: examples of tools
minimal tech--orthotics
Ans: generally augment rather than replace function
maximal tech
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Assistive Technology Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers (100% Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+
Assistive technology
Ans: A broad range of devices, services, strategies, and practives that are
conceived and applied to ameliorate the problems faced by individuals who
have disabilites.---used to maintain, increase or improve function
Assistive technology service
Ans: any service that directly assists an indivividual with a disability in the
selection, acquisistion or use of an assistive technology device
assistive: helps
rehab tech teaches
Ans: Assistive tech vs. rehabilitative/edu tech
Low technology
Ans: simple devices that are simple to make and easy to obtain
pencil and papter communication, modified eating utensils and simple splints
Ans: Low tech examples
High technology
Ans: a device that is expensive, difficult to make, and harder to obtain
wheelchairs, electronic comm devices, and computers
Ans: examples of High technology
Hard technologies
Ans: tangible technology, readily availible, that can be purchased and
assembled into assistive technology systems
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vPretest - Stuvia US
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anything from simple mouth sticks to comuters and software
Ans: examples of hard tech
soft tech
Ans: the human areas of decision making, strategies, training, concept
formation, and service delivery
people, written and computer
Ans: 3 ways soft tech is generally aptured
textbook, fromal training, experience
Ans: soft tissue examples
appliances
Ans: devices that provides benefits to the individual independent of the
individuals skill level
Tools
Ans: require the development of skill for their use
fridge, eyeglasses, splints, seating system, keyguard for a comp
Ans: examples of appliances
hammer, saw, maneuvering a powered wheelcair(w/c is an example)
Ans: examples of tools
minimal tech--orthotics
Ans: generally augment rather than replace function
maximal tech
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vPretest - Stuvia US
