Technology helps disabled:
With the help of modern technology, the impossible is now possible. And the disabled are not behind in the realm of possibilities. Researchers are working to make it easier for people who are physically disabled by birth or as a result of an accident to do many things in their daily life like normal people. There is also success; various types of technology products are being made.
Head Mouse Extreme for technology helps disabled: It is basically a wireless mouse that can be controlled only by head movements. It has a wireless optical sensor to detect every bit of head movement. And the user has to use another sensor on his forehead, with a hat or glasses. As a result, when the user moves his head, the mouse cursor on the computer moves accordingly. It can be used by anyone sitting anywhere in front of the computer. Various types of drawing, mouse-controlled gaming, various types of graphics work and various design works can also be done through CAD. The Headmouse Xtreme can be connected to a PC via the USB port and does not require any separate software drivers. All kinds of work including internet browsing can be done through it. It was developed by Origin Instruments.
Dynavox IMAX System of technology helps disabled: The Dynavox IMAX system is designed for communication with paraplegics. With this device, the patient will be able to communicate with others only by eye gestures. Works through an eye tracking system. This tracking system detects the patient’s eye movements on an onscreen keyboard to understand what he is trying to say. And it can convert the text received from the onscreen keyboard directly into words. In addition to the keyboard, it also includes Interaccity language software that stores many words, sentences and phrases.
Ruby Handheld Video Magnifier of technology helps disabled: The Ruby Handheld Video Magnifier is designed to alleviate the reading problems of people with low vision. Only 4.3 inches in size, this magnifier has a bright color display. And due to its small size, it can be easily carried anywhere. Hover over any text and there are ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons to increase or decrease the size of the text. As a result, any text can be easily zoomed. Also any text color and text background color can be changed for easy reading. Apart from the ‘Full Color’ mode, it has four special modes—black text on white, white text on black, blue text on yellow and yellow text on blue. Through this, a maximum magnification of 14 times is possible.
Captain Plus Personal Navigation Device of technology helps disabled: The Captain Plus personal navigation device is designed to help the visually impaired navigate. It is basically a GPS device that pronounces directions to various places for users. It also has the facility to pre-save routes to different places. As a result, visually impaired people can easily travel to different places through it.
Technology in wheelchair and computer control:
Technology helps disabled has come to the rescue of paraplegics. Many such patients have non-functioning legs as well as hands. As a result, it is not possible for them to operate the wheel chair properly. A group of researchers from the George Institute of Technology in the United States has developed a special technology for such patients.
Topaz HD Desktop Video Magnifier for technology helps disabled
There is another special magnifying device ‘Topaz HD Desktop Video Magnifier’ to help people with low vision. This device with 11-inch display uses a high-definition camera that is capable of displaying a magnified clear copy of any print placed on the device.
This device is designed in such a way that you don’t have to move it to enlarge anything placed in it, instead you can magnify different parts of the display. It has 30 different high-contrast text color modes for reading different types of text. By connecting it to a PC through VGA port, PC text or images can also be magnified.
Braille Age 40 for technology helps disabled
People with visual impairments, especially those who are blind, are not used to using conventional keyboards. ‘Braille Age 40’ has been developed with the aim of enabling them to write on the computer. It can be used to write and save notes and read books or other documents.
Braille Sense U2 for technology helps disabled
Another writing device for the blind is called ‘Braille Sense U2’. With this device of 1 GHz processor and 32 GB flashdisk storage, blind people can write very fast. It has the facility to write in five languages. Besides, there are separate dictionaries for these languages. It can also be used as an educational aid for the blind. It has full scientific calculator. It supports Ethernet, Wi-Fi and 3G networks. It has several multimedia functions through which you can listen to audio or FM radio. It has three USB ports as well as a mini USB and SD slot. And through Bluetooth, it can also be connected to a Bluetooth supported printer or keyboard.