How can ICT help people with learning disabilities?

How can ICT help people with learning disabilities?

1. customising the DTE

   • the desktop environment can be changed to suit the needs of a user who is disabled.

2. voice recognition software

   • people who have difficulty typing can use a microphone as an input device to issue commands to a computer or to use apps available.

3. text to voice software

   • those who have difficulty seeing the text on the screen can use text to voice, this takes the text from the screen and uses synthesised speech to read out whatever is inputted on the screen.

4. braille keyboards

   • are input devices for people that cannot see a keyboard, the keyboard has raised dots for the character on the key.

5. touch sensitive data enteries

   • the position where the device is touched is sensed and used as data. a touchscreen might have a menu displayed on it.

6. concept keyboards

   • are touch sensitive boards that have special overlays that help a handicapped person to input data.

7. microphones

   • help people input voice into a system if they are incapable of typing.