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This is a 10 page paper that considers the effect of information technology on the lives of the visually impaired. It lists many of the software and hardware alternatives available and cites a few of the most productive and reliable. It briefly looks at adaptations made specific to the academic and employment settings and concludes with an overview. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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from toasters to automobiles. They are tools of learning and tools of trade. The advent of the personal computer opened doors to skills, knowledge and opportunities to the common man.
The emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web made the reality of the Global community immediately accessible. Hardware no longer connotes the screws and bolts found in a
particular aisle at the lumber store. Even educators are more predisposed to considering what types of software technology is available rather than what new books should be ordered
for classrooms. New technology, for the most part, has had an enlightening effect on the modern world. One of the more positive consequences of the computer age has been the
development of assistive technologies for those who are disabled. Soon persons with disabilities will be as able to access information technology as others. At this time the technology is there
but is limited and often expensive. It is true that the cost has declined in the recent past. What used to cost thousands of dollars may now only cost a
few hundred (Mergenhagen and Crispell, 1997). Government, academic and private sectors are now urging the industry to develop "universal inclusion" products that will allow the hearing and sight impaired to
utilize the same technology as the non-impaired. There have been gains and also problems. There is a need to build a GUI (graphical user interface) suitable for all types of
users and to replace the visual programming tools that are now in use and cannot be used by blind programmers (DiDio and King, 1998). The market for enabling technology is
significant. In the United States there are approximately 4 million vision-impaired people unable to read even with magnifying devices. There is a definite need for assistive technology to improve their
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