Assistive Technology [AT] is Everywhere!
How Could We Live Without You?
Can you add to this random list?
umbrella
electricity, light bulbs
elevators, escalators
banisters, handrails
warning systems: police sirens and flashing lights, tornado/bad
weather sirens, smoke detectors
telegraph systems, telephones, intercoms, walkie-talkies
automatic teller machines [ATMs ]
flashlights, traffic lights
tape recorders
magnifying glass (to read the small print in those contracts and
tax forms we sign)
manual and electric can openers, drinking straw
(TV, security system ...) remote controls, automatic doors, door
bells
"Post-It" 3-M-brand notes, paper clips, staplers, adhesive tape,
glue, adhesive mats
household appliances: vacuum cleaner, blender, food processor,
microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer,
garbage disposal, automatic sprinkler system, clothes' hangers,
pocketbook, keychains, bookmarks, shoe horn, measuring tape,
yardstick
plastic food containers, lunch bags, boxes
computers/peripherals: scanners, barcode readers
printers, touch screens, closed captioning (marquee banners on
TV, Times Square ...)
glasses, contacts, laser surgery
shoelaces/Velcro, ribbons
alarm clock, automatic timers
highlighter pens, permanent markers, white board markers, erasers
earplugs, earphones, music synthesizers media equipment, i.e.
videorecorder, camcorder, visualizer, overhead projector, media
projector, digital cameras, one-time cameras, telescope,
periscope, binoculars
typewriters, carbon paper, photocopiers, digital imaging,
paper shredders
cell phones, pagers, fax machines, pocket-size, hand-held,
wearable computers, battery-operated, wireless technologies,
voice-recognition dictation and translation software, telematics
in vehicles, navigation systems ...
wearable computers, battery-operated, wireless technologies,
voice-recognition dictation and translation software,
videoconferencing equipment, telematics in vehicles, navigation systems
Segway Human Transporter (HT) http://www.segway.com/
VKB Virtual Keyboard
http://www.vkb.co.il/
Video Pill
http://www.givingimaging.com/
Consumer Electronics [Association] Show [as of April 2002:]
http://www.cesweb.org/
COMDEX I.T. Marketplace: http://www.comdex.com/
The M.I.T. Media Lab: http://www.media.mit.edu/
CSUN 2002 Exhibits-"The Real Oscars"-
http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf2002/exhibits/exhList.htm
This page last updated Saturday, April 20, 2002, 9 pm
