People with disabilities should have the same opportunities in
life like normal people have. Nowadays, there are many assistive tech gadgets
that are made specifically for people with disabilities to help make things
easier for them. They may not be able to cure a blind person or make a
speech-impaired person to speak, but they can definitely convey their message
and provide help whenever needed. Check out these five helpful gadgets that can
assist people with disabilities.
UNI is a new gadget to assist deaf and speech-impaired people communicate with each other. It's a two-way communication device that has the ability to detect sign language by its integrated camera, and then instantly coverts it into speech. On the other hand, it will also convert speech into text to allow two-way communication. It also has a built-in software to create custom sign language and customize it according to your need.
Currently, this product is available for pre-orders since it
will be available for purchase on the summer of 2016. There are two versions:
one with offline access and another that requires constant online access.
The Braille Edge 40 is a device that designed specifically for blind people to enable them to control their PC, smartphone, or PDA. It connects with your device via Bluetooth or USB connection and converts the text on the device display into braille. It also allows you to navigate the device and its built-in buttons, such as Esc, Tab, Shift, Ctrl, Windows key, etc. to make it easier to perform most of the tasks you need to accomplish.
Apart from a controlling device, it also has built-in apps and
data storage capacity to carry your data with you. Its apps include Alarm,
Notepad, Scheduler, Calculator, Clock, Stopwatch, and Countdown timer.
Additionally, it has support for a 32 GB SDHC card to store documents and books
and read them in braille.
The Braille Edge 40 costs $2,795.
Tobii Dynavox has created PCEye Explore device to help people with limited movement control a Windows PC just with their eyes. It connects with your Windows 8/10 PC (laptop or desktop) and uses its eye tracker to let you control the mouse and perform clicks. It also has a built-in software to personalize PCEye Explore according to your needs.
You don't have to worry about the light coming out of it to
track your eyes, as it is very low and doesn't damage the eyes. This device
will cost your around $899 for both the device and software.
Sesame Phone is a completely hands-free smartphone phone made for people with limited movement such as a paralysis or spinal cord injury. It is actually a modified version of Google's Nexus 5 device that tracks the user's head and enables full control of the phone just by using the head. The user's head will act as a finger and allows swipes, taps, gestures, and more to control the smartphone. And since it's Android-based, you can also download apps and use them with your head. You can even play games on it, although fast-paced games may not be the recommended choice.
You can get the Sesame Phone for the price of $700.
Liftware is an eating utensil that allows people with motion disorders, like Parkinson's disease, to eat their food without any help. It's actually a stabilizing handle you can attach a Liftware eating utensil to, including a fork, spoon, and soup spoon. The handle is capable of reducing hand tremors up to 70%, which makes it good enough for moderate tremors. It uses an on-board computer system to detect motion and then moves the handle in the opposite direction of the hand tremors.
You can purchase Liftware for $195 along with additional
utensils amounting to $34.95.
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