LT 130 - Assistive Technology

  Assistive Technology and Libraries  Assistive technology, also known as adaptive technology, is made for  helping people with learning, visual, hearing or physical disabilities access information.  Some of the types of devices and services the library offers to individuals with special needs are to help with their seeing, communication, listening, remembering and reading. Libraries are increasing, maintaining or improving functional capabilities for individuals with disabilities.  On the website of Accessible Media for Pennsylvania says in his article “ Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.” Assistive technology can be as simple as a communication board made with cardboard and felt to electronic devices. The goal is to help individuals with disabilities.   Scott Library of Accessible Media f...

  Libraries and the Digital Divide Socorro Sue Palomares In the article “Library’s Role in Bridging the Digital Divide", Sarah Chase Webber describes the digital divide as “the gap between those with internet access and those without”. Not everyone has access to the internet, and not everyone has a computer.  These people have to depend on using one at their job or at school. The article also says that income plays a large role in having access to the internet.  For example, people that live in lower income communities that have no personal Wi-Fi need to rely on using it at the public library.  We live in a world  we are dependent on the internet for work, school and for our healthcare.  This has become our lifeline.  In March of 2020, a stay at home order policy was in place because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  Businesses, schools and public libraries were trying to find solutions to the digital divide that was made more obvious because of...

Hello everyone I am Socorro (Sue) Palomares, you can call me Sue. I am excited and kind of freaked out about doing this blog. I have never done anything with blogs. I am looking forward on working with you guys.

 Hello everyone, I'm Gabriel. I added a list on the left sidebar titled 'Resources'. We can use this list to direct viewers to readings or videos that we use as resources or items that compliment our blog content. I'm excited to work with all of you on this blog.

 Hello everybody, Marta here. I added an image gadget "Assistive Technology" to this blog. It's visible when you click on the menu icon to view the contributors.

 Hi everyone, this is Kelly. I just contributed by adding a page up top, with a brief definition of "assistive technology." I used to have a blog a few years back and so I'm a little rusty, but it's kinda fun playing around with Blogger again! 😊

 Hey y'all!  I'm Kara. I go by Craig, and my pronouns are they/them. My contribution to our blog was to create a Title page with our contributors and to add the Translate gadget at the top right of the page. I'm looking forward to the evolution of this collaboration.