for them. I guess technology makes your life easier. Maybe it means you can keep in touch with your family, you can talk to and even see relatives who live far away. Well, Kim has shown me that technology can do even more for young disabled people like me.
It can help us make friends, communicate and control our environment (like turning the lights on and out). It can help us study, get qualifications and find opportunities for work. It can make us confident and independent. World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is probably the best example of how Assistive Technology has helped a talented mind overcome 10th - - physical impairments and contribute productively to the world.
So we can now look forward to a more inclusive way of learning, instead of the cloistered existence that most differently- abled learners had to face in the past. Newer technology allows differently- abled learners to learn with their peers as well as contribute fruitfully to the collaborative process of learning. This is indeed the new era of learning – truly learning for all. grapple (v) - to fight, especially in order to win something inclusion (n) - the act of including someone or something cerebral palsy (n) - permanent tightening of the muscles caused by damage to the brain Dragon Dictate (n) - a software which recognizes speech and converts it to text assistive technologist (n) - a person who assists with technological gadgets to overcome disability gaze (v) - stare at something for a long time Liberator Communication Device (n) - a special device used to communicate with eye movements cloister (adj) - enclosed by collaborative process (adj) - produced by or involving two or more parties working together A.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. . What are the benefits of the internet to the common man? .
Do you think technology has improved communication? How? . How does David operate computers with the Liberator Communication Device?
. Which devices are controlled using ACTIV controller? . Who says these words: “I want everyone to