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Free Assistive Technology Software for Persons with Motor Disabilities

Free Assistive Technology Software for Persons with Motor Disabilities

Alexandros Pino
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 44
ISBN13: 9781466672307|ISBN10: 1466672307|EISBN13: 9781466672314
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7230-7.ch027
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Pino, Alexandros. "Free Assistive Technology Software for Persons with Motor Disabilities." Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 462-505. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7230-7.ch027

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Pino, A. (2015). Free Assistive Technology Software for Persons with Motor Disabilities. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 462-505). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7230-7.ch027

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Pino, Alexandros. "Free Assistive Technology Software for Persons with Motor Disabilities." In Open Source Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 462-505. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7230-7.ch027

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Abstract

Free assistive technology software can be an answer to various problems of the market, most importantly the products' high cost. The focus of this chapter is on open source software and freeware available at online repositories like Raising the Floor, EmpTech, Adaptech, ATHENA, OATSoft, and Project:Possibility. The most important features and suggested information fields for each included application are presented, followed by a comparison of the repositories in the context of these features. Finally, brief descriptions and prominent examples of free AT applications are given in the following categories: augmentative and alternative communication, click helpers, content simplification, eye control, games, head control, joystick control, media players, mouse enhancers, on-screen keyboards, scanning, shortcuts and macros, stylus control, switch control, talking browsers, text entry, text readers, voice control, and word prediction.

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