WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:33.300 --> 00:00:37.120 The computer is a vital tool for education and employment. 00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:41.230 There's really nothing that does the variety of tasks 00:00:41.230 --> 00:00:43.610 that the computer can do but it's not perfect. 00:00:43.610 --> 00:00:47.100 That's because not everyone can use the standard 00:00:47.100 --> 00:00:51.230 computer and that's where adaptive technology comes in. 00:00:51.230 --> 00:00:53.840 With a little extra hardware or software, 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:55.510 computers and the Internet can be 00:00:55.510 --> 00:00:58.330 accessible to people with a wide range of abilities 00:00:58.330 --> 00:00:59.860 and disabilities. 00:00:59.860 --> 00:01:02.710 Adaptive technology delivers a big payoff 00:01:02.710 --> 00:01:05.070 for a relatively small investment. 00:01:05.420 --> 00:01:07.000 The cost of adaptive technology 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.160 really is quite small particularly 00:01:10.160 --> 00:01:12.460 when you look at the impact that they 00:01:12.460 --> 00:01:16.160 can have for a person able to do their job more effectively 00:01:16.160 --> 00:01:17.110 and more efficiently. 00:01:17.110 --> 00:01:19.840 Adaptive technology addresses the challenges 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:22.160 imposed by specific disabilities. 00:01:22.160 --> 00:01:24.320 For example, low vision. 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:30.760 I use a screen enlarger which 00:01:30.770 --> 00:01:34.300 allows me to see everything on the computer screen 00:01:34.300 --> 00:01:38.890 that a normal person would see with regular type 00:01:38.890 --> 00:01:40.730 on the computer. 00:01:41.360 --> 00:01:43.340 For someone who is sensitive to light, 00:01:43.350 --> 00:01:46.140 software can reverse the screen from dark on light 00:01:46.140 --> 00:01:48.880 to light on dark. 00:01:50.180 --> 00:01:51.680 Large print keytop labels 00:01:51.690 --> 00:01:54.450 may also be useful for people with visual impairments 00:01:54.450 --> 00:01:57.210 especially if they're just learning to type. 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:06.240 The most common adaptation 00:02:06.250 --> 00:02:08.759 for people who are blind is speech output. 00:02:08.759 --> 00:02:11.810 The lab is well-equipped with adaptive technology. 00:02:11.810 --> 00:02:15.790 Tours and demonstrations can be arranged by appointment. 00:02:15.790 --> 00:02:18.640 Really, it helps me out a lot on the Internet. 00:02:18.640 --> 00:02:21.450 I have voice output that reads everything that comes up 00:02:21.450 --> 00:02:23.770 on the screen, on the computer screen, 00:02:23.770 --> 00:02:26.950 so I'm able to access anything that I want to on the computer 00:02:26.950 --> 00:02:28.520 and it's really helped me out a lot. 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:30.680 A scanner combined with speech output 00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:33.510 allows people who are blind to read printed materials. 00:02:33.510 --> 00:02:36.070 A tall fellow in a Batman costume 00:02:36.070 --> 00:02:38.230 comes soaring out of the winter sky. 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:41.740 Other adaptations include Braille displays 00:02:41.740 --> 00:02:44.760 and Braille printouts. 00:02:51.820 --> 00:02:53.820 People with speech or hearing impairments 00:02:53.830 --> 00:02:56.620 can use their computers to communicate with friends, 00:02:56.620 --> 00:02:58.700 teachers or co-workers. 00:02:58.700 --> 00:03:01.407 I really like using the Internet because it's easier 00:03:01.407 --> 00:03:03.240 to communicate with people rather than using 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:04.970 the telephone. 00:03:04.970 --> 00:03:08.590 I can read it instead of listening and it's easier 00:03:08.590 --> 00:03:10.290 for me to read it than to hear. 00:03:10.290 --> 00:03:12.060 Yeah, the Internet is helpful. 00:03:12.060 --> 00:03:14.220 It allows me to communicate, 00:03:14.220 --> 00:03:17.040 to communicate more easily because of my voice. 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:23.250 It allows me to say more, express myself more easily. 00:03:23.720 --> 00:03:39.660 How... are... we... playing... this... again... 00:03:39.660 --> 00:03:41.280 How are we playing this again? 00:03:41.290 --> 00:03:43.623 There are places you could land where you're 00:03:43.623 --> 00:03:45.400 on blue, and you're more conspicuous. 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:46.870 People who can't speak 00:03:46.870 --> 00:03:49.340 can use communication devices to participate 00:03:49.340 --> 00:03:52.710 in group discussions and one-on-one interactions. 00:03:52.710 --> 00:03:55.201 It's like our Army men wearing their clothes. 00:03:55.201 --> 00:03:56.950 That's exactly right. 00:03:56.950 --> 00:03:59.770 Those who can't hear require visual alternatives 00:03:59.770 --> 00:04:00.720 to sound output. 00:04:00.720 --> 00:04:03.940 When they–when the computer speaks 00:04:03.940 --> 00:04:05.375 they have ways of captioning that. 00:04:05.375 --> 00:04:11.980 00:04:11.980 --> 00:04:13.560 The computer system I use 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:17.410 uses visual output, rather than sound output, 00:04:17.410 --> 00:04:21.800 which means instead of making a chime or ring, 00:04:21.800 --> 00:04:23.560 it blinks the screen. 00:04:29.980 --> 00:04:31.320 People with learning disabilities 00:04:31.320 --> 00:04:34.100 can use a variety of software to help with reading 00:04:34.100 --> 00:04:35.730 and with writing papers. 00:04:35.730 --> 00:04:38.900 Adaptive technology ranges from spell check and grammar check 00:04:38.900 --> 00:04:40.779 to speech input and output. 00:04:41.640 --> 00:04:43.940 ...Washington is leading the world in global health... 00:04:43.950 --> 00:04:47.020 Schoolwork, it helps me 'cause when me and my mom, like, 00:04:47.020 --> 00:04:49.310 try to work to do it, we usually fight, 00:04:49.310 --> 00:04:52.290 so it usually ends up being a bad consequence. 00:04:52.290 --> 00:04:55.340 So if can do it on my own, it's way better. 00:04:55.340 --> 00:04:59.070 Washington Phase Two schedule, August 7 to 13. 00:04:59.070 --> 00:05:01.100 I've basically just used 00:05:01.100 --> 00:05:04.610 standard word processors with the grammar checker 00:05:04.610 --> 00:05:07.790 and spell checker, and dictionaries on the computer. 00:05:07.790 --> 00:05:11.030 Just using the word processor alone reduces amount of time 00:05:11.030 --> 00:05:13.040 that it takes to write things. 00:05:13.880 --> 00:05:17.100 I have a voice box that it will read it to me, 00:05:17.100 --> 00:05:21.680 so I understand what I'm reading. 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:24.180 Was Helen Keller the first deaf-blind person 00:05:24.190 --> 00:05:26.814 in the United States to be educated? 00:05:26.814 --> 00:05:28.480 And then when I have to, like, 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:32.520 read books I just scan those so they can read the books to me 00:05:32.520 --> 00:05:35.900 so I don't have to spend two hours reading one page or something. 00:05:35.900 --> 00:05:38.860 The things that I found really helpful 00:05:38.870 --> 00:05:42.400 have been speech-to-text programs, 00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:44.570 you know, you talk to your computer and writes. 00:05:44.570 --> 00:05:46.736 At the University of Washington a 00:05:46.736 --> 00:05:48.630 variety of hardware and software. 00:05:48.630 --> 00:05:53.170 I've written papers in college in a quarter of the time 00:05:53.170 --> 00:05:55.730 that it would have taken me to type them by hand. 00:05:55.730 --> 00:05:58.480 With speech-to-text, I just say the word 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:00.640 and it shows up on the screen. 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:11.940 People with mobility impairments have a wide range 00:06:11.940 --> 00:06:14.100 of adaptive technology options. 00:06:14.100 --> 00:06:16.490 For some, flexibility in the positioning 00:06:16.490 --> 00:06:21.330 of tabletops, monitors and keyboards is helpful. 00:06:21.330 --> 00:06:25.680 I use a mouthpiece that I type with. 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:28.310 I can do at least 30 words per minute 00:06:28.310 --> 00:06:32.330 when the words are going from my head to the keyboard. 00:06:32.330 --> 00:06:36.220 I like to write lots of things, and were it 00:06:36.220 --> 00:06:38.510 not for computers and word processing, 00:06:38.510 --> 00:06:41.520 spell checking and things like that, it would take me ages. 00:06:41.520 --> 00:06:45.340 I have a trackball which I roll around and I use 00:06:45.340 --> 00:06:48.380 Sticky Keys, like, to hold down "control" and "shift." 00:06:48.380 --> 00:06:51.980 The computer helps me type reports better, 00:06:51.980 --> 00:06:54.140 and it's easier on my arm. 00:06:54.140 --> 00:06:55.730 I don't have to wear my prosthetic. 00:06:55.730 --> 00:07:02.170 One thing that I use is a keyboard where 00:07:02.170 --> 00:07:10.200 the keys are enlarged and there is more space between, 00:07:10.200 --> 00:07:16.400 because when I hit keys on a regular keyboard, 00:07:16.400 --> 00:07:19.080 I get double letters. 00:07:23.234 --> 00:07:25.400 For people who need to type with only one hand, 00:07:25.400 --> 00:07:28.620 left- and right-handed keyboards are available. 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:33.400 You could also use an on-screen keyboard 00:07:33.400 --> 00:07:36.340 with a head pointer or a mouth stick for hands-free computer control. 00:07:38.880 --> 00:07:42.820 Word prediction software can increase speed and accuracy. 00:07:42.820 --> 00:07:45.920 I have an on-screen keyboard 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:50.010 and it also has word prediction, where I throw in a letter like, 00:07:50.010 --> 00:07:52.720 let's say I throw in a "T" 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:56.650 and like five words that start with "T" will pop up, 00:07:56.650 --> 00:07:58.660 the most common ones that I use. 00:07:58.660 --> 00:08:03.560 They'll pop up and I'll click on it and it'll just print it up. 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:04.970 I got fairly fast. 00:08:04.970 --> 00:08:06.830 Some people may choose 00:08:06.830 --> 00:08:09.830 to bypass the keyboard by using Morse code. 00:08:09.830 --> 00:08:12.230 A sip-and- puff switch registers dot 00:08:12.230 --> 00:08:14.390 with a sip and dash with a puff. 00:08:14.390 --> 00:08:17.700 Special hardware and software translate Morse code 00:08:17.700 --> 00:08:21.360 into a form that computers understand. 00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:22.710 I'm a junior this year. 00:08:22.710 --> 00:08:26.200 Other people may choose a speech input system 00:08:26.200 --> 00:08:27.860 to replace the keyboard. 00:08:27.860 --> 00:08:30.820 I use a program that helps me type. 00:08:30.820 --> 00:08:32.179 Whatever I say it types. 00:08:32.179 --> 00:08:34.780 I talk into the microphone and it types it out 00:08:34.780 --> 00:08:36.260 on the computer screen. 00:08:36.260 --> 00:08:40.520 Makes me feel a lot more independent and don't have 00:08:40.520 --> 00:08:45.540 to rely on somebody for so much and I can do it myself. 00:08:50.570 --> 00:08:52.330 The Internet can be accessed 00:08:52.330 --> 00:08:54.870 from almost any location, at any time 00:08:54.870 --> 00:08:56.560 that a person wants to use it. 00:08:56.560 --> 00:08:59.810 This is a real benefit for people with health impairments. 00:08:59.810 --> 00:09:05.180 I think the computer can help hospitalized kids. 00:09:05.180 --> 00:09:08.700 When I was in the hospital for like, one month, 00:09:08.700 --> 00:09:11.200 I talked to other kids 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:16.040 and I could, like, socialize with them and people sending 00:09:16.040 --> 00:09:18.770 me emails, greeting mails to get well. 00:09:18.770 --> 00:09:26.250 In the past year I've, I lived in the hospital. 00:09:27.020 --> 00:09:30.420 And an Internet connection there 00:09:30.420 --> 00:09:34.060 allowed me to communicate with teachers. 00:09:34.070 --> 00:09:38.680 I think that the Internet is really helpful for students 00:09:38.680 --> 00:09:43.210 who miss school due to medical reasons because it allows them 00:09:43.210 --> 00:09:47.030 access to teachers, resources and fellow students 00:09:47.030 --> 00:09:49.150 which can be very helpful. 00:09:54.160 --> 00:09:57.050 For anyone with a disability adaptive computer 00:09:57.050 --> 00:10:00.830 technology is a vital link to success in school and in work. 00:10:00.830 --> 00:10:04.680 It's more fun, I mean, I've had people try to type 00:10:04.680 --> 00:10:08.620 for me and you know, it's just no fun to tell someone else 00:10:08.620 --> 00:10:09.880 what to write. 00:10:09.880 --> 00:10:12.310 Like I took a poetry class, 00:10:12.310 --> 00:10:15.360 and I felt weird trying to tell some friends or my aide 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:18.050 what I'm thinking and what I'm trying to put on paper. 00:10:18.050 --> 00:10:21.120 I like using my computer because it 00:10:21.120 --> 00:10:23.720 help me to be independent. 00:10:23.720 --> 00:10:38.180 It lets me express my ideas. 00:10:38.180 --> 00:10:39.880 I virtually live on computers. 00:10:39.880 --> 00:10:43.500 On the computer people are more on an even keel. 00:10:43.500 --> 00:10:46.650 On the electronic field we're all equal.