Chapter Questions
Describe the features of input devices and explain considerations for selecting the devices to meet individual needs.
Describe the features of output devices. Explain how these devices might be used in a home, school, and work setting.
Describe your thoughts about how universal design features can be more widely accepted and employed. Describe potential barriers to universal design and possible solutions.
Describe the features of devices that promote access to listening and print.
Explain the telecommunication issues encountered by individuals with disabilities and how the electronic age has helped to address some of these issues. Propose ideas for solving other issues that the electronic age has not solved or cannot solve.
Explain different types of switches and scanning and provide examples of when they can be used.
Given the information presented in Personal Perspectives 6.1 and 6.2 , imagine how the lives of these individuals might have looked without the technology they described as critical for their success and independence.