Knowing when to disclose to potential employers your disability and need for assistive technologies can be tricky.
In case you do not know how to screenshot the traditional way, or the home and/or lock button is broken on your iPhone or Apple product, the Assistive touch has a screenshot option: Tap the glowing Assistive Touch button.
If accessibility is important for a given project, ask somebody with a disability or with knowledge of screen readers and other assistive technology to "test" your document out and give you feedback.
Even if your dog is young, teaching how to use an assistive device like a ramp will come in handy when your dog gets old and has difficulty getting around.
There are a number of online training programs and courses designed to help you meet your advanced education requirements in order to become an assistive technology consultant.
You would have advised and promoted evidence-based fall prevention strategies such as medication review, referral to physiotherapy, and home safety and modification, and prescribed assistive devices, such as a walking cane, to your patients.
The multi-disciplinary scope of the project, spanning robotics, psychology, assistive technology and autism therapy, harnesses technology to assist communication.
Depending on your specialty of choice, you will need to understand how several different assistive technologies operate, and how they can be integrated into different environments.
"A lot of the equipment is very expensive, and it is not always covered under your insurance," said Rick Ringhof of the Assistive Technology Advocacy Center in Trenton, which helps people find both assistive devices and ways to pay for them.
