{"id":14358,"date":"2025-01-27T19:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepctr2025dev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=14358"},"modified":"2025-03-01T13:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:59:29","slug":"what-is-assistive-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/center-for-assistive-technologies\/what-is-assistive-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Assistive Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-container hero-container__hero-small_image\">\n  <div class=\"hero hero-small_image\">\n    <div class=\"hero__title_container\">\n      <h1 class=\"hero__title\">\n                  \n              <\/h1>\n              <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Pages<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/nav>      \n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero__image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shepherd-center-assistive-technologies-0069.jpg\" alt=\"A person uses a tool to examine or work on a small mechanical component, surrounded by various tools and parts on a workbench. 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These extensive tools span from low-tech to high-tech and are tailored to individual needs, preferences, and user-specific goals.<\/p>\n<h3>Who can benefit from assistive technology?<\/h3>\n<p>People who can benefit from assistive technology include those with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobility barriers due to traumatic injury, paralysis, amputation, or other conditions<\/li>\n<li>Visual barriers due to blindness or low vision<\/li>\n<li>Hearing loss<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive and learning disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Speech or communication-related disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Neurological conditions like cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury<\/li>\n<li>Older adults experiencing age-related challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Examples low-tech assistive technology<\/h2>\n<p>Low-tech assistive technology refers to simple, often non-electronic tools or devices that are designed to assist individuals in performing daily tasks. Some examples of low-tech assistive technology include communication boards, mouth sticks, zipper pulls, pen grips, or magnifiers.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--carousel idf-block carousel-block \">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-holder\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel\" data-autoplay=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/stylus-grip.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"carousel__slide-content-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrips\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grips, made of flexible materials like rubber or foam, are designed to be slipped onto a stylus or pen, providing a more comfortable and ergonomic grip for individuals with finger and hand weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sci-inpatient-assistive-technologies-0206.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"carousel__slide-content-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCell phone mounts\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cell phone mounts provide easy and convenient access to the device without the need to hold it. The mounts are adjustable, allowing users to position their phones at the most comfortable and accessible angle.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/custom-chair-access-lab.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"carousel__slide-content-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCup holder attachments\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attached to a wheelchair, cup holders provide a secure space to keep a beverage, eliminating individuals needing to hold a drink between their legs or manage it with one hand.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__nav-sizer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"carousel__nav-previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visible-for-screen-readers\">Previous slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"19\" height=\"21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Button_Caret\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"carousel__nav-next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visible-for-screen-readers\">Next slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"19\" height=\"21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Button_Caret\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Examples of high-tech assistive technology<\/h2>\n<p>High-tech assistive technology is more sophisticated, featuring digital or electronic components, often with computerized functionalities. High-tech assistive technology can include custom wheelchairs, door openers, speech recognition programs, text-to-speech systems, environmental control units, and more.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--carousel idf-block carousel-block \">\n\t<div class=\"carousel-holder\">\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel\" data-autoplay=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/motion-sensor-glasses.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"carousel__slide-content-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMotion sensor glasses\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GlassOuse motion sensor glasses facilitate hands-free interaction with computers or iPads using subtle head movements. Head gestures are tracked by motion sensors, translating them into on-screen cursor movements, and a bite switch functions as a click.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sci-inpatient-assistive-technologies-0217.jpg?ver=1732654596)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"carousel__slide-content-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSip-and-puff devices\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sip and Puff devices enable users to input commands by &#8220;sipping&#8221; or &#8220;puffing&#8221; air into a wand resembling a straw. This action generates air pressure, activating specific commands for the wheelchair, like moving forward and backward and turning left and right.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/amputation-inpatient-assistive-technologies-0047.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"carousel__slide-content-subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHand controls\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel__slide-content-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hand controls integrated into adaptive vehicles feature sophisticated electronic and mechanical systems, empowering individuals with mobility impairments to operate a vehicle safely. 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