Use of technology for disabled persons

1. Mrs Deepa P
Assistant Professor
Govt College of Nursing
Alappuzha

2. Definitions
 Medical Science
 The branch of science concerned
with the study of the diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of
disease.
 Nursing
 It is an integral part of the health
care system, encompasses the
promotion of health, prevention
of illness, and care of physically
ill, mentally ill, and disabled
people of all ages, in all health
care and other community
settings.

3. National Science day
 28th February
 Theme
 Science and Technology for Specially
Abled Persons

4. Medical technologies
 Medical technologies are
devices that extend
and/or improve life.
 They can reduce pain,
injury or a handicap as
well as increase the
effectiveness of patient
care.

5.  Advancements in care
such as operating rooms,
rooms for labour,
ambulances, biopsy labs,
etc… since they help
improve and extend life
and improve patient care
as well.

6. Scope
 Diagnosis
 Prevention
 Treatment
 Rehabilitation

7. Diagnosis
X ray machine
MRI machine

9. Prevention

10. VACCINATION

11. Treatment

13. Rehabilitation

15. The Benefits
 Earlier detection of
problems
 Less invasive treatment
options
 Reduction in hospital
stays
 Reduction in
rehabilitation time

16. Subcategories
 Medical Devices
 Medical Research
 Training Devices
 Information
Technology

17. Medical Devices
 It is a health or medical
instrument used in the
treatment, mitigation,
diagnosis or prevention
of a disease or abnormal
physical condition.
Risky……..

18.  Low risk devices
 Thermometer
 Breast pump
 BP apparatus
 Infusion pump

19.  Medium risk devices
 Ultrasound machines
 Surgical drills
 if used improperly could
seriously harm a patient.

20.  High risk devices
 Anesthesia machines
 Ventilators and
 Incubators
 which if used
improperly could kill
a patient.

21. Medical Research
 It is simply any research
that has increased the
body of knowledge in the
field of medicine.

22.  It can be done to test and find new surgical techniques
such as microsurgery.

23.  It can be done to find
and test possible new
cures for diseases.
 penicillin to treat
bacterial infections,
 human insulin for
diabetics
 vaccines to combat
harmful viruses.

24. Training Devices
 These are simply devices
doctors and nurses in
training would use that
help them develop their
skills without the
potential harm to a
living patient.
 Examples are practice
Epi-pens and Virtual
Patient websites.

25. IV Mannequin Labour Mannequin

26. CPR mannequin

27. Information Technology
 The study or use of systems
(especially computers and
telecommunications) for
storing, retrieving, and
sending information.
 Co-ordination of all the
patients’ medical records
together in one place/file.
 Beneficial to keeping track of
patient medical allergies and
their current medications.

28. Medical informatics
 Medical informatics is
the intersection of
information science,
computer science, and
health care. It deals
with the resources,
devices, and methods
required to optimize the
acquisition, storage,
retrieval, and use of
information in health
and biomedicine.

29. Examples of Medical Informatics Areas
 Hospital information systems
 Electronic medical records & medical
vocabularies
 Laboratory information systems
 Pharmaceutical information systems
 Radiological (imaging) information systems
 Patient monitoring systems
 Clinical decision-support systems
 Diagnosis/interpretation
 Therapy/management

30. Electronic medical records

32. Laboratory information systems

33. Pharmaceutical information systems

34. Radiological Information systems

35. Patient monitoring systems

38. Why I am here today?

39. Use of technology for specially
abled persons

40. Major Devender Pal, India's blade runner

41. Sharath Gayakwad, Paralympic
swimmer

42. Specially abled persons
 Differently Abled
 lack of normal functioning of physical, mental or
psychological processes.
 It is also defined as learning difficulties or difficulties
in adjusting socially, which interfaces with a person’s
normal growth and development.
Divyang jan

43. I can’t……..
Individual life Social life including work

44.  A disabled child has been defined as one who is unable
to ensure by himself, wholly or partially the necessities
of a normal individual or social life including work as a
result of deficiency whether congenital or not in his
physical or mental capabilities.

45. Synonyms
 challenged, disabled, exceptional, impaired, incapacita
ted

46.  Disease- Accident
 Impairment- Loss of foot
 Disability- Cannot walk
 Handicap- Unemployed
Disease Impairment Disability Handicap

47. Who are differently abled persons?
As per the provisions of the Persons with Disability (PWD)
Act 1995 it means:-
1. Blindness
2. Low vision
3. Leprosy cured
4. Hearing impairment
5. Locomotor disability
6. Mental retardation and
7. Mental illness

48. Research evidences
 denial of disability
 physical restraints
 social boycott
 denial of property rights
 decreased marital life prospects
 implications on sexuality of people with disability
 women with disability
 discrepancies in state welfare programs
 problems in measuring disabilities.

49. WHO
 About 650 million people live with disabilities
 Congenital diseases
 Chronic diseases
 Injuries
 Car crashes
 Falls
 Violence and
 Ageing.
 80% live in low-income countries

50. International Day of Persons with
Disabilities (IDPD)

51. India and Kerala
 8.61 lakhs (3.92% of the total disabled persons in
India).
 53.2% are males and 46.7% are females

52. Acts for the Specially Abled in India
 Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992): states that
CWSN will be taught by a trained teacher.
 Persons with Disabilities Act (1995): educational
entitlement for all CWSN up to 18 years in an
appropriate environment.
 National Trust Act (1999): provide services and
support to severely disabled children.
 The 86th Constitutional Amendment (2007): free and
compulsory education to children, up to 14 years.

53. Barriers to education
Dr. Nidhi Singhal 2009
 Negative Attitudes and Stereotypes
 Inadequate funding
 Lack of skilled teachers
 Physical Inaccessibility and poor infra structure
 Rigid curricula and assessment systems
 Gap in the availability of accessible higher education
facilities.
 Poverty and lack of awareness of the parents
 Absence of statistical data and the attitudes of the
policy makers.

54. SSA and its focus on children with
special needs
 8 priority areas of intervention for inclusive
education:
1) Survey for identification of CWSN
2) Assessment of CWSN
3) Providing assistive devices
4) Networking with NGOs/Government schemes
5) Barrier free access
6) Training of teachers on Inclusive Education
7) Appointment of resource teachers
8) Curricula adaptation/textbooks/appropriate Teaching
Learning Materials

55. WHO – Assistive Technology
 Assistive devices and technologies are those whose
primary purpose is to maintain or improve an
individual’s functioning and independence to
facilitate participation and to enhance overall well-
being.
 Assistive devices can help a differently abled person to
improve the quality of life and maintain sense of
independence.

56. Examples
 Wheelchairs
 Prosthetics- artificial limb
 Hearing aids
 Visual aids
 Specialized computer software and hardware that
increase mobility, hearing, vision, or communication
capacities.
 only 5-15% of people are able to get them.

57.  Assistive technology (AT)
 includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative
devices for people with disabilities.
 acquired commercially, modified, or
customized.
 It is used to increase, maintain, or improve
functional capabilities of individuals with
disabilities.

58.  Assistive devices may help a differently
abled to move around, see, communicate,
eat, or get dressed/undressed.
 Assistive devices for mobility/ambulation is
referred to as ambulatory aids. eg, canes,
crutches, walkers

59. Adaptive technology
 Adaptive technology covers items that are
specifically designed for persons with
disabilities and will not be used by non-
disabled persons.

60. Wheel chairs

61. DEKA iBOT –
self-balancing technology
negotiate tough terrain and stairways
elevates the user so that he or she can be at eye-level with others
who are standing

63. Crutches and canes

65. Prosthetics or artificial limb
 Circulation problems from atherosclerosis or diabetes.
Patients need an amputation.
 Traumatic injuries, including from traffic accidents
and military combat
 Cancer
 Birth defects

66. Myo electric prostheses

68. Upper arm prostheses

69. Lower arm prosthetics

70. Above knee prostheses

71. Below knee prostheses

72. Rehabilitation - training

73. Hearing aids

74. American Sign Language to real
time speech- Uber

75. Projects of students in Indian
Institutes
 Dumb Sign System Using Speech Communication
 Object Identification For Deaf And Dumb
 A Portable Glove Based Sign Language Translator With
Liquid Crystal Display
 GSM Based Calling Bell For Deaf And Dumb
 Gesture vocalizer

76. White canes with ultrasonic devices
that detect obstacles up to nine feet
away.
October
15th

77. Braille

78. Braille watch

79. BrainPort V100- Seeing with mouth
 Wearers can learn to understand the tingles and “see”
where objects are located

80. Eye Cane and Eye Music
•EyeCane, a flashlight-like device
•sends out infrared rays
•sense objects within a range of
up to five meters.
• EyeMusic, is a mini-camera
system
•translates location of objects
into soundscapes which the
brain can interpret visually.

81. Assisted vision smart glasses
 These glasses allow
them to navigate
their daily lives with
maximum comfort

83. Blitab
tactile tablet for the blind and visually impaired

84. Finger Reader
 It reads aloud in real-time

85. Taptapsee
 The app utilizes the device’s camera and VoiceOver
functions to photograph objects and identify them out
loud for the user.

86. Arianna App
 pAth Recognition for Indoor Assisted NavigatioN with
Augmented perception

87. Google Glass
 Optical head-mounted
display designed in the
shape of a pair of
eyeglasses
 Camera attached to it
 Internet accessibility
 Google announced that
it would stop producing
the Google Glass
prototype in 2015

88. Use of internet
 People with disabilities access and navigate the Web in
different ways, depending on their individual needs and
preferences.
 Tools and preferences
 Assistive Technologies - software or hardware that people
with disabilities use to improve interaction with the web. Eg:
read aloud web pages, screen magnifiers
 Adaptive Strategies - techniques that people with disabilities
use to improve interaction with the web. Eg: reducing mouse
speed

89. Modifications
 Content formats - hearing, feeling, and seeing
 Refreshable braille display
 screen reader
 voice browser
 Presentation - distinguishing and
understanding
 Pop-up and animations blockers
 Reading assistants
 Screen magnifier
 Volume control

90.  User interaction - typing, writing, and clicking
 Alternative keyboard and mouse
 Eye tracking
 On-screen keyboard
 Voice recognition
 Word prediction
 Design solutions - navigating and finding content
 Bookmarks and history
 Keyword search
 Keyboard navigation
 Page maps
 Pictorial links

91. Alternative keyboard and mouse
 Keyboards with larger keys, key labels, key spacing,
illuminated keys, or custom layouts
 On-screen keyboards, touch-screens, sip-and-puff
switches, and single-key switches
 Trackballs, joysticks, touch-pads, specially designed
mice, and other pointing devices

97. Summary
 Medicine
 Nursing
 Medical technologies - scope, benefits, subcategories
 Specially abled persons
 Incidence
 Acts for the specially abled
 Barriers of education
 SSA and its focus on CWSN
 Assistive technology
 Examples

98. Conclusion
 Over the centuries, new medical developments and
techniques have changed the face of healthcare.
 The medical field has always brought together the
best and brightest of society to help those in need.
 From treating cancer and delivering babies to dealing
with heart attacks, it has developed technology and
improved techniques.
 And it will continue to do so in future………….

99. The only disability in life is a bad
attitude
 Scott Hamilton