Assistive Technology for Employment

1. IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
USING MODERN TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY AT WORK

2. KIM SINGLETON
DIRECTOR OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
KIM.SINGLETON@TEMPLE.EDU
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Presenter

3. FINDING A SOLUTION
 The Person  The Job
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 The Assistive
Technology
Abilities &
Challenges
Tasks &
Expectations
Possible Solutions

4. POSSIBLE EMPLOYEE CHALLENGES
 Moving & Controlling
 Seeing
 Hearing
 Thinking
 Communicating
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5. JOB ELEMENTS
 Location & Space
 Responsibilities & Duties
 Skills & Competencies
 Tasks
 Relationships & Supervision
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6. FINDING A SOLUTION
 The Person  The Job
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 The AT Solution
Moving &
Controlling
Seeing
Hearing
Thinking
Communicating
Location & Space
Responsibilities & Duties
Skills & Competencies
Tasks
Relationships &
Supervision

7. MOVING & CONTROLLING
 Reachers, mounts, etc. to make the workplace or work station
accessible
 Remote work option via computer
 Voice activated devices, built in accessibility features of generic
devices
 Speech-to-Text such as Dragon Naturally Speaking
 Headsets for phone use or hands-free phone
 Telepresence Robots
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8. SEEING
 Screen readers such as JAWS
 Zoom Text Fusion (JAWS + ZoomText screen magnifier)
 Aira or Or-Cam glasses (https://aira.io) (https://www.orcam.com)
 Text – to – Voice
 Seeing AI (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/seeing-ai)
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9. HEARING
 Listening Devices (personal,room) and/or Alerting Devices
 Captioning or CART (Computer Access Real-time Translation)
 Phone with captioning and/or loudness controls
 AVA (https://www.ava.me)
 Video conferencing and relay services
 Rearview mirror in workspace
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10. THINKING
 Noise Cancelling Headphones
 Task Steps (checklists, apps, AR)
 Time Management Tools
 Alarms & Reminders
 Smart Pens (https://www.livescribe.com)
 Digital Voice Recorder
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11. COMMUNICATING
 Translators
 Alternative & Augmentative Communication
 Messaging / Texting
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12. SCENARIO #1
Person: Charles is a 58-year old who recently suffered a stroke. He
experiences some memory loss and confuses appointments. He
also experiences difficulty with tasks that used to be part of his daily
routine.
Job: Salesperson traveling across the state at least one day per week
to meet with several new customers.
AT: ?
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13. SCENARIO #2
Person: Fiona is a 23 year old woman. Her speech is difficult to
understand and she is unable to read. She also has trouble
remembering details and gets anxious.
Job: Stock clerk at a discount clothing store. She takes the bus to
work.
AT: ?
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14. SCENARIO #3
Person: Sheila is deaf and uses sign language. She also has difficulty
problem solving and knowing what to do next on her own. Her co-
workers do not know sign language.
Job: Working at a grocery store.
AT: ?
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15. SCENARIO #4
Person: Kamal has a degree in computer science. He is detail
oriented and likes to talk about Broadway Musicals all the time.
Job: Computer repair person on bench at Best Buy
AT: ?
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16. RESOURCES – AT & EMPLOYMENT
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17. TECHOWL – TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR WHOLE LIVES
 Lending Library
 Demonstrations
 ReUsed Equipment
 Free Special Phones
And more…
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TechOWL@temple.ed
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AVAILABLE!
 Text Chat
 Video Chat

18. BIT.LY/PIAT_T1
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SURVEY.
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Thank you.
Presenter: Kim Singleton
Topic: AT & Employment