Unit 9 Devices for the disabled

2: Computers for disabled

A:

1. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); the disability Discrimination Act.

2. He uses an adapted keyboard, headphones and screen reading software.

3. Electronic notetakers.

4. Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

5. The eyegaze system.

6. The pneumatic switch, also known as a sip and puff.

7. Voice recognition devices understand human speech, allowing users to speak to the
computer and input data.

B:

ACROSS

2: ONSCREEN

4: ALERTS

6: MAGNIFIER

7: BRAILLE

DOWN

1: TEXTPHONE

3: EMBOSSER

5: READER

3: Language work: noun phrases

A:

1 a, 2 d, 3 c, 4 a, 5 a, 6 b

B:

2. An engineer who works in rehabilitation.

3. Abilities that an employee has.

4. A Keyboard that has been adapted.

5. A computer that is activated by voice.

6. A device that points.