The target groups of this course are people who have an interest in assistive technologies<\/a> for people with disabilities. The course does not require any specific skills.<\/p>\n The Moodle platform<\/a> at the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz<\/span>.<\/p>\n The course will be a five-week self-paced course. Students will be expected to spend 3 hours per week on reading & watching the materials and doing exercises and assignments.<\/p>\n This course gives an overview of current state of the art assistive technologies (AT<\/abbr>) for people with disabilities. The course will cover AT for all kinds of disabilities but has a strong focus on AT<\/abbr> that allows people to operate a computer.<\/p>\n In this course you will gain a basic understanding on assistive technologies (AT<\/abbr>) for people with disabilities. The course will start with a brief introduction on the history and the evolution of AT<\/abbr>. To give students an understanding about the problems that the different groups of people with disabilities have in their daily life examples for barriers will be given.<\/p>\n The course will then cover special methods how people with disabilities can access and perceive content. Students will learn for example how blind people access information, what barriers they encounter and how AT helps them to overcome these barriers.<\/p>\n In addition, alternative ways of how to interact and operate a computer, like switch access<\/a> control or eye-tracking control, are demonstrated in this course.<\/p>\n Dominique Archambault & Saber Heni (Université Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis)<\/span>.<\/p>\n Peter Heumader & Reinhard Koutny (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)<\/span>.<\/p>\n In this unit a general overview on the scope of assistive technology will be given. It starts with the definition and will give a short overview on the history and the evolution of AT. To give you an understanding about the problems that the different groups of people with disabilities have in their daily life examples for barriers will be given.<\/p>\n The second unit covers special methods how people with disabilities can access and perceive content. Braille<\/a> devices and screen readers for blind people will be introduced as well as screen magnification software for people with low vision. In the practical part of the unit you will be given the chance to try out some of the AT by yourself.<\/p>\n Content:<\/b><\/p>\n This unit covers AT for deaf and hard of hearing people as well as special technology for people with learning disabilities. Again you will be given the opportunity to try out some of the technology that was introduced by yourself to get a deeper insight.<\/p>\n Content:<\/b><\/p>\n In addition to the previous units that focused on the perception of content this unit will focus on how users with disabilities can operate a computer. You will get an overview on the technologies that people with physical disabilities use and how you can control a computer in many different ways.<\/p>\n Content:<\/b><\/p>\n The final unit will provide a conclusion of what you have learnt in the previous units. In addition, you will get hints and clues where you can find more information about the material if you are interested in further information about the topic.<\/p>\n Content:<\/b><\/p>\n No certification has been planned.<\/p>\n Registering for the course requires the following steps:<\/p>\n The content from this course is available as a set of open education resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Target Groups and Required Skills The target groups of this course are people who have an interest in assistive technologies for people with disabilities. The course does not require any specific skills. Learning Platform The Moodle platform at the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. 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Course duration and efforts<\/h2>\n
Short Description<\/h2>\n
Long Description<\/h2>\n
Course Team<\/h2>\n
Course Structure<\/h2>\n
Week 1: Introduction<\/h3>\n
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Week 2: Access to Content 1<\/h3>\n
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Week 3: Access to Content 2<\/h3>\n
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Week 4: Control Input<\/h3>\n
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Week 5: Conclusion and Further Ideas<\/h3>\n
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Certification<\/h2>\n
How to Register<\/h2>\n
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Open Educational Resources<\/h2>\n