ICT and a Person with Special Needs Because of the flexibility and the complexity of modern computer systems, the technology lends itself well to adapt to people with special needs. All of the benefits that most people without special needs gain, can also be made available to those people with special needs. For instance, voice recognition systems built into the Microsoft software allow people with vision impairment to dictate emails and letters via a microphone to applications such as Word. This in turn means that they can keep in close communication with friends and family. This is of obvious benefit to them as their mobility is likely to be more restricted that a normally sighted person. On the internet there are programs that will read articles and news items via the speakers to the user. This gives huge access to people with visual impairment to information that they otherwise would not have had. We, as a class, compiled a bundle of questions and gave them to our teacher to ask Mrs. X (a young blind lady who does not want to be named because she is embarrassed). This lady lives alone in a small village outside Uckfield and depends on friends, family, social services and the goodwill of others around her to help her with her daily routine. She does not want to rely on the goodwill of charities. Some friends, that are able, and social workers, visit Mrs. X in her home to do things that she cannot do, such as the shopping. They also give her lifts to wherever she may need to go. Her friends, family and social workers visit her at home regularly to give her company and read for her and help her with any household chores. Without this support she would struggle to live independently. She receives good benefits, such as, free internet access, some of the latest technologies, all free from the Government, a sheltered home with CCTV cameras to ensure her safety.