The Use of Technology for People with Special Needs

The Use of Technology for People with Special Needs

Many people need technology in order to help them along with everyday

life, therefore there has been a plentiful amount of Technology that

has been created to assist the person with special needs. However

there are disadvantages to these technologies and so there it will be

possible to improve on these disadvantages.

Calvin Liu is my friend and he is visually impaired. It is very

irritating to be helpless due to his lack of vision. So in order to

help him along, it is possible to purchase electronics to help him be

more independent, socialize with his friend's and also to help him to

work.

Special Needs Person Using Technology Personally

In the past few years the technology to assist people with special

needs has increased dramatically. Now people can enjoy the same things

as people who don't need special needs.

My friend called Calvin Liu is visually impaired. There are things

that can help them to be more independent, things such as mobile

phones and speech recognition for computers.

Mp3 Players

These are very handy because it’s a form of entertainment, rather than

TV. Mp3 players are also light weight, so if he wants to go out and

listen to it at the same time it would be good. At the same time he

can use his walking sticks. Compared to CD players it is less bulky

and it can carry more songs than a CD player.

Most Mp3 players use a digital signal processor (DSP) which transfers

and decodes all the Mp3 files. The heart of any Mp3 player is its

digital signal processor. The DSP handles data transfers, controls the

device's interface, and decodes the file for playback. The DSP does

just a few things but does them quickly, and uses little power in the

process (an especially beneficial property for portable players).

The process begins when you create or download a digital music file

using your PC. When you create a file in the MP3 format (or in the