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Unit 9

Unit 9. Devices for the disabled. Learning objectives. To understand what sort of input/output devices disabled people can use To talk about how computers can be adapted for blind, deaf and motor-impaired users. Describe the photos. Use as many words form the box (p.42) as you can

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Unit 9

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  1. Unit 9 Devices for the disabled

  2. Learning objectives • To understand what sort of input/output devices disabled people can use • To talk about how computers can be adapted for blind, deaf and motor-impaired users

  3. Describe the photos • Use as many words form the box (p.42) as you can • Photo A: Group 2, 3question 2 (p.43) • Photo B: Group 1, 5question 1 (p. 43) • Photo C: Group 4, 6  question 3 (p.43) • Photo D: Group 7, 8  question 3 (p.43)

  4. Computer for the disabledAssistive technology • Glossary (p. 156) • TTY relay • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZl0g-82g8g • Eyegaze system • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_wsnc8IdCQ • Joystick-operated USB mouse • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBsDrCb54g

  5. pneumatic • containing or operated by air or gas under pressure • quadriplegia • paralysis of all four limbs • sip • puff • short, explosive burst of breath or wind

  6. Language work: noun phrases • modifier + head • Which is modifier? which is head? • water bottle, bottled water • Types of modifier for nouns • Adjectives: I have a portable computer • Present participle: I use this drawing program • ‘s genitive: the files are on the director’s computer • Nouns: I need to buy a colour scanner • genitive • relating to or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns indicating possession or close association. E.g. Dog‘s dinner (apostrophe)

  7. rehabilitate • restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness • pointing device • Input spatial data, e.g. mouse, joystick, graphics tablet, stylus, touchpad, touchscreen

  8. Assistive technologies for the blind • let the user instruct the computer verbally • help disabled users understand, navigate, and interact with the Web

  9. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) • A style sheet language • Describe presentation of a document written in HTML • Try it yourself: http://www.w3schools.com/css/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_syntax_element_class <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { background-color:blue; } h1 { color:orange; text-align:center; } p { font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-size:20px; color:white; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS example!</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </body> </html>

  10. Assignment 3 • Team work • A PowerPoint presentation to Prof. Pao, President of Chang Gung University • Which special group(s) of students you want to help? • Students with dyslexia, blind people, hearing impaired students, motor-disabled people • What are the assistive technologies available for them? • Who are the suppliers in Taiwan? • Deadline: 13 May 2014, 23:00pm ftp:\163.25.117.117\upload\ckuo\ScientificEnglish\Assignment3 • Extra marks!!!!!: presentation next week

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