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Solutions are not determined by impairment

The individuality of solutions is articulated well by one young AT user in this video clip from the DO-IT project at the University of Washington.

The best adaptations are the ones you choose yourself.
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A good example is the diversity of solutions for people with severe vision impairments:

Diverse strategies for reading: Each individual with a vision impairment will select a different constellation of strategies for reading depending on the type of reading and the context in which it is necessary. Look at how different these options are: Strategies for reading text

Diverse strategies for keyboard access: Similarly, each individual may choose to use a keyboard differently. Here are some of the very different strategies that are possible: Keyboard access strategies

 

These are just a sampling of examples that show the diversity of possible AT solutions. Come back to find more examples as this web site grows.

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