1. What are some potential areas for new assistive devices? One potential area for new assistive devices is in extreme sports. Perhaps water skiing or rock climbing. Another area might be technologies to improve a person's career opportunites, such as in the medical professions.
2. What are some limitations encountered by a person with your disability? A person who is missing a limb probably has difficulty performing many normal activities. Some examples might be grasping objects or brushing their teeth, even doing the laundry or dishes. They also could depend on a wheelchair or crutches. In this case, they might have trouble with stairs or steep inclines.
3. What strengths do a person with your disability have? People with this disability have perserverence. They have to be creative to perform some of the simpliest daily tasks. For example, a person with one hand might have to find something to hold a can of food and then, using another tool, employ leverage just to open it. They also might learn to use their feet in place of their hand.
4. Which types of jobs might a person with your disabilty be able to perform if given the correct opportunity/accommodation? If they are given the right assistive technology, people with a missing limb can do just about everything. They could work in anything from business to art to education, even law.
5. What types of assistive technologies already exist to help someone with your disability? Some products that already help those without a limb include prosthetic arms and legs, crutches and wheelchairs. An easy typing device, and computer assistive "smart" knee joints also exist. Robotics is also employed to create assistive devices with this disability.
One potential area for new assistive devices is in extreme sports. Perhaps water skiing or rock climbing. Another area might be technologies to improve a person's career opportunites, such as in the medical professions.
2. What are some limitations encountered by a person with your disability?
A person who is missing a limb probably has difficulty performing many normal activities. Some examples might be grasping objects or brushing their teeth, even doing the laundry or dishes. They also could depend on a wheelchair or crutches. In this case, they might have trouble with stairs or steep inclines.
3. What strengths do a person with your disability have?
People with this disability have perserverence. They have to be creative to perform some of the simpliest daily tasks. For example, a person with one hand might have to find something to hold a can of food and then, using another tool, employ leverage just to open it. They also might learn to use their feet in place of their hand.
4. Which types of jobs might a person with your disabilty be able to perform if given the correct opportunity/accommodation?
If they are given the right assistive technology, people with a missing limb can do just about everything. They could work in anything from business to art to education, even law.
5. What types of assistive technologies already exist to help someone with your disability?
Some products that already help those without a limb include prosthetic arms and legs, crutches and wheelchairs. An easy typing device, and computer assistive "smart" knee joints also exist. Robotics is also employed to create assistive devices with this disability.