Types of Disabilities

• Deaf people
• Hard of hearing people
• Deaf-blind people
• Difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments

Examples of assistive technologies for video: transcript (text document that contains the text spoken in a video), captions (text displayed on screen that describes the dialog or sound of a video).

• People with low vision
• People with color blindness
• People sensitive to bright colors or lights
• Blind people
• Deaf-blind people

Examples of assistive technologies: braille display, screen reader, screen magnifier, customization of the display options.

• People with dyslexia
• People with autism
• Other disorder involving problems with reading, memory, concentration, understanding, problem solving, and language.

Examples of assistive technologies: speech recognition, hierarchized and simplified information, sans-serif fonts (Arial, OpenDyslexic), customized text spacing and colors.

• People with limited or no use of their hands
• People with uncontrollable tremors
• People with difficulties to manipulate a mouse or type on a keyboard
• People not able to use a mouse or a keyboard

Examples of assistive technologies: ergonomic keyboard and mouse, keyboard keyguard, joysticks, trackballs, switches, speech recognition software.

• Mute people
• People with articulation and phonological disorder
• People who stutter

Example of solution : non vocal alternative to be proposed