Name
Breakout Session 1B: Smart Home and Assistive Technologies Empower Deafblind People in Personal Life and at Work Beyond Imagination
Date & Time
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Location Name
Room 203
Country of Submission
USA
Description

Smart home and assistive technologies have given DeafBlind people the tools to gain personal independence and access to educational and employment opportunities, as well as break barriers to be a part of their community on equal footing like everyone else. I will share, from both a personal and professional perspective, how technology provides personal satisfaction and professional success for many DeafBlind individuals. Since technology plays an important role in everyone's life including the DeafBlind population around the globe never imagined during Helen Keller's time, it is important to keep abreast on the most recent advancements in technology through smart home and all means of telecommunications technologies via braille access and screen magnification. Items discussed will cover a wide array of smart home technologies used in a home and at office via refreshable braille displays, braille notetakers, and various devices with screen magnification, as well as gadgets to assist in traveling independently such as using global positioning system (GPS), communication devices, smartphones with many accessible apps, and PC and Mac-based screen readers and magnification programs. In addition, the presentation will cover effective ways to obtain training to meet the needs of DeafBlind people. The presentation will discuss how smart home gadgets such as lighting, fans, water boiler, robotic vacuum cleaner, refrigerator, smart lock, weight scale, blood pressure monitor, alerting system, and many more are managed via apps using a smartphone through braille and magnified screen access.