Adaptation

Question 1

ASL, Braille for nonverbal & autistic children

Answer 1

Children with learning disabilities often struggle in environments not built for their needs. The development of ASL, and braille centred applications allow children with disabilities to accelerate their learning on a personal level.

There are different forms of autism that are not fully identifiable, an app as such can definitely help children, but it could be hard for an app as such to cater to the needs of all types of autistic children

Question 2

Audio books
Vocal Translators

Answer 2

Helps people who have dyslexia, or reading and writing difficulties comprehend information better especially in learning. An invention linking neuroscience and technology, as people with R&W difficulties are often audio-visual learners.

Question 3

Spectacles -> Contact lenses

Answer 3

Spectacles or glasses are one of the most fundamental aspects of vision in our world, for people with low eyesight, glasses enable people to see the world perfectly, sometimes even better than people with eyesight which is bad, but not bad enough for glasses.

Although fundemental, spectacles often include problems, such as durability, and usability as it is an mandatory accessory which is needed to be carried at all times while being used with care in tasks involving movement such as running, swimming, or others, to combat this, the switch from spectacles to contact lenses is a more accessible option, as contact’s are behind your eyelid they are less likely to break and will almost never fall out unless removed manually, allowing the user to do any task, even those in which they could not with glasses.

Question 4

Bluetooth & Hotspot Tech

Answer 4

Allow people to wirelessly connect to devices or internet connections without the need for manual connection, all automatic or through a cellular device.

Some issues that emerged were cybersecurity risks: Connections can be hijacked to reveal and infiltrate private and personal data stored in ones device