Impacts of Mobile Technology on Disability People

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Impacts of mobile
technology on
disability people
student
5/20/2019

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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................... 2
Background................................................................................................................ 2
Mobile technology and disability...................................................................................... 3
Impacts of Mobile technology on disability people....................................................................3
Navigation assistance..................................................................................................... 4
Voice recognition......................................................................................................... 5
Self-instruction............................................................................................................ 6
Getting help rapidly....................................................................................................... 7
Help in learning............................................................................................................ 8
Connecting with families and friends.................................................................................8
Examples of the smartphone features that helped disabled people..............................................9
The VilTech platform................................................................................................. 9
VoiceOver software................................................................................................... 9
Key issues experienced while using smartphones.................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................... 11
References................................................................................................................... 12

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Introduction
Mobile technology is technology that is mostly used to communicate. Mobile technology
has evolved quickly in the last few years (Abdallah, & Fayyoumi, 2016). The technology has
advanced from a simple cell phone only used for voice calls and messaging to the multitasking
device able to perform tasks like navigations, internet banking, internet browsing, playing games,
and fast messaging tool (Stephenson, & Limbrick, 2015). The number of experts debated that
with the trend upcoming days of computer technology will work on the wireless networking and
the mobile computing. It has been observed that mobile technology by tablet and portable
computers now turning more general. The technology has been emerged furiously in the present
century and provides lots of benefits for humans including, sharing opinions, socialization, and
many more (Abdallah, & Fayyoumi, 2016). However, it also has some negatives such as stress,
disturbed sleeping patterns, road accidents, anxiety, cancer, and cyberbullying. A disability can
be defined as the conditions which might restrict an individual’s mental, sensory, or mobility
related functions or performs work in similar ways as the person who does not have the
disability. Disability affects people in different ways. Numerous people associate the disabled
with the person who is actually in a wheelchair, or someone is blind. The mobile technology has
helped people from all groups, sex, and race. It helped people in different ways depends upon
their demand and type of work (Pitchford, Dixon-Ibarra, & Hauck, 2018).
Background
This particular assessment will discuss about the impacts of mobile technology on the
disabled people. The features of mobile technologies that helped people with both physical and
intellectual disability will be mentioned in this assessment. The assessment will also identify the