Group Presentation
This segment was created and used
by students for their presentation
on Assistive Technology.
Questions & Stuff
Question #1
True or False:
People with walkers and canes can use a 2
oz. clip-on light to illuminate their paths at
night.
Question #1
True or False:
People with walkers and canes can use a 2
oz. clip-on light to illuminate their paths at
night.
T-- This piece of assistive technology is
known as the cane candle. It typifies the
ways that a disabled person can live
safer.
Question #2
True or False:
Reduction of pressure on the skin surface is
a concern of assistive technology.
Question #2
True or False:
Reduction of pressure on the skin surface is
a concern of assistive technology.
T-- Comfortable seating and positioning is a
concern of assistive technology, including body
stability, trunk/head support, and posture.
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Question #3
True or False:
The technology that the aliens provided
Adolf Hitler when he impersonated Lee
Harvey Oswald to shoot JFK with military
support is classified as assistive technology.
Question #3
True or False:
The technology that the aliens provided
Adolf Hitler when he impersonated Lee
Harvey Oswald to shoot JFK with military
support is classified as assistive technology.
F—Cosmetics are not a concern of
assistive technology.
Question #4
True or False:
The technology that helped Stephen
Hawking move as he thought out the answer
to life, the universe, and everything is
assistive technology.
Question #4
True or False:
The technology that helped Stephen
Hawking move as he thought out the answer
to life, the universe, and everything is
assistive technology.
T—Aids for mobility, such as wheelchairs powered or unpowered - motor scooters,
walkers, and death ray-armed, powered
exoskeletons are forms of assistive
technology.
Question #5
True or False:
When Captain Hook was fighting Peter and
menacing poor Wendy, the hook that he nearly
smeared Peter’s brain with is considered assistive
technology.
Question #5
True or False:
When Captain Hook was fighting Peter and
menacing poor Wendy, the hook that he nearly
smeared Peter’s brain with is considered assistive
technology.
T—Prosthetics and orthotics, such as fake limbs,
peg legs, and hooks, are considered assistive
technology.
Question #6
True or False:
The technology that allowed Hulk Hogan to
smash his opponents to the ground is considered
assistive technology.
F—Let me tell you somethin’ brother, that was
Hulkamania running wild all over!!!
Hulkamania will run over you next, brother!!!
Cause nobody stops Hulkamania!!! Not you,
and not the Iron Sheik!!!
Question #7
True or False:
The technology that allows Geordi LaForge to tell
the difference between a phased modulating loop
flux and a plasma conduit (and boy oh boy do we
know how bad THAT mistake can be) is considered
assistive technology.
Question #7
True or False:
The technology that allows Geordi LaForge to tell
the difference between a phased modulating loop
flux and a plasma conduit (and boy oh boy do we
know how bad THAT mistake can be) is considered
assistive technology.
T—Aids for the visually impaired, such as
magnifiers, Braille print screens, and neural
interfaces that show you everything better than
you could have seen it with real eyeballs, are
considered assistive technology.
Question #8
True or False:
Driving a semi through one’s apartment could
be considered assistive technology.
Question #8
True or False:
Driving a semi through one’s apartment could
be considered assistive technology.
T—Removing physical barriers, such as walls
and other impediments to mobility, is considered
assistive technology.
Question #9
True or False:
The technology that allowed Tonya Harding to take
the upper hand in her rivalry with Nancy Kerrigan is
considered assistive technology.
Question #9
True or False:
The technology that allowed Tonya Harding to take
the upper hand in her rivalry with Nancy Kerrigan is
considered assistive technology.
F—That was a pipe.
Question #9
True or False:
The technology that allowed Tonya Harding to take
the upper hand in her rivalry with Nancy Kerrigan is
considered assistive technology.
F—That was a pipe. Duh.
Question #10
Multiple choice:
If I have no arms and wish to use a computer, which
of the following would most likely be the most
appropriate piece of assistive technology?
A: A long stick to hold in my mouth and push
keys with.
B: A thug, to point a gun at the first passer-by and
force them to type for me.
C: A carrot. They are yummy and full of
betacarotene and vitamin A.
D: A speech recognition software package, that
will let me command the computer at
conversational speeds.
Question #10
Multiple choice:
If I have no arms and wish to use a computer, which
of the following would most likely be the most
appropriate piece of assistive technology?
D: A speech recognition software package, that
will let me command the computer at
conversational speeds.
Question #11
Multiple choice:
If I wanted to talk on the phone, but I was a mute,
which of the following might I find to be the best
help?
A: A keyboard speaker, which would say
what you typed in.
B: A thug, to point a gun at the first passerby and force them to talk for me.
C: A puppy. Who doesn’t want a puppy?
D: Knowledge of Morse code.
Question #11
Multiple choice:
If I wanted to talk on the phone, but I was a mute,
which of the following might I find to be the best
help?
A: A keyboard speaker, which would say
what you typed in.
Question #12
Multiple choice:
If I was immobilized from the neck down and
worried about getting robbed, the type of assistive
technology I should look into would be...
A: The Department of Agriculture
B: A thug, to point a gun at any robbers or
would-be robbers
C: Environmental Control Systems
D: Abraham Lincoln’s Beard
Question #12
Multiple choice:
If I was immobilized from the neck down and
worried about getting robbed, the type of assistive
technology I should look into would be...
C: Environmental Control Systems
Question #13
Multiple choice:
If I was deaf, but wanted to be awake at a certain
time, what would be a piece of assistive technology
that may be helpful to me?
A: A piece of string tying your big toe to your
neighbor’s car. When he leaves for work, you’ll
know it.
B: A thug, to smash your kneecaps when it’s
time to get up.
C: A tape of Mozart.
D: A tactile alerting system.
Question #13
Multiple choice:
If I was deaf, but wanted to be awake at a certain
time, what would be a piece of assistive technology
that may be helpful to me?
C: A tape of Mozart.
Question #13
Multiple choice:
If I was deaf, but wanted to be awake at a certain
time, what would be a piece of assistive technology
that may be helpful to me?
C: A tape of Mozart. Oh, wait, that won’t work
AT ALL...
Question #13
Multiple choice:
If I was deaf, but wanted to be awake at a certain
time, what would be a piece of assistive technology
that may be helpful to me?
D: A tactile alerting system.