Ict and people with disabilities

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Ict and people with disabilities

Mr Paul James is in his mid 30’s and 8 years ago was involved in a car accident and suffered a spinal cord injury and now is dependant on a wheelchair to get him around.

The term “spinal cord injury” refers to any injury of the neural (pertaining to nerves) elements within the spinal cord. Now Mr James is self employed and runs a small mail order company with wife, sally. Before the accident Paul used very little ICT in the home or in leisure time, now he uses ICT all the time.

Technologies used socially:

  • Samsung mobile phone
  • Vauxhall Meriva
  • Lugano electric wheel chair
  • Sky+ box
  • 46" Sony KDL46S2530U Widescreen LCD HDTV
  • Sony BDPS500 BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER
  • Sony STRDB2000 AV receiver - 6.1 channel audio with 6 dynamic speaker's 80w subwoofer.

Technologies used personally:

  • Lugano electric wheel chair
  • Two mobiles
  • DVD cinema system
  • Yamaha DGX630 digital keyboard
  • Cannon Ixus still camera
  • HP LASERJET 2100 mono laser printer and an Epson stylus DX8450 scanner/copier/printer
  • Sky+ box
  • Lugano electric wheel chair
  • 46" Sony KDL46S2530U Widescreen LCD HDTV

Sony BDPS500 BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER

  • Sony STRDB2000 AV receiver - 6.1 channel audio with 6 dynamic speaker's 80w subwoofer.

Technologies used at work:

  • Pc with a AMD64bit core processor with 23.2Ghz, 2GB RAM and 19” Sony monitor
  • BT phone line with a digital answering machine
  • Internet business broadband connection
  • Lugano electric wheel chair

Ict now with used by Mr James

Although Paul is dependant on a wheelchair he is also relying on his computer because all of his files, accounts, stock records and orders are held on his computer. The advantages of Paul having a computer accessible at home are;

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  • Paul doesn’t have to move very far to get to vital information, because obviously he can not work outside his home, and the computer is the only way of work for him.
  • Paul doesn’t have to keep information in filing cabinets and in storing cupboards, because most of it is on his computer at home.
  • Paul can upload pictures on his computer, to put on his magazine and then he can print off pages for his magazine.
  • Paul can also ring up his friends to watch a film on his 32inch TV, because it would be a struggle for ...

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