Cognitive impairments can result from a wide range of factors such as stroke, Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, dyslexia, or autism. Conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorders can also affect ones cognitive functions. Assistive tools, acting as cognitive aids, can increase the functional independence, helping to support completion of activities. These can help with Attention, memory, organization, reading and writing, or visual comprehension.
Watch the video about some text-to-speech assistive tools and think about ways that you can create physical and digital resources for those who may have some cognitive impairments.
If you are scanning a document enable the OCR, or Optical Character Recognition, feature if available
Ensure that any content (digital or physical) is free of distractions such as unrelated images or text if possible
If you are writing a document or a section of a document in a foreign language it is helpful to format the language for text-to-speech tools
When possible provide resources in multiple formats
1) Do you notice any similarities to assistive tools for Cognitive impairments that are beneficial to those with other disabilities or the general public?
2) How can you apply the information provided regarding the use of cognitive assistive tools for your own personal or professional use?