Video Telecommunication

• Video telecommunication reduces the cost of traveling and allows individuals to interact from the comfort of their home or workplace. Businesses, for example, can hold long-distance meetings with clients without the cost and hassle of sending employees on costly business trips. This efficiency increases productivity and eases the personal and professional strain on workers. This technology has become more prevalent in recent years due to the widespread availability and the improved quality of web technology.
  
  

Social Media

• Social networking offers instant communication with a mass audience. Many social media platforms allow users to generate content that they can then share with other people on these sites. Social media is also cost-effective --- with the vast majority of sites allowing free access. Users often have the opportunity to create and post various types of content on social media sites, including text, photographs, videos, audio clips and more. These sites can be accessed via computer or on a mobile device.
  
  

Mobile Translators

• Language interpretation is necessary when traveling abroad or engaging with people from different nationalities. Traditionally, people could use a language dictionary. However, this could be cumbersome with the constant need to browse through the book. Digital translators offer a better option. Users can instantly translate vocabulary as well as entire phrases with hand-held smartphone applications. These applications vary in price, and the features and quality of these programs vary depending on the provider.
  
  

AAC Techniques

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a system of aided or unaided techniques that can help a disabled person's efforts to communicate. Unaided methods include gestures, facial expressions and other techniques that do not require external devices. Aided methods refer to the use of a device to transmit messages. Specialized computers, for example, can read documents out loud to blind people. Some devices allow a person to type with one hand or operate a computer by just moving their eyes or head. These technologies allow disabled persons to access information and communicate with the wider world.