Technology Aids Vision, Hearing, and Life for Injured Soldiers
The tragic events that have recently occurred on our homeland shores have not gone unanswered. Unfortunately, the battles that have followed have put a damper on many of the lives involved. Soldiers that have returned from overseas often are injured physically, mentally, and emotionally. A program funded by the government, known as CAP, falls under the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. CAP provides free assisting technology and services to people with disabilities throughout the Defense Department and other federal agencies.
The program provides soldiers with the tools needed to fully readjust into society, as well as cope with any vision and hearing or psychological needs. With personal digital assistants, digital voice recorders, literacy software and scanners, and even chairs received free of charge, disabled veterans can look forward to living healthy lifestyles.
The goal for injured warriors is re-employment, and these technology grants look to aid the hearing and vision problems that have developed due to active duty. A CAP program called “Support, Equip, and Empower” now provides the wounded with information about available technologies. Since its debut in 2004, the program has filled more than 14,000 requests directly for service members