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Assistive Technology

Assistive technology is a tool that can be used to enhance the functional independence of a person with a disability.

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Assistive Technology

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  1. What is Assistive Technology? It is a tool that can be used to enhance the functional independence of a person with a disability.

  2. Assistive Technology will improve: Communication Performing academic tasks Participating in social and extracurricular activities Moving or traveling around the school Accessing materials

  3. Assistive Technology is mandated by law: It’s mandated by federal law that assistive technology is both devices and services.  IDEA ’04 defines an assistive technology service as “any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device.” (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(1)) or IDEA Amendments of 2004, P.L. 108-446, 20 U.S. C. S 1400 et seq., 300.06)

  4. A device is a product that improves functional capabilities: specialized writing tools, pencil grips, raised-line paper, tape recorders, audio books you can use this device for a gifted or typical child just in a different way A service is services that are necessary to access the needs and supports the students needs: The IEP team will need to perform an evaluation They will need to purchase equipment Make any kind of adaptations/modifications to the equipment Training anyone who’s using the assistive technology: the child, teacher, family, a related service provider, a speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, or physical therapist

  5. Assistive Technology for the hearing impaired Hearing Amplifiers are body-worn or hand-held personal hearing amplifiers  that help you hear what other people are saying in one-on-one conversations or small group settings.

  6. Assistive Technology for the seeing impaired Raised-lined paper provides visual and tactile feedback to students to write between the lines and is used to help students improve their handwriting skills.

  7. Assistive Technology for the Learning disabled Spellchecker • Besides helping students to spell correctly by suggesting possible spelling alternatives, some spellchecker models feature synthesized voices and a dictionary and thesaurus to allow students to hear word suggestions and their corresponding definitions.

  8. Assistive technology for the physically disabled Communication Device • Used to help students communicate more easily and effectively, these talking devices have keyboards that include the letters of the alphabet, pictures, and word-keys so that students can produce thousands of sounds, words, and phrases.

  9. Reference page Assistive Technology: An Overview. (n.d.). The IRIS Center Peabody College Web Site. Retrieved January 20, 2015 from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/ Harris Communications: Assistive Products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (2015). Products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Web Site. Retrieved from January 20, 2015 from www.harriscomm.com Cook, S. Learning Abled Kids. Assistive Technology for Specific Learning Disabilities with Information and Reviews Web Site (2003-2014). Retrieved from January 20, 2015 from www.learningabledkids.info Living Made Easy:Augmentative & Alternative Communication. (2015) Disabled Living Foundation Web Site. Retrieved from January 20, 2015 from http://www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk/communication/augmentative-%26-alternative-communication-(aac)-3552/

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