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Assistive Technology

This is an assistive technology assignment I completed for my Technology and Education course.

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive Technolgy by Veronica Brown

  2. Assistive Technology is any deviceor service that helps a student with a disability to meet the individualized education program (IEP)goals and to participate in the general education classroom to the best of his or her ability.

  3. IDEA defines Assistive Technology as any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.

  4. IDEA defines 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, such as selecting, designing, customizing, adapting, applying, repairing, or replacing

  5. Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) requires: • IEP teams to consider the assistive technology of all children with disabilities. • School district to provide assistive technology and service for students that qualify based on their IEP. • Schools to use assistive technology devices and services to maximize accessibility for children with disabilities. • Schools to provide assistive technology training for the teachers, child, and family.

  6. Hearing Aids and amplifiers can improve hearing ability in persons with hearing problems.Closed captioning allows people with hearing impairments to enjoy movies and television programs.

  7. Hearing Aids

  8. Computer software and hardware, such as voice recognition programs, screen readers, and screen enlargement applications help students that are seeing impaired.

  9. Seeing Impaired

  10. Computer based instruction software is an assistive tool that can help students with learning disabilities in reading, writing, math, and other subject areas.

  11. Learning Disabled

  12. Assistive technology can help people that have a physical disability that affect their motor skills, such as wheelchairs, scooters, and prosthetic devices.

  13. References • The Iris Center. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2014, from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/at/chalcycle.htm • Wrightslaw. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2014, from www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm • PBS. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2014, from www.pbs.org/parents

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