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Assistive Technology

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive Technology Stephanie Foster

  2. What is Assistive Technology (AT)? • Any device simple or complex that allows the student to completely be mainstreamed into the classroom with minimal assistance such that the student is able to better understand the general curriculum and meet his/her IEP (Individual Education Plan) goals.

  3. High and Low Version of Assistive Technology

  4. In reference to IDEA section 300.105 assistive technology is determined by the IEP team. The team must decide that the student will need access to assistive technology provided by the school in order for the student to meet FAPE. What does are the laws for Assistive Technology?

  5. Which students can benefit from AT?

  6. ALL STUDENTS CAN RESPOND TO ASSISITIVE TECHNOLOGY! Even students who are not identified with exceptionalities. • Hearing, Seeing, Specific Learning Disability or Physical Disabilities will benefit from help. Who will benefit from Assistive Technology?

  7. Hearing impairments can use AT devices such as, hearing aides, FM systems, augmented devices, amplifiers or alerting devices to help the student meet FAPE. Hearing Impairments

  8. IPads allow students to use communication apps to speak with everyone. • Various IPad apps allow students to magnify the required classwork. How would a IPad benefit a hearing impaired student?

  9. For students with visual impairments students can benefit from devices such as IPAD, Magnifies, Dragon Speak, or CCTV or Braille are some examples that can be used in the classroom. Visually Impaired

  10. Assistive Technology such as electronic magnifiers can help students magnify the books to read them better. • By placing the book under the camera, a larger picture is projected for students with low vision to see much larger print. What a person with low vision use?

  11. Students who have specific learning disabilities in reading or math could respond to simple to complex Assistive Technology. • IPAD, Talk to Text, Highlighters, Calculator, pencil grippers, tape recorder, or extra time on assignments are examples of high and low technology. Specific Learning Disabilities

  12. IPads and Calculators are two tools that can be used by students with Specific Learning Disabilities. A calculator can allow a student to work math problems due to a math deficiency. An IPad can be used to record lessons, answers, or help take notes. It can perform many different duties for students with all disabilities.

  13. Students with physical limitations will benefit from AT as well. A motorized wheelchair, raised table, or text to talk can all help come to the students aide. Physical Impairments

  14. A motorized wheelchair would be a high tech assistive technology that allows students with physical disabilities to maneuver much more independently than without one. • In this case a motorized wheel chair used as an adaptive technology would benefit the student to reach FAPE and IDEA by accessing the general education classroom. How would a wheelchair help the physically disabled?

  15. Assistive technology allows EVERYONE break away from the gravity that bears down inhibiting us from becoming dependent on everyone and allows for our students to excel beyond the stars. All students with and without disabilities all benefit from assistive technology. The implementation just takes transition and patience for results.

  16. Technical Resource Centre. (n.d.). Assistive technology “low-tech” to “high-tech” considerations. Retrieved on July 20, 2010, from http://www.nsnet.org/atc/tools/lowtohightech.html • Assistive Technology: An Overview. http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/at/chalcycle.htm • Section 300.105, Assistive Technology. http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,regs,300,B,300%252E105, References

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