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Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology by Kate Yother

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive technology By Kate Yother ED 505 – Technology in Education University of West Alabama

  2. What is assistive technology? • Assistive technology is any device that aids in a student meeting his or her IEP goals and that helps them in participating in the general education classroom to the best of his or her ability (IRIS). • “Students can utilize assistive technology to: • Communicate • Perform academic tasks • Participate in social and extracurricular activities • Move or travel around the school • Access materials.” (IRIS) • Assistive technology is meant to provide students with the means to meet their fullest potentials both in and out of the classroom.

  3. The Assistive technology act • The Assistive Technology Act was passed by Congress in 1988. • It is frequently referred to as the Tech Act. • The Assistive Technology Act is meant to encourage access to assistive technology devices as well as services. • It helps provide assistive technology to people with disabilities, so that they are better enabled to perform at their best level of education. • The Assistive Technology act aids people of all ages and disabilities (NICHCY).

  4. Example of Assistive technology for the hearing impaired Student FM Systems • FM systems use radio signals to transmit amplified sounds, and are used primarily in classrooms. The teacher wears a microphone and the student wears headphones that receive the signal. FM systems are used when background noise is distracting (NIDCD).

  5. Example of assistive technology for the seeing impaired student Screen reading software reads all text on a computer screen out loud. This software aids students who are not able to read the information on the screen due to a visual impairment (Adaptive Technology Center). Screen Readers

  6. Example of Assistive technology for the learning disabled student Variable Speed Tape Recorders • Variable Speed Tape Recorders allow a student to listen to spoken information that was previously recorded. These tape recorders aid a student with learning disabilities by allowing the students to go over material from class at a later time (Stanberry).

  7. Examples of Assistive Technology for The Physically Disabled Student Positioning in the Classroom Bean Bag Chairs • Students with physical disabilities are better able to actively and effectively in the education setting when they are sitting in an upright, forward facing position. • Walkers, crawling assists, floor sitter, chair inserts, trays, standing aids, and bean bag chairs are examples of assistive technology for physically disabled students (Kelker &Holt).

  8. references • Adaptive Technology Center for New Jersey Colleges. (2010). Assistive technology for college students who are blind or visually impaired. Retrieved on October 31, 2013 from <adaptivetech.tcnj.edu/resheet/blind.htm> • The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (2010). Assistive technology: An overview. Retrieved on October 31, 2013 from <http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/moule/at/chalcycle/> • Kelker, K; Holt, R. (1997). Family guide to assistive technology. Retrieved on November 1, 2013 from <www.pluk.org/Pubs/PLUK_Atguide_269K.pdf> • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. (2013). Assistive technology act. Retrieved on November 1, 2013 from <https://www.nichcy.org/laws/ata> • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. (2011). Assistive devices for people with hearing, voice, speech, or language disorders. Retrieved on November 2, 2013 from <https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/assistive-devices.aspx> • Stanberry, K. (2010). Variable speed tape recorders. Retrieved on November 2, 2013 from <www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/947-variable-speed-tape-recorders.gs>

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