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Assistive Technology

Assignment for Masters degree class discussing what Assistive Technology is and what types are available.

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Assistive Technology

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  1. AssistiveTechnology Lori Godwin

  2. What is Assistive Technology? Assistive technology (AT) is any device or service that helps a student With a disability to meet his or her individualized education program (IEP) goals and to participate in the general education setting to the greatest possible extent. AT can assist individuals with a disability in performing academic tasks, participating in activities, and movement around the school.

  3. IDEA ’04 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 requires IEP teams to determine if AT devices and services are needed to accomplish the individualized goals and objectives for students with disabilities.

  4. AT can be something as simple as a rubber pencil grip or calculator. AT might also be a software program or device that assists children in the classroom setting.

  5. Students who are hearing impaired might benefit from assistive technology such as headphones or amplification devices to increase the sounds in the classroom so that they can hear them.

  6. Students that are sight impaired might benefit, depending on their level of disability, from assistive technology such as magnification devices or braille textbooks.

  7. Learning disabilities such as writing and reading can benefit from assistive technologies such as software that reads the text aloud as they follow along, and with keyboards and text writers to assist with writing.

  8. Students with physical disabilities could use assistive technology to help them move, write, or even play in the band.

  9. References Band student using AT retrieved from: http://www.edutopia.org/sites/default/files/styles/content_image _breakpoints_theme_edutopia_desktop_1x/public/content/07/001300_82.jpg?itok=TPuDuq0T Braille picture retrieved from: https://www.papermasters.com/images/teaching-visually-impaired.jpg Headphones for reading retrieved from: http://www.kildonan.org/uploaded/faculty/jmartin//Crysta.JPG Hearing amplifier retrieved from: http://www.californiaearinstitute.com/hearing-device-center-central- auditory-disorder-bay-area.php Keyboard device retrieved from: http://soe.syr.edu/media/images/2010/6/HOME_header0110_01.jpg Magnification device retrieved from: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/img/inline/corp/learningfacilities/ speciallearingfacilitieslrg.jpg Motorized chair retrieved from: https://pgchambersschool.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/img_0662.jpg The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (2010). Assistive Technology: An Overview. Retrieved on October 30,2014, from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/ Writing tools retrieved from: http://www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/dept/otpt/files/2013/02/pens-photo-300x225.jpg

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