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Assistive Technology Presentation

A presentation on Assistive Technology and how it could be used in a classroom.

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Assistive Technology Presentation

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  1. Assistive Technology By: Maeghan Whitmire

  2. Assistive Technology (AT) is “any device or service that increases, maintains, or improves the functional performance of an individual with a disability.” (module 4) Explanation

  3. The law says any child needing an AT device, should receive it for a more successful education experience. • For more information on all the laws that have to do with Assistive Technology click below • AT Laws Information on the law

  4. Types of Devices Hearing, Visual, Learning, and Physical

  5. Device: FM System • Purpose: to send louder sounds to a hearing impaired individual • How it works: The classroom teacher wears a tiny microphone and the student wears the receiver. Hearing Impaired

  6. FM System

  7. Device: Braille Embossers • Purpose: to print out a document into Braille • How it works: A person may scan a document or type a document themselves. The Embosser, then, prints the document out into Braille for the student to be able to read. Visually Impaired

  8. Braille Embosser

  9. Device: Audio Books and Publications • Purpose: to have the student be able to listen to the desired text instead of reading it themselves • How it works: People record certain books and/or publications and publish them for others to use, especially in an education setting. Students can then listen on a cd, IPod, or computer with headphones to the text they wish to read. Learning Disabled

  10. Audio Books and Publications

  11. Device: Curb Cuts • Purpose: to make getting from the road to the sidewalk easier • How it works: They act as “bridges” between the road and the sidewalk, making it easily accessible for children in wheelchairs. Physically Disabled

  12. Curb Cuts

  13. Assistive Technology Laws. (2015, January 1). Retrieved fromhttp://www.fctd.info/resources/techlaws.php • The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (2010). Assistive Technology: AnOverview. Retrieved on [January, 24, 2015] from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/ • Nakate, S. (2011, October 10). Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled. Retrievedfrom http://www.buzzle.com/articles/assistive-technology-for-physically-disabled.html • NIDCD Information Clearinghouse. (2011, December 1). Assistive Devices for People withHearing, Voice, Speech, or Langugae Disorders. Retrieved fromNIH • Stanberry, K., Raskind, M. (2010, February 1). Audio Books & Publications. Retrieved from http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/954-audio-books-publications.gs • Types of Assistive Technology Products. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/types.aspx References

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