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Assistive Technology Assignment

ED505

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Assistive Technology Assignment

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  1. Assistive Technology Assignment ED505 ChristyRadford

  2. Assistive Technology Explained According to The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements (2010) presentation, assistive technology is “used to describe any device or service that increases, maintains, or improves the functional performance of an individual with a disability.” (The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, 2010)

  3. Assistive Technology Law Information The Family Center on Technology and Disability website (2015) states that the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (Tech. Act) “provides funds to states to support three types of programs: the establishment of assistive technology demonstration centers, information centers, equipment loan facilities, referral services, and other consumer-oriented programs; protection and advocacy services to help people with disabilities and their families, as they attempt to access the services for which they are eligible; federal and state programs to provide low interest loans and other alternative options to help people with disabilities purchase needed assistive technology.” (FCTD, 2015)

  4. Assistive Technology Device for Hearing Impaired Student RCA Symphonix Personal Sound Amplifier • Ideal for all kinds of situations (large and/or noisy groups; television watching) • Can be used in either ear • Device sits behind ear • 15 hour battery life; 5-7 hour recharge time (EnableMart, 2013)

  5. Assistive Device for Seeing Impaired Student Giant Display Calculator • Basic operation • Easy to see • Numbers are 1 1/4” • Adjustable LCD screen • Size-8 1/4”x11 3/8”x7/16” (EnableMart, 2013)

  6. Assistive Device for Learning Disabled Student Wide-Rule Raised Line Paper • Raised green lines on the printed lines to help students stay within the lines • Paper is ruled every 5/8” with dotted line in between • Paper is 8 1/2”x11” • 250 sheets per pack (Achievement Products, 2015)

  7. Assistive Device for Physically Disabled Student Crocodile Gait Trainer • Lightweight aluminum frame provides assistance for daily walking • Available in two sizes (18 months-teen) • Adjustable height • Wheel stops • Foldable for storage and transport (EnableMart, 2013)

  8. References Achievement Products. (2015). Retrieved January 23, 2015, from http://www.achievement-products. com /productdetail.aspx?product=959&category=175&CategorySearch=&Brand=&Price EnableMart. (2013). Retrieved January 20, 2015, from http://www.enablemart.com The Family Center on Technology and Disability. (2015). Retrieved January 22, 2015, from http://www.fctd.info/resources/techlaws.php The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (2010). Assistive Technology: An Overview. Retrieved January 20, 2015, from http://iris.peabody vanderbilt.edu/module/at/

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