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Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology. Zackary Dempsey, Danielle Poignon , and Elizabeth Weinland. Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology- is any device that helps students with physical and mental disabilities perform task that would be difficult or impossible for them to do on their own. .

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive Technology Zackary Dempsey, Danielle Poignon, and Elizabeth Weinland

  2. Assistive Technology • Assistive Technology- is any device that helps students with physical and mental disabilities perform task that would be difficult or impossible for them to do on their own.

  3. Multiple Intelligences

  4. Learning Disabilities Common Learning Disabilities found in schools: Dyslexia Dysphasia/ Aphasia ADD/ADHD What can we do to help these students?

  5. Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities • READING AND WRITING • Text to Speech • Books on Tape • Voice Activated Typing -Dragon Dictate -Scribes REMEDIAL SUBJECT MATTER -Subject based web tutorials

  6. Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled • Adaptive seating • Wheel chairs, walkers • Printed notes with large print • Microphone or recorded class lectures • Ergonomic Pens • Touch screen computers • Voice recognition software

  7. Assistive Technology for the Average Student Many assistive technologies are being established in everyday classrooms to help average students grasp the subject matter. • Flip Camera • Skype and other social networking sites • Smart Boards or interactive boards • Google Docs

  8. Assistive Technology for Gifted Children • Web-based interactive lesson plans -The Gifted Kids Network • Guided research, projects, and classes online • Personalized experiences

  9. Some issues with Assistive Technology Untrained in the uses. Can be expensive. Always changing and improving. Design: Making it universal rather than specialized.

  10. Famous People with Physical and Mental Disabilities Stephen Hawkin Franklin D. Roosevelt Magic Johnson

  11. Works Cited • Demski, Jennifer. "AND ACCESS for all." T H E Journal 35.12 (2008): 30-35. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. • Eckstein, Michelle. "The Gifted Kids Network." Gifted Child Today 32.2 (2009): 20-28. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. • Elkind, Ken. "Choosing Assistive Technology for Teaching Reading and Writing." Media & q Methods 40.6 (2004): 20. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011 • "How to Teach Children With Physical Disabilities |eHow.com." eHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.<http://www.ehow.com/how_4894870_teach-children-physical-disabilities.html>. • "Introduction to Assistive Technology: Trends and Issues."ATTO: Assistive Technology Training Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2011. <http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/intro/introtrends.php>. • Kennedy, Michael J., and Donald D. Deshler. "LITERACY INSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: RESEARCH WE HAVE, RESEARCH WE NEED." Learning Disability Quarterly 33.4 (2010): 289-298. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. • Lever-Duffy, Judy and Jean B. McDonald. Teaching and Learning with Technology. 4th ed.Boston: Pearson, 2011. Print. • Wallace, Patricia. "Distance education for gifted students: leveraging technology to expand academic options." High Ability Studies 16.1 (2005): 77-86. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. • Williams, Peter, and David Nicholas. "Testing the usability of information technology applications with learners with special educational needs (SEN)." Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 6.1 (2006): 31-41. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. • Disabled World. Well Known People with Disabilities. N.p.: www.disabled-world.com, 2006. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://www.disabled- world.com/artman/publish/article_0060.shtml>.

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