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Assistive Technology in the Classroom

Assistive technology are resources devices used for people with disabilities.

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Assistive Technology in the Classroom

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  1. Assistive Technology Meeka Bland-Grassaree

  2. Assistive Technology • Assistive technology refers to "any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

  3. Assistive Technology “LAW” Assistive Technology Act of 1998 - establishes a grant program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, to provide Federal funds to support State programs that address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities.

  4. Hearing Impaired • A hearing impairment is a hearing loss that prevents a person from totally receiving sounds through the ear. If the loss is mild, the person has difficulty hearing faint or distant speech. A person with this degree of hearing impairment may use a hearing aid to amplify sounds. If the hearing loss is severe, the person may not be able to distinguish any sounds.

  5. Seeing Impaired • Visual impairment is a term experts use to describe any kind of vision loss, whether it's someone who cannot see at all or someone who has partial vision loss. Low vision watches Talking watches Braille watches

  6. Learning Disabled • Calculator • Audio book • Assistive technology for learning disabilities is defined as any device, piece of equipment or system that helps bypass, work around or compensate for an individual's specific learning deficits.

  7. Physically Disabled • Physical impairments come in many forms and can generally be classified as a loss or limitation of function in muscle control or movement or a limitation in mobility. • Mouth Stick • Voice Recognition Software

  8. References • Assistive technology. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology • National Disability Rights Network, N.A. (2012). Protection and advocacy for individuals with disabilities: Assistive technology. Retrieved from http://www.ndrn.org/en/issues/assistive-technology.html • National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (2014, July). Assistive devices fro people with hearing, voice, speech, or language disorder. Retrieved from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/assistive-devices.aspx#2 • Willings, C. (2015, June). Teaching students with visual impairments. Retrieved from http://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/assistive-technology.html

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