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Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology. Whitney Angus ED 505. Assistive Technology is a device that helps a student with a physical or sensory disability complete an everyday task. . What is Assistive Technology? .

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive Technology Whitney Angus ED 505

  2. Assistive Technology is a device that helps a student with a physical or sensory disability complete an everyday task. What is Assistive Technology?

  3. Without this technology some tasks would be difficult or impossible for people with disabilities to perform, and there are a wide range of devices used.

  4. In the IDEA of 2004 assistive technology is defined as "any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability." What does Federal law say about Assistive Technology?

  5. The use and training of Assistive Technology must be addressed in a student’s IEP. • Assistive Technology is determined on a case-by- case basis. • If the Assistive Technology is required to ensure access to free and appropriate public education it must be included in the IEP.

  6. Assistive Technology for the Hearing Impaired FM Systems http://www.williamssound.com/catalog/pfm-360

  7. FM systems are portable, battery powered, wireless devices that transmit auditory signals using radio transmission. The instructor/ teacher wears and microphone; the student wears a receiver connected to them. FM Systems

  8. Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired Glasss http://www.newtonvillebooks.com/blog/2010/10/05/franzens-glasses/

  9. Visually impaired students use glasses to improve their education. Glasses allow students to see what they could not see without them. Glasses are a common use of assistive technology. Glasses

  10. Assistive Technology for the Learning Disabled Talking Calculator www.ohgizmo.com 

  11. Talking calculators read aloud numbers, symbols, and operations. This feedback would be helpful in verifying the accuracy of a problem you entered. Students can hear the problem read back to them to ensure they entered it correctly. Talking Calculator

  12. Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled Mouth Stick http://www.methodistonline.org/news/detail.php?id=533

  13. A student inserts one side of the stick in his/her mouth; the student will use the rubber tip on the other end to manipulate things that would otherwise be impossible for them to do . This device requires much patience from those who use it. Mouth Stick

  14. References: Assistive listening systems. (2003). Retrieved from http://adaptivetech.tcnj.edu/resheet/deaf.htm Assistive technology . (2013). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/strategies-for-learning-disabilities/assistive-technology/ Assistive technology for kids with learning disabilities: An overview . (2013). Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33074/ Doering, A. H., & Roblyer, M. D. (2010). Educational technology in context. In K. Canton & M. Chuck (Eds.), Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th ed.). Pearson. Introduction to at. (2005). Retrieved from http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/intro/ Overview of assistive technology. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/overview-assistive-technology Stanberry, K. (2013). Assistive technology tools: math. Retrieved from http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/949-math-tools.gs Webaim. (2013). Retrieved from http://webaim.org/articles/motor/assistive

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