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Nickolas Howard

Assistive Technology 2nd attempt

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  1. Assistive Technology Nickolas Howard June 11, 2015 ED505 Dr. McMillin

  2. Assistive Technology Explanation • Assistive technology (often abbreviated as AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. • Assistive technology includes products and services to help people who have difficulty speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, etc.

  3. Assistive technology includes a broad range of devices from “low tech” (e.g., pencil grips, splints, paper stabilizers) to “high tech” (e.g., computers, voice synthesizers, braille readers).

  4. Assistive Technology Explanation • AT is any device or service that helps a student with a disability to meet his or her Individualized education program (IEP) goals and to participate in the general education setting to the greatest possible extent. 

  5. Communicate Perform academic tasks Participate in social and extracurricular activities Move or travel around the school Use proper seating and positioning Access materials Students can utilize assistive technology to:

  6. Assistive Technology Explanation 2 FORMS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY • Devices • Services These forms go hand-in-hand because success for a student is dependent on having access to a device as well as on having the support and services needed to use it effectively.

  7. What’s the Law?

  8. Assistive Technology Law Assistive Technology Act of 1998 Public Law 105-394 [29 USC 2201] The Assistive Technology Act, also known as the “Tech Act” provides funds to states to support three types of programs: • the establishment of assistive technology (AT) 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/state programs to provide low interest loans and other alternative financing options to help people with disabilities purchase needed assistive technology.

  9. Assistive Technology Law The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA ’04)requires IEP teams to consider the assistive technology needs of all children with disabilities. • The law requires schools to use assistive technology devices and services "to maximize accessibility for children with disabilities." • The IEP team makes decisions about assistive technology devices and services based on the child’s unique needs so that he/she can be more confident and independent. • If the IEP team determines that the child needs assistive technology devices and services, the school district is responsible for providing these and cannot use lack of availability or cost as an excuse.

  10. Assistive Technology Law School personnel must make certain that students have access to needed AT if they are to ensure that all students have access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE). The IEP team should: • Level of functioning • Strengths • Areas of need • Strategies and accommodations that have been tried, successful or otherwise • Use of AT devices and services

  11. Assistive Technology Law The team may conclude that: • The current interventions are working and nothing new is needed. • The current AT devices or services are appropriate. • New AT is required. • More information is needed.

  12. Hearing Impaired

  13. Students in the back of the classroom can miss up to 40% of what's being said in a classroom, effecting how much they are able to learn.  Voice amplification can solve this problem by making the teacher's voice audible in every space in the classroom.  This system can improve communication, reduce teacher fatigue, and increase learning. Classroom sound has never been this smart. With the IR Speaker unit that combines three speakers with an infrared sensor, installations take about half the time of four speaker systems, freeing installers from hanging each component separately - less time, lower cost. 

  14. Seeing Impaired

  15. ZoomTextis a magnification and screen reading software for the visually impaired. There are two versions available - ZoomText Magnifier, which will enlarge and enhance everything on your computer screen with perfect clarity, making all of your applications easy to see and use. ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, which includes all the great features of ZoomText Magnifier, and will additionally read aloud anything on your computer screen. 

  16. Learning Disabled

  17. Talking Word Processor is an easy-to-use, fully-functional word processor with text-to-speech capability. It's compatible with all standard word processor files including the latest versions of Microsoft Word, standard text, and Rich Text Formats (WordPerfect). Included with the Talking Word Processor are such features as word prediction,  talking grammar check, Language Model Information Summarization (LMIS), a 250,000 word integrated dictionary, and highlight and extract tools.

  18. Physically Disabled

  19. Alternative expanded keyboards have larger keys placed less closely together. Key labels are usually bigger and more clear. This way, the number of typing errors is reduced. Expanded keyboards can help with learning the alphabet or to use a computer. They can also be operated using toes instead of fingers in some cases.

  20. Works Cited Assistive Technology. (2015). Retrieved June 10, 2015 from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/cresource/what-are-the-schools-responsibilities-regarding-assistive-technology/at_04 Assistive Technology Industry Association. (2015). Retrieved June 8, 2015, from http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3859 Educational Children’s Assistance Center- ECOC. (2015). Retrieved June 9, 2015, from http://ecac- parentcenter.org/userfiles/PTI/Assistive%20Technology/Assistive%20Technology%20Laws.pdf Keller, Katharin A. and Holt, Roger. (June 8, 2015). Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids (PLUK). Retrieved from http://www.pluk.org/Pubs/PLUK_ATguide_269K.pdf Pathways to School Improvement. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te7assist.htm Premier Literacy Reading Made Ez. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.readingmadeez.com/company/OrderingOptions.html Wright, Peter W. D. and Wright, Pamela D. (June 10, 2015). Wright Law Retrieved from http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm/#content

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