Assistive Technology Solutions: Transitioning from Impossible to Independent

1. Assistive Technology Solutions: Transitioning from Impossible to Independent Kimberly Berry Brenda Dawes Allyson Robinson

2. What Is ABLE Tech? Oklahoma’s Assistive Technology Act Program • short term device loans and services • training • information, referral, consultation • alternative financing ABLE Tech inside Shape of Oklahoma

3. 3 Learning Outcomes You will learn about: • AT to help high school students gain independence • Ways ABLE Tech can help transitioning students access AT for employment, education, and community living goals • Common supports needed in higher education Cartoon man at blackboard

4. Features of AT - Vision • enlarging font size and/or style • changing contrast and/or colors • lighting adjustments • adding audio • adding tactile Cartoon man reading with magnifying glass

5. Examples of AT - Vision • braillers: standard and dual input/output • refreshable braille displays • synthetic speech or recorded natural voice • electronic magnifiers: handheld, desktop, portable • tablet computers and apps • software for PCs and Macs Refreshabraille 18 refreshable braille display

6. Features of AT - Hearing • increasing volume and/or reducing background noise • adding visuals • adding tactile • adjusting seating Cartoon man with hand held to ear

7. Examples of AT - Hearing • sound amplification systems: audio loop, infrared system, FM system • visual timers • alarms with bed shakers • text to speech software Comfort Audio assistive listening device

8. Features of AT - Communication • adding visuals/pictures • using gestures/signs • using switches to activate toys/appliances • using speech generating devices • Low- and high-tech Cartoon figure with text bubble

9. Examples of AT - Communication • Communication boards/folders/wallets • Sensor, plate, and button switches • Apps on tablets that generate digital and synthetic speech • Dedicated devices that generate synthetic speech iPad with app as a speech generating device

10. Features of AT - Learning • audio supports: text to speech, speech to text, natural sounds • visual supports: graphics, highlighting, picture dictionary • tactile supports: braille, tactile graphics, manipulatives Cartoon figure with nose in book

11. Features of AT – Learning, Cont. • alternate input: speech, switch, adapted keyboard, stylus • drafting supports: graphic organizers • editing supports: spell check, verb check Cartoon paper, quill pen and ink

12. Examples of AT - Learning • literacy software for PCs and Macs • Tablets - apps for literacy, productivity, note taking • Personal digital assistants • digital book players • audiobook players • talking calculators • recording pen iPad with accessible digital book app

13. Transition Concerns • Who buys AT? • Funding for AT Manual • How can you ensure AT goes with student? • Purchase Sale Agreement Cartoon man running with box

14. AT for Higher Education • screen reading software • electronic magnifiers • refreshable braille displays • braillers • literacy suite software • digital accessible books: Bookshare, Learning Ally, ePub documents • sound amplification systems Cartoon college building Music: Auld Lang Syne

15. Contact us Oklahoma ABLE Tech OSU Seretean Wellness Center 1514 W. Hall of Fame Stillwater, OK 74078 800-257-1705 405-744-9748 Fax 405-744-2487 INFO-line: 888-885-5588 V/TTY email: abletech@okstate.edu Website: okabletech.okstate.edu stick figure with phone and question mark Sound: telephone ring