Transcript Assessment for Assistive Technology

DART2 – Disseminating
Assistive Roles and
Technology - a JISC
ADVANCE FE & Skills
Project
Assessment for Assistive
Technology
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Welcome to Day1:
Assessment for Assistive
Technology:
Colleges Scotland, Stirling
7th February 2013
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Running Order
09:30 Arrival / refreshments
10:00 Introduction & program of events (Sandy MacLean
and Rohan Slaughter)
10:05 What is an assessment (Mike Thurssell)
10:30 Intro to AT hardware (Rohan Slaughter and Mike
Thrussell)
11:15 Break
11:30 Intro to AT software (Rohan Slaughter and Mike
Thrussell)
12:15 Case Study 1: Henshaws, an Independent
Specialist College – (Mike Thrussell)
12:45 Lunch
Running Order
13:30 Case Study 2: Runshaw College, a general further
education College (Rohan Slaughter / Richard
Maclachlan)
14:00 Case Study 3: RSC Scotland / UHI (Mags Mackay
& Mark Ross)
14:30 Training opportunities with the BRITE initiative (Fil
McIntyre)
15:00 Workshop: review of the day / things to take back
to colleges (Rohan Slaughter).
16:00 Depart
Very brief backstory
 2010/12 DART1, an LSIS funded project
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Beaumont College and National Star College worked with 8
colleges, in a ‘deep support’ capacity
Beaumont and Star are ISC’s : Independent Specialist
Colleges
One of those DART1 colleges was Henshaws
 Now we are running DART2, a JISC Advance funded
project:
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Beaumont College, National Star College, Henshaws College,
Colleges Scotland, NATSPEC, JISC all working together
10 deep support colleges, 2 in Scotland
3 workshops, delivered twice, once in Birmingham, once in
Stirling
This is the first workshop session
Questions to think about
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As the day progresses . . .
As at the end of the day . . .
There will be a test
. . . . more questions . . .
 1. What was new to you from today?
 2. What will you do with that new info when you get
back to College?
 3. Who do you want to talk to when you get back? And
about what?
 4. Can you think of a learner that will benefit from any
of this?
Assessment for
Assistive Technology
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Why do an assessment?
 Previous information may not be reliable
 Establish needs / Barriers
 To be Inclusive
 To establish whether needs can be met
 Motivation
 Set appropriate goals / programme
Who to assess?
 Learners with disclosed disabilities
 Referrals where there is an area of concern
 Time to assess varies
What is an assessment?
 The aim is to implement a bespoke solution to enable the
learner to access IT
 More of a process than an event
 Individual
 Multi disciplinary where appropriate
What skills and knowledge are
required?
 Awareness of others therapies (OT, SaLT)
 Overview of AT Hardware and Software
 People skills
 Observation
 Record keeping / Report writing
 Dissemination (plain english)
Areas To Consider
 Visual
 Physical Access
 Cognitive Understanding
 Positioning
 Motivators
Any questions?
Introduction to AT
Hardware
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Mainstream Hardware
 Accessibility ‘baked in’
 Cost effective
 Some adaptations needed
AV
 Cameras
 Digital Voice Recorders
 CD Players
Touch
 Motivational
 Simple
 Tablets
 Touch Screens
Alternative Keyboards
 Are many and varied, here are some examples:
Alternative Keyboards
 Where to buy:
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/alternative-keyboards
 Or try mainstream suppliers like: http://cpc.farnell.com/ Order
Code: CS20650 @ £25.62 for example:
Alternative Mice
 Also many and varied
Alternative Mice
 Again, Inclusive Technology has a great range:
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/mouse-alternatives
 Again try mainstream suppliers, even PC world:
Switches
 Lots of options (once more)
 Quite expensive
 Specialist suppliers only:
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/ha
rdware/switches-and-switchmountings/button-switches
 Require a switch interface
box for a computer:
 http://www.inclusive.co.uk/ha
rdware/switch-interfaceboxes
 I like the joycable:
 http://www.inclusive.co.uk/jo
y-cable-2-p2565
Head Mouse / Eye Gaze
 Head mouse uses a reflective dot, light emitter and a
camera:
Head Mouse / Eye Gaze
 Eye-Gaze has been very expensive, but the price is dropping
 See http://www.tobii.com/rexvip
 Market leader is http://www.tobii.com/en/footerpusher/business-area-footer/augmentative-and-alternativecommunication/
 PC-eye now (only!) £3,000
Head Mouse / Eye Gaze
 Eye-gaze has enormous potential for many users
 Cost is coming down
 Will be in consumer laptops and other devices shortly
 The ‘rex’ is the first Tobii consumer product
 It will even appear in cars
 Head mouse type are cheaper than eye-gaze £250 / £300
 If you want to know more see:
http://www.tobii.com/LearningCurve
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v
=XK1yjYSRc20
AAC Devices
 Low tech:
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Stored message devices
Some have layers
Overlays with symbols
Cheap<er>
AAC Devices
 High tech:
 Often computer based
 Sophisticated
 Multiple page sets
available
 Incredibly expensive
 Require specialist
training to implement
 On-going support is
very important
AAC Devices
 High tech mainstream:
 Enter the iPad
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Not the first, or most accessible tablet
Literally hundreds of apps
See: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac
And: http://www.appsforaac.net/
 Also can use Windows 7/8 tablets and Android tablets for AAC
 We use a lot of Windows 7 tablets for AAC at Beaumont College
(more in Day 3 workshop and in software element today)
Introduction to AT
Software
DART Project Workshop Day 1
JISC Access Apps / Edu Apps / My
Study Bar
 http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters/enabli
ngtech/accessapps
The Grid 2
 Highly Flexible
 Communication aid
 Operating System
 Supports all methods of access
 Excellent customer support
Websites
 ‘mobile’ sites (e.g. m.facebook.com)
 Bespoke sites (e.g. accessyoutube.org.uk)
 Mouseless Browsing (Firefox add-on)
Clicker 6
 See:
http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/
products/tools/clicker/home.
aspx
 Literacy tool
 Some free stuff too:
 http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/
products/content/learninggri
ds.aspx
Read & Write Gold
 See: http://www.texthelp.com/UK/ourproducts/readwrite
 Toolbar:
 Reading
 Text-to-Speech
 Screenshot Reader
 DAISY Reader
 Screen Masking
 PDF Aloud
 Reading Support
 Dictionary
 Picture Dictionary
 Speech Maker
 Pronunciation Tutor
 Translator
 Writing and Self-Editing
 Spell Checker
 Word Prediction
 Word Wizard
 Sounds Like and Confusable Words
 Verb Checker
 Speech Input
 Speak While Typing
 Study Skills and Research
 Calculator
 Fact Finder
 Fact Folder
 Fact Mapper
 Study Skills Highlighters
 Vocabulary List Builder
iOS
 Already mentioned AAC.
 Great for all sorts of Education apps.
 Not the only option, but best education app support?
 Hard to manage (your IT team may not like to deploy Apple
kit, and not without good reason:
 Licencing Apps is not easy
 Apple VL (Volume Licencing) does exist now, but it’s fairly
complex to do (legally)
 What follows is a list of apps that were prepared by Trevor
Mobbs (Beaumont College) for an LSIS LSW initiative.
iOS
 Grid Player – iOS, FREE
 http://www.sensorysoftware.com/gridplayer.html
iOS
 Clicker Docs – iOS, £17.99 / Clicker Sentences – iOS,
£14.99
 http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/apps/clicker-apps.aspx
 2 apps to support learners with literacy.
iOS
 Dragon Dictation – iOS, FREE
 http://www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/dragon-dictation
 Pictello – iOS, £13.49
 http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pictello
 Bloom – iOS, £2.49
 http://www.generativemusic.com/bloom.html
 MorphWiz – iOS, £6.99
 http://www.wizdommusic.com/MorphWiz/
iOS
 Beatwave – iOS, FREE
 http://www2.collect3.com.au/beatwave
 Koi Pond – iOS, Android. FREE
 http://www.theblimppilots.com/home/?page_id=9
 Fluid – iOS, FREE
 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fluid/id312575632?mt=8
iOS
 See also:
 Guided Access:
 Guided Access is not an app, but a new feature in iOS 6 which
enables the device to be locked in to one app by disabling the
home button. Here is a useful guide about how to use it :
http://senclassroom.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/guided-accessios-6/
 Assistive Touch:
 AssistiveTouch lets you enter Multi-Touch gestures using one
finger or a stylus
 http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/physical.html
Case Study 1: Henshaws,
an Independent Specialist
College
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Assessment at Henshaws College
 2 stages:
 Initial (event)
 Baseline (process)
Initial Assessment
 All students
 Overnight or Day
 Separate from Parents
 Analysis of Skills
 Observation
Referral
Visit / Open
Day
Application
Request
reports
Initial
Assessment
Initial Assessment
 Curriculum Staff
 Therapists
 Including separate AT assessment
 Access; physical and cognitive
 ICT skills
 Motivators
Report Generated
Sent to commissioners,
parents, careers adv.,
social workers
Baseline Assessment
 6 week programme
 Review initial assessment
 Setup Roaming Profiles
 Develop IT access methods inc. GridSets
 Discover motivators
 Disseminate through Profile Booklets / MIS
Assessment at Henshaws College
 Ongoing / Continuously reviewed
 Multidisciplinary
 Prepare for transitions
 Cost effective, transferrable solutions
 Work with external agencies
 Disseminate information
Lunch!
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Case Study 2: Runshaw
College, a general further
education College
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Runshaw College
 Medium sized GFE (General Further Education College)
 Worked with Beaumont College in ‘deep support’ capacity in
the DART 1 project.
 The work included:
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Work shadowing
Training
Support with assessment
Recruitment Support from Beaumont for the Assistive
technologist role.
Runshaw College
 In their own words:
 http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=175
 And from Richard (their Assistive Technologist):
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnN3UxiDQY
Case Study 3: RSC
Scotland / UHI (Mags
Mackay & Mark Ross)
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Training opportunities with
the BRITE initiative
(Fil McIntyre)
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Workshop: review of the
day / things to take back
to colleges
DART Project Workshop Day 1
Questions to finish
 1. What was new to you from today?
 2. What will you do with that new info when you get
back to College?
 3. Who do you want to talk to when you get back? And
about what?
 4. Can you think of a learner that will benefit from any
of this?
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