Transcript Technology Supports for Student Veterans

Technology Supports for
Student Veterans
Exploring the Value of Veterans Symposium, October 30-31, 2014
Colorado State University
Presenters:
 Marla Roll, MS, OTR
 Director, Assistive Technology Resource
Center
 Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
 Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR
 Service Coordinator, Assistive Technology
Resource Center
Assistive Technology Resource Center
 What we do: the ATRC ensures equal access to technology and electronic information for CSU
students and employees with disabilities. Services include assistive technology (AT) assessments
and training, as well as consultation and education regarding accessibility and universal design
of mainstream and instructional technologies.
 ATRC Website – http://atrc.colostate.edu/
Learning Objectives
 Defining Technology
 Considerations for serving student veterans
 Overview of tech supports for academics
 Brief highlight of tech supports for daily activities
 Audience tech support recommendations
Considerations for student veterans the
ATRC serves:
Challenges :
New processes can be overwhelming
Education is “tech heavy”
Settings for accessing technology can be noisy, busy
Preferences:
Keep technology simple
Limit options
Provide on-going and frequent support
Definitions
 Mainstream technology – refers to any
technology that is intended for general
use rather than entirely or primarily by
people with disabilities
 Assistive Technology – refers to a broad
range of devices, services, strategies and
practices that are conceived and
applied to ameliorate the problems
faced by individuals who have disabilities
* (Cook and Polgar)
o Universal Design – process of designing environments, services, and products to be
usable by people with a wide range of abilities without the need for special adaptation
* (Institute of Medicine)
Reading
 Challenges
 Processing info
 Keeping up with large amounts of
content
 General comprehension
Solutions
 Mainstream
 Text to speech apps - Voice dream reader (iOS)
 Text to speech/annotation apps -EZ PDF Reader
(android), ClaroPDF (iOS)
 Annotation apps - Good reader (iOS)
 Audio books – Audible (iOS and Android)
 AT
 Literacy Support Software – Wynn, Kurzweil, Read
and Write Gold
 Speed Reading Software - Rapid Reader
 Built in text to speech (OS)
Reading Demo
 WYNN
 Audience favorites(1-2)
Writing
 Solutions:
 Mainstream
 Challenges:
 Accurate proofreading
 Grammar & spelling
 Mind mapping apps - MindJet – iOS &
Android, Inspiration Maps –iOS,
 Voice recognition app - Dragon Dictation
 Spell/Grammar Checker - Ginger Page - iOS
& Android
 Generating and structuring content
 AT
 Wynn, Kurzweil 3000, Read & Write Gold
 Voice Recognition -Dragon Naturally
Speaking
 Spell/Grammar Checker - Ginger
 Mind mapping - Inspiration
Writing Demo
 Dragon Naturally Speaking
 Audience favorites(1-2)
Note-taking
 Solutions:
 Challenges:
 Keeping pace with lots of content
 Auditory processing challenges
 Multi-tasking
 Filtering background noise/ ambient issues
in large lecture halls
 Mainstream
 MS Word Notebook Layout View – Mac
laptops
 Livescribe Pens
 One Note
 Digital Recorders
 Apps
 Notability-iOS
 Evernote – iOS & android
 Voice recorder apps - Smart Voice recorder
– android, Voice Recorder HD - iOS
Note-taking demo
 Livescribe pen
 Audience favorites (1-2)
Studying
 Challenges:
 Staying focused
 Attending and concentrating
 Organization of content
 Processing large amounts of information
 Lack of study skills
 Solutions:
 Mainstream
 StudyBlue- iOS & android
 Encore study platform-android
 AT
 Wynn
 Kurzweil 3000
 Read & Write Gold
Studying Demo
 Read and Write Gold
 Audience favorites(1-2)
Executive Functioning ( planning,
attending, organizing)
 Solutions
 Mainstream
 Challenges
 Todoist-iOS & Android
 Course and assignment schedules
 ColorNote - Android
 Time management for coursework,
personal life
 Evernote – iOS and android
 Organization of notes, readings
 Smartphone calendars
 Mint.com Personal Finance-iOS & android
 Memory considerations – deadlines, etc.
 AT
 Pocket Endeavor Suite
Executive functioning (Con’t) ( memory)
 iOS
 Namerick – people’s names, meeting
details
 Sortly – Inventory, Moving, Organization, &
Finding Stuff
 iOS & Android
 Dashlane – encrypted password manager
 Audio Memos – digital recordings of
important info
Executive functioning demo
 Evernote
 Audience favorites(1-2)
Test taking
 Challenges
 Anxiety with time constraints
 Large lecture hall considerations ( noise,
lighting)
 Solutions
 Quiet room
 Extended time
 AT supports
 Noise canceling headphones
Daily activity tech supports – looking
beyond the student role
 Stress & Anxiety Management
 OT 666 Needs assessment –student
veterans served by New Start
 T2 Mood Tracker – iOS & android
 Results and recommendations of needs
assessment
 Relax Melodies - iOS & android
 Fitness/ health
 Breath2Relax - iOS & android
 PTSD Coach - iOS & android
 Simply Being - iOS & android
 Strava-iOS & android
 Super Better - iOS
 My Fitness Pal-iOS & android
 Live Happy - iOS
 Fitbit-iOS & android
 Sleep/ Rest
 Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock - iOS
Other VA apps:

PTSD coach

PE Coach

CPT coach

Stay Quit Coach

Mindfulness coach

Concussion Coach

Moving forward

Parenting2Go

List goes on and on?????

VA Apps List - https://mobilehealth.va.gov/appstore

Brainline Military Apps List - http://www.brainlinemilitary.org/content/2011/07/top-6-military-tbi-apps.html
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iTunes Apps - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/concussion-coach/id713590872?ls=1&mt=8
Thank You!
 Any questions?
 Hands on with mobile devices – as time allows
 Please visit our website for more info: www.atrc.colostate.edu