Transcript Assistive Technology

It’s The Law
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Assistive technology is a device and/or service
that is determined by an IEP team to be necessary
to provide a student with educationally relevant
and necessary access to a free and appropriate
education (FAPE) in a least restrictive
environment (LRE). Assistive technology services
must be considered for any student receiving
special education. Idea, 1997
Universal Design for Learning
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Continuum of
learning
Instructional
adjustments
www.cast.org
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Accessible
curriculum
materials
Paradigm shift
from ‘fixing’
kids to the
curriculum
UD in Education
Materials and curriculum
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Multiple ways to:
Present materials
 Demonstrate learning
 Interact and make meaning out of
curriculum and materials
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From David Rose-http://cast.org
A.T. Toolkit
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Technology tools that support or
scaffold the instructional task
Initially content neutral programs
Blurs the distinction between A.T. and
I.T.
Why Use an A.T. Toolkit?
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Increase probability of
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technology integration for teachers and
students
Mild disability
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Process of A.T. consideration too
cumbersome for timely use
Low – Tech Accommodations
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Making materials
easier to manipulate
and access…
• Making it easier to
recognize relevant
information…
Adapted Pencils to Computers
Strategies for Improving Writing
Center for Technology in Education
6740 Alexander Bell Dr.
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 312-3827
www.cte.jhu.edu/matn.cfm
Low Tech Reading
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Page up
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Angle display
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Magnification
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Reading guides
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Color coding
Color Coding for Success
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Seeing vs. reading
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Light sensitivity
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Timing of receipt of visual
information may correct difficulty
Color Coding Work
Highlight
Markers
Neon Pens
Colored
Dots
Removable Arrows
Post It
Notes
Mini-Flags
Page
Markers
Color coding to support learning
Pink -
Important vocabulary
Green - Names to know
Purple -Picture/map
Yellow -Dates
Blue -Chapter questions
Marking Pages & Books
Post-its
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Hefty Tabs
Mini Flags
Top- Entire page
is important
Side- Important text
marked on page
Bottom- Questions requiring
further study
Reading Pen
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Scan and read individual words
Defines
Provides auditory and visual feedback
High Tech Solutions
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Software
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Hardware
Built in System Software
Accommodations
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Accessibility Control Panel
Cognitive Rescaling
“a process of altering the
cognitive difficulty of
information”
D. Edyburn 2002
Microsoft Office Support
Built in Word
Accommodations
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Auto Summarize
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Readability Statistics
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Auto Text
Adding notes
Auto Correct
Rebus Enhanced Text
Start to Finish
Digital
Text
Audio
Talking Word Processors
Write:Outloud
Picture & Text
Support
IntelliTalk 3
IntelliTools Classroom Suite
Software Adaptations
Writing
Word prediction
 Co:Writer 4000
 Word Q
Inspiration
Draft Builder
Kurzweil 3000
Kurzweil 3000
Scan and Read
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Multi-sensory approach
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Reading speed
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Comprehension
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Scan
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Text
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Notes
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Worksheets
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tests
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Mobile Technology
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Peripheral Keyboard Systems
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AlphaSmart 3000
PC6
Dana
PDA’s
Office of Technology in Special Education
http://www.bcps.org/offices/assistech/default.html