3. Devices / Equipment
■ There are seral devices that are used to modify technology for students with
disabilities
■ Some categories are:
– Communication devices
– Computer access devices
– Electronic aids to daily living
– Mounting devices and performance enablers
– Single switches and controllers
– Furniture, work surfaces, and work stations
4. Laws about assistive technology
■ The law says that assistive technology must be considered for any child with an IEP
■ The individuals with disabilities education act is a law ensuring services to children
with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies
provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5
million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
5. Implementing assistive technology
■ In order to be effective, there must be a person in charge of implementation this
person is called the point of contact
■ The point of contact is responsible for informing and aiding the teachers incorrect
implementing the technology.
■ Once this is established the team is developed to help organize how the technology
will be and when the student will need it most.
■ Implementation is the most important component of effectively using assistive
technology to hep the student reach his/her goals
■ Once the technology is put into place for the student it should be evaluated based on
whether it is or not is effectively helping the student so that changes can be made.
6. How does assistive technology support
students?
■ Assistive technology supports and services that are specified in the federal definition
of assistive technology services include:
– Evaluating the student’s need for a device
– Buying, leasing, or acquiring the device
– Selecting, fitting, adapting, repairing, or replacing devices
– Coordinating the services for a student who uses a deivce
– Providing training or technical assistance to the student, family, teachers, or others
involved in the use of the device.
7. Example of AssistiveTechnology for
Students with ADHD
■ Bouncy, inflatable seat cushions
■ “Koosh” ball or other squishy things to play with
■ Highlighters
■ Creating a “window” in a piece of cardboard to expose only one or tow lines or print
8. Examples of AssistiveTechnology for
Learning Disabilities
■ Alternative keyboards
■ Graphic organizers and outlining
■ Word processing programs
■ Audio books
■ Speech recognition software
■ Variable speed tape recorders
9. Examples of AssistiveTechnology with
Auditory Disabilities
■ Computers changing spoken messages into readable text documents
■ Text displayed for spoken dialogue and sounds
■ Speaker wearing a microphone that relays sounds directly to a hearing aid
