1. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
“ Any item, piece of equipment, or product system used to increase,
maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disability”

2. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY
• IDEA defines a "child with a disability" as a "child... with an
intellectual disability, hearing impairments (including deafness),
speech or language impairments, visual impairments (including
blindness), serious emotional disturbance..., orthopedic
impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health
impairments, or specific learning disabilities; AND, who...
[because of the condition] needs special education and related
services."[13]

3. CONSIDERING STUDENTS’ NEEDS AND SELECTING THE RIGHT
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY MAY IMPROVE THE LIFE OF MANY
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
• Using Technology to differentiate instruction:
- E-Books and Apps - Voice Recognition Software -Free Text-To-Speech Software
-QR Codes and Bar Codes -ScreenReaders -Refreshable Braille Displays
-Communication Boards -Mind Mapping, Brainstorming & Graphic
Organizers
-Augmentative and Alternative Communication (A.A.C.)
-Track Balls and Track Ball Mice

4. ADHD : ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a problem of
not being able to focus, being overactive, not being able control
behavior, or a combination of these. For these problems to be
diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for a
person's age and development
• Assistive Technologies for students with ADHD : Smartboards,
Text to Speech Programs, clickers, ipads.

5. STUDENTS WITH AUDITORY DISABILITY
• The official definition of deafness from the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is “a hearing impairment that is
so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic
information through hearing, with or without amplification.”
• Assistive Technologies for students with Auditory Disability:
Amplified phones, Voice carryover phones (VCO)

6. STUDENTS WITH MILD LEARNING DISABILITIES
• Students with mild general learning disabilities have significantly
below-average general intellectual functioning. This is reflected
in a slow rate of maturation, reduced learning capacity and
inadequate social adjustment. Students may experience
difficulty with reading, writing and comprehension and have poor
understanding of mathematical concepts.
• Assistive Technologies for students with Mild Learning
Disabilities: Multimedia CD-ROM-based application programs,
word processing, microcassette recorders.

7. SOURCES
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act
-Cennamo, K. S., Ross, J.D., & Ertmer, P.A. (2013). Technology integration for meaningful
classroom use: A standards-based approach. (2nd ed.)
http://www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/deafness/
http://www.sess.ie/categories/general-learning-disabilities/mild-general-learning-disabilities