This document defines assistive technology as devices and resources that help assist, adapt, and rehabilitate people with disabilities to promote greater independence. It discusses inclusion as the process where disabled students spend most of their time in regular classrooms. The least restrictive environment principle means students with disabilities should learn alongside non-disabled peers and have access to the general education curriculum. Examples of assistive technologies are provided like talking calculators and audio books.

2.  A term that includes all devices and
resources that help to assist, adapt, and
rehabilitate people with disabilities. This
also includes the process used to select
and locate these devices, as well as
using and helps to promote a greater
independence for these people that
they did not have prior.

3.  Process used in schools where disabled
students spend most of their time at
school with non-disabled students. This
can be used with students who have
mild to severe learning disabilities.

4.  The least restrictive environment is one of
the six principles that govern students
with disabilities. This means that students
who have disabilities should be given the
opportunity to learn aside students who
are not disabled and have access to the
general education curriculum.

5.  Talking Calculator- has built in voice
system that reads aloud each button
and answer as the students selects them
 Electronic Math Worksheet Software-
enables students to organize math work
on a computer screen
 Audio Books and Reading Software-
reads texts aloud to students
 Word prediction software- predicts
words that students meant to type

6.  HATS (hearing assistive technology):
› Moving closer to the speaker
› Hearing aids
› Get rid of background noise
› Fix acoustics/reverberation (carpet
vs. tile)

7.  Flow charts, outlines, webbing, task
analysis , graphic organizers
 Video taping class sessions
 Send class notes/presentations via email
 using notebook computers and personal
digital assistants (PDA’s)
 Dictionaries/thesaurus

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