The Super Switch is a single switch input device that can be used as a mouse or keyboard alternative. It has 3 input ports and costs $149. It is designed to improve communication for clients with disabilities by allowing them to access computer programs, write text, and use assistive technologies through a large, easy to activate switch. The document discusses how the Super Switch works, how it can improve communication skills, and what computer tools clients will be able to access when using the Super Switch.

1. The Super Switch by Ginger Minner Image taken from http://www.rjcooper.com/index.html

2. "One Switch that does it all!" -RJ Cooper & Associates 3 inputs for a variety of arrangements Can be used as a mouse or keystroke Costs $149 Can be used with TBI, children, and geriatric clients with poor motor control

3. How does the Super Switch work? "An activated switch... signal[s] the student's choice or selection when used with special software...Students can activate the switch when the option they want is highlighted" (51). Jeff Messerer in Learning and Leading with Technology Image taken from http://www.amazon.com/Learning-and-Leading-With-Technology/dp/B00006KLSQ

4. How does the Super Switch improve communication? At 5" in diameter, this switch provides a large surface area for clients to utilize. It allows clients to maneuver through computer programs or write text to a keyboard. The Super Switch can help increase: graphic expression receptive comprehension pragmatic comprehension

5. What computer tools will clients be able to access when utilizing the Super Switch ? Image taken from simplegeek.com/mharsh/tafiti.jpg Weblogs Microsoft Word Image taken from www.mathcaddy.com/images/Microsoft%20Word.jpg E-mail Image taken from www.uvsc.edu/email/images/email-at1.gif

6. Text-to-Speech Software -The super switch can be used as a mouse to utilize the program; clients with Apraxia may improve communication skills. Switch Interface Capabilities -Super Switch connects other switches to computers. The Super Switch becomes the secondary switch and another switch takes the primary role. Other Uses for Super Switch

7. The Super Switch has the capability to increase communication for TBI, children, and geriatric clients with poor motor control by connecting them to technology. Image taken from http://101educare.blogspot.com/2008/05/ pointing-fingers.html

8. Sources Messerer, J. (1997, February). Adaptive technology:Unleashing the power of technology for all students. Learning and Leading with Technology , 50-53. R.J. Copper & Associates. http://www.rjcooper.com/index.html