Assistive technology (AT) includes devices that support individuals with disabilities in daily activities and educational tasks. It encompasses a range of tools from no-tech solutions like pencil grips to high-tech devices like speech-to-text software, tailored for various disabilities such as visual, hearing, and learning impairments. The document emphasizes the importance of AT in creating inclusive environments and enhancing the independence and learning outcomes for individuals with special needs.

1. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
S. Mari Selvi @ Dhivya

2. • Assistive technology (AT) is assistive,
adaptive and rehabilitative devices for people
with disabilities. They have difficulty in
performing activities of daily living. The
individuals with special needs are:
Visually disabled
Hearing disabled
Learning disabled
Assistive technology

3. Development of Assistive
Technology

4. Levels of Assistive Technology
• No Tech – Pencil grip
• Low Tech – Tape recorder, and calculator
• High Tech – computers, laptops, speech to text
technology

5. Importance of Assistive Technology in
inclusive classroom
 Assistive technology allows individuals with
disabilities to perform daily tasks as well as
educational or employment duties.
 Mobility devices are a type of assistive technology
that help people who have difficulty walking.

6. catagories
 books on
tape
 Eye glasses
 Electronic
magnifier
 Brailed
materials
 Large print
books
• Some of the AT for
hearing impaired
• Smart phone (text
& email)
• Closed captioning
• Signal alert system
• Portable vibrating
timer
• Fire alarm alert
• Reading Pen
• Talking Calculator
• Speech to text devices
• Note taking devices
• Calculators
• Software of editing
like ms word, power
point, ect.
Visually impaired Hearing impaired Learning disabled

7. Assistive technology for visually
disabled
• Students who are visually impaired have trouble
seeing or are unable to see at all. They need assistive
technology.
• Examples of Assistive Technology for students who
are visually impaired:
books on tape
Eye glasses
Electronic magnifier
Brailed materials
Large print books -Willings, 2015.

8. QWERTY keyboard
Braille note takers are
personal digital
assistants for
individuals who are
blind or visually
impaired. Input is
through a standard
QWERTY keyboard.
Output is through an
adjustable speech
synthesizer.

9. Electronic dictionary for visually
impaired
• This dictionary is
handhold and battery
operated
• It has standard keyboard
with Braille and also
speech operated.
• Information is produced
in both a spoken and
large print format.

10. Google Assistant
• Google assistant
helps the visually
impaired to
navigate with
voice
• Google assistant
helps the visually
impaired to make
calls

11. Braille type writing
machine for visually
impaired
For partial visually
impaired

12. Assistive technology for hearing
disabled
• Assistive listening devices help to amplify the
sounds you want to hear, especially where
there’s a lot of background noise.
• ALD’s can be used with a hearing aid or
cochlear implant to help a wearer hear certain
sounds better.

13. • Some of the AT for hearing impaired
• Smart phone (text & email)
• Closed captioning
• Signal alert system
• Portable vibrating timer
• Fire alarm alert

14. TTY enables the learners who are impaired
in hearing or hard of hearing.

15. Hearing impaired child
can learn from videos by
seeing them
Hearing impaired
can read phone
calls

16. Assistive technology for students
who are learning disabled
• Learning disabilities are a group of disorders that
have a negative impact on learning. They may affect
one’s ability to speak, listen, think, read, write, spell
or compute.
• Learning disabilities include:
• Dyslexia,
• Dysgraphia
• Aphasia
• Dysphasia

17. • Students who are learning disabled may need
any of the following assistive technology:
• Speech to text devices
• Note taking devices
• Calculators
• Software of editing like ms word, power point,
ect.

18. A Reading Pen for learning disabled
• A reading pen is as assistive technology that
uses optical character recognition.
• A reading pen can be used when a student is
learning disabled in reading and it helps a
student by reading a word or sentence that they
are having trouble with.

19. • Students can edit the text, if they make any
mistake in spelling using backspace or delete
keys.

20. Talking Calculator of
learning disabled students
Picture dictionary for
learning disabled students

21. conclusion
• Thus, Assistive Technology personalizes the
best learning environment for the individuals
with special needs.
• Its also helpful for the individuals with
physical disabilities, sensory disabilities
(Vision and Hearing disabilities), Learning
disabilities.
• Its very important for the better development
of the students with special needs.

22. References
• Rajkumar, A., Sundari, R.S. & Rao, D.B. (2006). Special Education. New
Delhi: Discovery Publications.
• Sharma, P.L. (1990). Teachers Handbook on IED – Helping Children with
special Needs. NCERT Publications
• Sharma, P.L. (2003). Planning Inclusive Education in Small Schools.
Mysore: R.I,E. Publications.
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/adaptive-assistive-technology-definition-
uses.html
• https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carnegie
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