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- 1. Assistive Technology EXAMPLES FROM AHIGH SCHOOL UNITED STATES HISTORY CLASSROOM
- 2. Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct (IDEA) of 2004 Defines an Assistive Technology Device as, “Any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of children with disabilities.” But, “The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, or the replacement of such device.” Mandates that Assistive Technology be considered for all students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2004)
- 3. Adaptive vs. AssistiveTechnology Adaptive Technology is a type of Assistive Technology, but the terms are not interchangeable. Adaptive Technology is designed only to enable individuals with disabilities to function more fully. Assistive Technology includes items that may be utilized by persons without disabilities as well. “Surgically implanted” devices exempted by IDEA are typically examples of Adaptive Technology. (Assistive Technology, 2015) Assistive Technology Adaptive Technology
- 4. Levels of AssistiveTechnology No Tech – Inexpensive Pencil grip for student who has difficulty grasping Low Tech – More expensive Calculators and tape recorders High Tech – Most expensive Computers, tablets, speech-to-text technology (Behrmann & Jerome, 2002)
- 5. Selected Examples ofAssistive Devices Academic and Learning Aids Calculators Spell Checkers Concept Map Software Computer Access Alternative or modified keyboards Switches Tracking Balls Visual Aids Braille Writers Magnifiers Comprehensive list at http://www.gpat.org/Georgia-Project-for- Assistive-Technology/Pages/Assistive-Technology-Definition.aspx (Georgia Department of Education, 2014)
- 6. How is AssistiveTechnology Chosen? Solutions identified through six-step process as outlined at LD Online: http://www.ldonline.org/article/8088 Step 1: Collect child and family information. Step 2: Identify activities for participation. Step 3: What can be observed that indicates the intervention is successful? Step 4: Brainstorm AT solutions. Step 5: Try it out. Step 6: Identify what worked. (National Center for Technology Innovation and Center for Implementing Technology in Education, 2015).
- 7. Who Chooses? TheIEP Team May Include: A psychologist a physical therapist an occupational therapist a speech therapist a special educator a vision or hearing specialist others, depending on the child's specific needs (The Nemours Foundation, n.d.)
- 8. Real-World Application HighSchool History classroom. One student has IEP for auditory disability and wears a Behind the Ear (BTE) hearing aid. Three students have IEPs based on a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Several more students have IEPs for a broad range of learning disabilities; in each case, primarily reading and writing are affected. Solutions identified through six-step process as outlined at LD Online: http://www.ldonline.org/article/8088 (National Center for Technology Innovation and Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd), 2015).
- 9. Student with AuditoryDisability Requires no differentiation of instruction, only accommodation for impaired hearing. The hearing aid provided by his doctor is not sufficient accommodation by itself. Students who use hearing aids have difficulty hearing the teacher at a distance of more than three feet and over background noise (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, n.d.), (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, 2015). Solution: an FM Assistive Hearing Device (AHD). The receiver is enclosed in the same case as his BTE hearing aid. His teacher wears a microphone and transmitter as in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l37lzLIgQU (Bombacino, 2011).
- 10. Students with ADHD Require overall differentiated instruction. Overview of instructional strategies for students with ADHD provided here: http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/adhd/adhd- teaching_pg3.html. Divided into guidelines for Academic Instruction, Behavioral Interventions, and Classroom Accommodations. Assistive Technology can simultaneously address all three areas. (U.S. Department of Education, 2008)
- 11. Assistive Technology Examplesfor ADHD High School History Students Audiovisual presentations (low tech). Pre-highlighting worksheets (no tech). Students create own PowerPoint presentations on stories from American History (high tech). School provides all students on IEPs with MacBooks (high tech). All ADHD and Learning Disabled students in U.S. History provided with the app SoundNotes, which allows them to simultaneously make an audio recordings of lectures and activities and take notes (Estes, 2015). See http://soundnote.com/. Students with ADHD can return later and use the audio to fill in missing portions of notes and sync the notes and audio.
- 12. Assistive Technology Examplesfor Students with Various Learning Disabilities SoundNotes (High Tech). Allows students with difficulty transposing speech and ideas to writing to return to lectures and activities, fill in gaps, and make connections between the spoken and written word. Each student might require different additional apps. The following resource allows you to search for apps according to a student’s age and disability: https://www.understood.org/en/tools/tech-finder (UNDERSTOOD.ORG, 2015). Additional strategies, ranging from no-tech to high-tech, can be found here: http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/assistive.htm (Behrmann & Jerome, 2002).
- 13. Selected Examples ofAssistive Technology for Various Learning Disabilities Word prediction software for writing (high tech). Structured outlines for note-taking (no tech). Video recording of class activities to improve retention among visual learners (distributed by thumb drive or DVD—high tech). Calendar, scheduling, and reminder software for computer or smartphone (high tech). (Behrmann & Jerome, 2002) Text to speech (high-tech). Annotations in digital textbooks (high-tech). (Brann & Gray, 2012)
- 14. Summary IDEA mandatesthat the use of assistive technology be considered for all students with IEPs. Schools are not required to consider, provide, or maintain surgically implanted adaptive technology. What IDEA refers to as “assistive devices” can be no-tech, low-tech, or high-tech.
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