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Assistive Technology. Brandon Focht Claire Grgic Betsie Naylor. What is assistive technology?. Any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Assistive TechnologyBrandon Focht
Claire GrgicBetsie Naylor
Any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
Helps to improve learning and participation in activates.
What is assistive technology?
General classrooms Special education classrooms Gifted classrooms
Where can assistive technology be found?
An act to support programs of grants to states to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Short title; table contents Findings and Purposes Definitions and Rules
Assistive Technology Act1998
To determine the needs of a child you have to consider some things.
Learning styles Capability
Considerations for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology is seen in almost every general classroom today.
Helps catch signs of learning problems Game
General classroom
Helps children with learning problems and disabilities
Helps children to accomplish an educational task
Special education
Trouble with reading and writing Attention deficits Autism Dyslexia
Learning disabilities
Shows pictures on the keyboard. Press the picture and it will
spell out the word. Also has large letters to spell
out words
Alternate Keyboards
Alphasmart
Helps students with Attention deficits Autism Students who are
mute
itouch
Several Assistive apps Some free Option to customize Helps students with a
variety of learning disabilities
Tap to talk
CoWriter Helps students who have difficulty writing
• Video
Visual impairment Poor motor skills Hearing problems Cerebral Palsy
Physical disabilities
Adaptive keyboards
Visual impairment
Adaptive keyboards
Poor motor skills
Allows students to work at their own pace Begin learning how to research
Gifted classrooms
Scratch
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