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

Our Wiki

Wiki

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Index Assistive Technologies - Cerebral Palsy, Locomotive & Physical Impairment. (n.d.). Index Assistive Technologies - Your One Source of Assistive Technology!. Retrieved September 22, 2011, from http://www.assistivetechnology.co.in/Physical%20Main.htm

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