ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGYJoshua Sawyer

University of West Alabama

ED505

What is Assistive Technology• Any device, piece of equipment or system that helps

bypass, work around or compensate for an individual’s specific learning deficits.

• Also included in assistive technology is the process used in selecting, locating, and using them

Telescoping mouth stick Braille keypad cover

Access of Assistive Technology?

• A tool that extends the ability of an individual in ways that provide:1. Physical access

a) Wheelchairs,

b) Braces,

c) Mouth sticks,

d) Head wand

2. Sensory accessa) Braille,

b) Closed captioning,

c) Screen magnifiers

d) One handed keyboard

The Law• Children with disabilities in Alabama have a legal right to

free and appropriate programs of special education and related services. State and federal law require teachers and school administrators to work together with parents to create individualized education programs to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities. Thus, when schools provide special education, they do so not out of kindness, but because children with disabilities are entitled by law to these services.

Hearing Impaired• Closed Captioning

• Words would be at the bottom or top of a screen while watching a movie, documentary, or presentation on a screen

Seeing Impaired• Braille labels for keyboard

• Each key would have braille on it so seeing impaired students could still use a keyboard

Learning Disabled• Dyslexia• Blue overlay

• Students would use a blue overlay for papers printed out by teacher or reading from the book.

Physical Disabled• Missing a hand or arm• One handed Keyboard

• Provide high speed access to those who have the use of only one hand

• All keys have been designed for freedom and no repetitive stress that could create an injury

Resources• Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview | Reading Rockets. (n.d.).

Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/assistive-technology-kids-learning-disabilities-overview

• Assistive technology for sensory impairments. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/mountain2009/assistive-technology-for-sensory-impairments

• Braille Keyboard Cover (UK) | A2i. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.a2i.co.uk/products-page/computer-access/braille-keyboard-cover/

• GMC | Assistive technologies for people with physical impairments. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.gmc-uk.org/accessibility/assistive_technologies/physical_impairments.asp

• Maltron One-Handed Keyboard | EnableMart.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.enablemart.com/maltron-one-handed-keyboard

• Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon Publishers.

• t3h1onlineb - Wands and Sticks. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://t3h1onlineb.wikispaces.com/Wands+and+Sticks