ed505 assistive technology
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Assistive Technologies Presentation
Kyla NeelyED505
Summer OL 2015
Assistive TechnologyO What is Assistive Technology
(AT)?O Any device or method available for students
with physical or mental disabilities that allow them equal access and opportunities to succeed inside and outside the classroom.
O DevicesO Any technology ranging from highlighters and
sticky notes to hearing aids and technology software to wheelchairs and text scanners.
O ServicesO Any training offered to students, parents,
teachers on how to use the AT or support for the AT.
AT and the LawO Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act 2004 – IDEA 2004O “Any item, piece of equipment, or product
systems, that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of a child”
O Teachers and schools have the responsibility to evaluate students with any physical and mental disability to see if the use of an AT would improve their understanding of curriculum objectives and socializing within and outside the school setting.
O Evaluate, Monitor, Observe, Collect Data and Reevaluate.
AT and the LawO Free Appropriate Public Education – IDEA 2004
O A portion of IDEA 2004 that says a student with disabilities should receive the same learning opportunities and necessary services as a student without disabilities without any cost to the family.
O School personnel should make every effort to accommodate a child with disabilities by providing appropriate AT devices and services if deemed beneficial for the child, while at the same time not inconveniencing the family with cost of the device or services.
Hearing Impaired AT: FM Systems
O What is it? O A sound amplifier for personal/private
conversations or used in public settings/lectures without class interference.
O How does it work?O Student has a personal amplifier and head set
kept with them that they can adjust the volume for comfort level.
O Teachers, peers or anyone wanting to communicate has a microphone that connects to the students amplifier. This allows the student to hear what needs to be understood while drowning out background or distractive sounds.
Hearing Impaired AT: FM Systems
O How does this help?O Students with hearing impairments are able to
focus and hear what the teacher or classmates are saying without the “noise” to distract them.
O Students are able to listen and hear only to the person who is speaking into the microphone that is connected to the students amplifier.
O With this technology, students are able to participate in class discussions, ask questions based on content and complete daily class work more independently and improve scores through understanding of the teachers comments.
Hearing Impaired AT: FM Systems
Visual Impaired AT: Text-to-Speech Systems
O What is it? O A 2 part system that consist of a scanner to
read the text and a computer and computer system that reads the text to the student.
O How does it work?O Students, teachers or aides scan the text or
document using the text scanner or text synthesizers using a preprogramed key combination.
O The computer software program then reads the information using correct pronunciation as much as possible.
Visually Impaired AT: Text-to-Speech Systems
O How does this help?O Visually impaired students able to function
more independently in the classroom. O Students can stay at the same level or point in
textbooks as other students in the classroom.O Students can take test and work on projects in
the regular classroom setting.O Possible Drawbacks…
O Students would need headphones as not to distract others.
O Students may need a larger work area.
Visually Impaired AT: Text-to-Speech Systems
Learning Disabled AT: Electronic Math
Worksheets O What are they?O Software programs that help students with
identified math learning disabilities to gain understanding of math concepts they struggle with on pencil and paper.
O How do they work?O Mathtalk.com products allow students to voice
their own homework problems and then allows them to talk through the process of solving the problems.
O Mathtalk.com products also provide problems in all areas and level of grade school math for practice in concepts.
Learning Disabled AT: Electronic Math
WorksheetsO How do they help?O Students with learning disabilities in math
concepts may find electronic and specifically voice reading software useful in allowing them to talk through the math process or concept instead of writing.
Physically Disabled AT: Oversized Trackball Mouse
O What is it?O This technology is a mouse that has the
trackball on the top of the mouse. The track ball is also typically larger and easier and fits the whole palm of the user.
O How does it work?O Most of the Oversized Trackball Mouses work
the same and have the same functions as a typical computer mouse.
O Special modifications can be made for specific users and needs.
Physically Disabled AT: Oversized Trackball Mouse
O How does this help?O For students with limited mobility or lack of
motor skills, the oversized Trackball Mouse allows them to use the functions of a computer with expelling a lot of energy or strain.
ReferencesO American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | ASHA. (n.d.). Retrieved
June 10, 2015, from http://www.asha.org/O Assistive technologies for people with physical impairments. (n.d.). Retrieved
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O Center for History and New Media. (n.d.). Zotero Quick Start Guide. Retrieved from http://zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide
O Experiments with Classroom FM Amplification : Ear and Hearing. (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/Fulltext/1998/06000/Experiments_with_Classroom_FM_Amplification.4.aspx
O Frequency Modulation (FM) Systems for Children with Normal Hearing Brian M. Kreisman Carl C. Crandell. (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/frequency-modulation-fm-systems-for-1166
O IRIS | Assistive Technology: An Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/
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O Personal Hearing Amplifiers - Shop Hearing Assistance Devices for Hearing Impaired - Products for Hearing Loss at Harris Communications with Free Shipping and Returns. (2015). Retrieved June 10, 2015, from https://www.harriscomm.com/equipment/personal-listening.html
O Roblyer, M. D. (2013). Integrating Technology into EducationRo (6th Edition). Pearson Education, Inc.
O Speech Systems - American Foundation for the Blind. (2015). Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/assistive-technology/speech-systems/1235
O Staff, G. (n.d.). Assistive technology for kids with LD: An overview. Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/assistive-technology-for-kids-with-learning-disabilities-an-overview/
O Stanberry, K. (n.d.). Electronic math worksheets. Retrieved June 10, 2015, from http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/electronic-math-worksheets/