By Sandy Hall Widefield School District #3. Assistive Technology is any tool that helps people function more effectively at home, school, work or play.

By Sandy HallBy Sandy Hall

Widefield School District #3Widefield School District #3

Assistive Technology is Assistive Technology is any tool that helps people any tool that helps people function more effectively function more effectively at home, school, work or at home, school, work or

play.play.

Individual with Disabilities Education Act

Free Appropriate Public Education

NO CHILD NO CHILD LEFT LEFT

BEHINDBEHIND

Ensures equal access to the

curriculum and educational

services

Accommodations:Changes how a student gets the information, the level of information remains the same.

Modifications:

Changes in the level of information the student is required to know.

For some students with For some students with disabilities, AT is the lifeline disabilities, AT is the lifeline

that provides them with that provides them with equal access to information equal access to information

and learning in the and learning in the classroom and the world.classroom and the world.

WHO USES AT?WHO USES AT?Students with disabilities Students with disabilities

that Interfere with…that Interfere with…• CommunicationCommunication• LearningLearning• Social RelationshipsSocial Relationships• MobilityMobility• Active ParticipationActive Participation

How does AT Help Students?How does AT Help Students?

• Active participation

• Successful learning

• Demonstration of knowledge

Cause & EffectCause & Effect• Switch ToysSwitch Toys

• PowerLinkPowerLink

• Environmental ControlsEnvironmental Controls

• Big Mac SwitchBig Mac Switch

• Computer Touch ScreenComputer Touch Screen

Anything you can plug into the PowerLink can be started and stopped by activating a switch!

The Tash Ultra 4 works like a PowerLink but can control “off and on” for several items in one room.

A Touch Screen controls the computer just as the mouse would. The user touches the screen and moves his or her finger.

Tapping selects.

Mouse Signal

Infrared Light

MOUSE BUTTON

SCAN ANIMALSSCAN SPEEDY

SCAN SPORTS

A talking word A talking word processor with picturesprocessor with pictures

Discrete speechDiscrete speech

Continuous speechContinuous speech

For Students For Students Grades 6 - 12Grades 6 - 12

• BrainstormingBrainstorming• PlanningPlanning• OrganizingOrganizing• OutliningOutlining• PrewritingPrewriting• DiagrammingDiagramming• Concept MappingConcept Mapping• Webbing Webbing

New… for New… for Grades K - 6Grades K - 6

•PICTURE VIEW PICTURE VIEW – over 1,200 – over 1,200 symbolssymbols

•WRITING VIEWWRITING VIEW – connects visual – connects visual thoughts to wordsthoughts to words

•AUDIOAUDIO – reads aloud or records – reads aloud or records their own wordstheir own words

•ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES – 45 built-in, reading, – 45 built-in, reading, writing, science, & social studieswriting, science, & social studies

Test Talker

The Big Mac switch can record up to a 20 second long message. It will play back when the top is touched.

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DEBBIE PERL LORI O’HARE

CHRISTINA BLOOM SANDY HALL