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Assistive Technology

Assistive technology powerpoint including hearing, visual, learning, and physical disabilities.

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Assistive Technology

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  1. Assistive Technology Rachel Goins Dr. Ray ED 505

  2. Introduction • Assistive Technology is any tool or technology that helps students with disablities do things more quickly, easier, or independently. • It is any piece of software, equipment, or product that is used to increase or improve the capablities of students with disabilities. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXchQnJ6PoE

  3. Assistive Technology Laws • STAR- Alabama's Assistive Technology Resource It is a federally funded program designed to increase access to and achievement of Assistive Technology for people in Alabama with disabilities. • Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program provides advocacy services to people with disabilities who need assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.

  4. Visual Impaired- Nearsightedness Strategies in the classroom: Reserve a seat in the front of the classroom. Keep aisle clear and drawers and cabinets closed. Strategies for the teacher: Face the class when speaking Provide larger print of classroom materials Provide hands-on learning experience through touch (Kuna, D., N.D.)

  5. Nearsightedness- Description • Nearsightedness is a vision condition that is described as being unable to see distant objects clearly. This condition occurs if the eyeball is too long or if the cornea has too much curvature. This results in the inability to focus correctly when light enters the eye, thus causing distant objects to look blurred. • Google Drawings makes it possible to share real-time creations that connect meaning visually. (Graham M.J., 2013). This feature allows students and teachers to organize their thoughts and gather facts that can in turn be shared with both their peers and the faculty. The graphic organizer tool is digital organization that can be accessed by an internet-ready device. • The flowcharts feature is a great way to reach visually impaired students during or after a lesson. Often posters are too far away for students with nearsightedness and these internet ready teacher/student created flowcharts are bringing these visual aids closer to the student. This technology can improve the access of these visual displays because they can be shared with the class using the shared setting. (Kuna, D., N.D.)

  6. Visually Impaired- Google Drawings This is a diagram on Google Drawings that helps a student connect meaning visually.

  7. Hearing Impaired A hearing impairment is a hearing loss that prevents students from totally receiving sounds through the ear. • Voice to text translation- It is very convenient for constant communication, for those families in which there is a deaf member. Each message is followed by vibration, so one can always call a deaf person, or address them. • These devices all need to be customized to meet the needs of the user.

  8. Hearing Impaired Strategies for the classroom Circles or semi-circles work best for students with hearing loss in the classroom whole group setting. Reducing background noise may help the student to hear better. Seat students with a hearing impairment closer to the front or where you plan to teach most of your lessons and away from noisy areas in the room. Strategies for teachers Look directly at the student and face him or her when communicating or teaching. Speak naturally and clearly. Remember speaking louder won't help. Do not exaggerate your lip movements, but slowing down a little may help some students. Use facial expressions, gestures and body language to help convey your message.

  9. Learning Disabled People with learning disabilities are of average intelligence but still struggle to obtain skills that influence their performance in school, at home, and in the workplace. • There are multiple learning disabilities that students can be diagnosed with having. The one I chose is Dyslexia. • Children with dyslexia have a neurological disorder that causes their brains to process and interpret information differently.

  10. Dyslexia- Text Readers • Read&WriteGold offers additional highly-effective features that are not available on the free software. It has a reading tool with quality voices and students have access to a dictionary.

  11. Learning Disability- Dyslexia Strategies to help Dyslexic students: • Repeat directions. • Maintain daily routines. Many students with learning disabilities need the structure of daily routines to know and do what is expected. • Hand out graphic organizers. This helps students listen for key information and see the relationships among concepts and related information. • Use step-by-step instruction. Present new or difficult information in small sequential steps. This helps learners who need explicit or part-to-whole instruction. • combine verbal and visual information. Provide verbal information with visual displays (e.g., smartboard or handout). • Reviewing previous lessons can help students reinforce the connection between new information and prior knowledge.

  12. Physically Disabled • People who are physically disabled have a physical impairment which has a long term effect on their ability to carry out day-to-day activities. • There are many physical disabilities that can affect children, such as delayed walking, deafness or visual impairment but the most common disability in children is Cerebral Palsy

  13. Physically Disabled- Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a term that refers to a group of disorders affecting a person’s ability to move. It is a permanent life-long condition, but generally does not worsen over time. It is due to damage to the developing brain either during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Cerebral palsy affects people in different ways and can affect body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance. This is a steady writing instrument. It helps students with CP with controlling their hand movements for writing.

  14. References Eide, B.L., Eide, F.F.(2012) The Dyslexis Advantage:Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain. Graham, M.J. (2013) Google Drawings. Google Apps Meets Common Core, 128-139. Imrie, D.(2013). The Guardian. Supporting Students with Dyslexia: Tips, Tricks, and Tech for Teachers. Kuna, D. (N.D.)Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, 1-4. O’Malley, P., Jenkins, S., Wesley, B., Donehower, C., Rabuck, D., Lewis, M. (2013) Effectiveness of Using iPads to Build Math Fluency, 1-19.

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