Assistive Technology

1. Assistive Technology Fall 2013

2. Presentation Topic Microsoft excel training for new employees

3. Target Audience 1 Newly joined employees 2 Old employees who require refresher training on excel 3 Employees identified by the training need assessment process

4. Audience Mix • 40% of employees with no requirement for assistive technology • 20% employees with mobility impairments • 10% employees hard of hearing • 10% employees with emotional disturbances • 15% employees with speech impairments • 5% employees with low vision

5. Learning Objectives • Gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Office Excel 2010 worksheets. Standard Level create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Office Excel 2010 worksheets. Fundamental Level Work with a partner and learn to use advanced features in MS excel Enhanced Level Work individually in minimum 3 excel assignments and submit

6. Principles of UID Accessible and fair (equitable use) Flexibility in use, participation and presentation Straightforward and consistent Information is explicitly presented and readily perceived Supportive learning environment Minimize or eliminate unnecessary physical effort or requirements Learning space accommodates both students and methods

7. Activities Standard Fundamental Computer Based • Search about flash fills using the internet • Complete a quiz online • Create pivot table for the given data • Create pivot table for any other data of individual project • Use the recommended pivot table feature for excel 2010 • use the timeline feature with a partner

8. Adapted Materials For employees with mobility impairments For employees with hearing problems For employees with emotional disturbances • Alternative keyboard and mice • Speech recognition • Adjustable work station • Ergonomic chairs • Monitor risers • Copyholders, page turners and book holders • Easy communication devices • Flexible work schedules • Speech recognition • Additional breaks • Counselor services • Adjustments to work schedules or job duties • Hearing aids • Assistive listening systems • Speech amplifiers • Computers functioning as TTYs • Captions with lecture

9. Adapted Materials For employees with speech impairments For employees with low vision • Increased operating system font size with large-size computer monitors • Screen magnification software • Locator dots and/or large print keyboard labels for keyboard navigations • External computer screen magnifiers • Flicker free monitors • Anti-glare guard and computer glasses to reduce glare • Longer time to handle queries • Minimizing stress • Adjustable work station • Communicating in writing

10. Accessibility Physical Accessibility Technological Accessibility Attitudinal Accessibility

11. Limitations For employees with mobility impairments For employees with hearing problems For employees with emotional disturbances For employees with speech impairments For employees with low vision

12. Strategies for Autistic Learners • Delineating the teaching space • Creating a predictable schedule • Using closed captions on a television to promote reading • Avoiding long verbal commands

13. Strategies for Learning Disability:Dysgraphia  • Allowing oral exams and to dictate assignments to a scribe. • Encouraging students to become comfortable using a word processor on a computer • Encourage use of a speech recognition program combined with the word processor so the student can dictate his papers rather than type them.

14. Strategies for Learners with Mental Illness: Depression • Finding out what motivates students, such as working with pets or other students and how they learn best • Allowing flexibility to reduce student’s anxiety • Conducting one-to-one session to help the student get attention, support and stay relaxed

15. Credits • Sousa, david. How the Brain Learns. 4. Thousand Oaks, CA, 2011. Print. • Materials from Assistive Technology course-Moodle • http://www.cast.org/udl/ • Images: Google images