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1. DART2 – Disseminating Assistive Roles and Technology - a JISC ADVANCE FE & Skills ProjectAssessment for Assistive Technology

   DART Project Workshop Day 1

2. Welcome to Day1: Assessment for Assistive Technology:Queen AlexandraCollege, Birmingham14thFebruary 2013

   DART Project Workshop Day 1

3. Running Order

   09:30 Arrival / refreshments 10:00 Introduction & program of events (Rohan Slaughter) 10:05 What is an assessment (Mike Thurssell) 10:30 Intro to AT hardware (Rohan Slaughter and Mike Thrussell) 11:15 Break 11:30 Intro to AT software (Rohan Slaughter and Mike Thrussell) 12:15 Case Study 1: Henshaws, an Independent Specialist College – (Mike Thrussell) 12:45 Lunch

4. Running Order

   13:30 Case Study 2: Runshaw College, a general further education College (Rohan Slaughter / Richard Maclachlan) 14:00 Case Study 3: RSC Scotland / UHI (Rohan Slaughter, with MagsMackay & Mark Ross via video) 14:30 CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists (Rohan Slaughter) 15:00 Workshop: review of the day / things to take back to colleges (Rohan Slaughter). 15:30 Depart

5. Very brief backstory

   2010/12 DART1, an LSIS funded project Beaumont College and National Star College worked with 8 colleges, in a ‘deep support’ capacity Beaumont and Star are ISC’s : Independent Specialist Colleges One of those DART1 colleges was Henshaws Now we are running DART2, a JISC Advance funded project: Beaumont College, National Star College, Henshaws College, Colleges Scotland, NATSPEC, JISC all working together 10 deep support colleges, 2 in Scotland 3 workshops, delivered twice, once in Birmingham, once in Stirling This is the first workshop session

6. Questions to think about

   As the day progresses . . . As at the end of the day . . . There will be a test . . . . more questions . . . 1. What was new to you from today? 2. What will you do with that new info when you get back to College? 3. Who do you want to talk to when you get back? And about what? 4. Can you think of a learner that will benefit from any of this?

7. Assessment for Assistive Technology

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8. Why do an assessment? Previous information may not be reliable Establish needs / Barriers To be Inclusive To establish whether needs can be met Motivation Set appropriate goals / programme
9. Who to assess? Learners with disclosed disabilities Referrals where there is an area of concern Time to assess varies
10. What is an assessment? The aim is to implement a bespoke solution to enable the learner to access IT More of a process than an event Individual Multi disciplinary where appropriate
11. What skills and knowledge are required? Awareness of others therapies (OT, SaLT) Overview of AT Hardware and Software People skills Observation Record keeping / Report writing Dissemination (plain english)
12. Areas To Consider Visual Physical Access Cognitive Understanding Positioning Motivators
13. ”finding the person - environment - performance fit” Christiansen C and Baum C (1991) ”achieve to find the best fit or match between the learner and the environment” Beattie R (1999) "asking not what is wrong with the student but what is needs to be changed within the environment” Tilston et al (1998) Slide credit – Margaret McKay from JISC RSC Scotland "avoid locating the difficulty with student but focus on the capacity of educational institution to respond to the student's requirements” Tomlinson (1997)
14. Any questions?

15. Introduction to AT Hardware

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16. Mainstream Hardware Accessibility ‘baked in’ Cost effective Some adaptations needed
17. AV Cameras Digital Voice Recorders CD Players
18. Touch Motivational Simple Tablets Touch Screens
19. Alternative Keyboards Are many and varied, here are some examples:
20. Alternative Keyboards Where to buy: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/alternative-keyboards Or try mainstream suppliers like: http://cpc.farnell.com/ Order Code: CS20650 @ £25.62 for example:
21. Alternative Mice Also many and varied
22. Alternative Mice Again, Inclusive Technology has a great range: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/mouse-alternatives Again try mainstream suppliers, even PC world:
23. Switches Lots of options (once more) Quite expensive Specialist suppliers only: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/switches-and-switch-mountings/button-switches Require a switch interface box for a computer: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/switch-interface-boxes I like the joycable: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/joy-cable-2-p2565
24. Head Mouse / Eye Gaze Head mouse uses a reflective dot, light emitter and a camera:
25. Head Mouse / Eye Gaze Eye-Gaze has been very expensive, but the price is dropping See http://www.tobii.com/rexvip Market leader is http://www.tobii.com/en/footer-pusher/business-area-footer/augmentative-and-alternative-communication/ PC-eye now (only!) £3,000
26. Head Mouse / Eye Gaze Eye-gaze has enormous potential for many users Cost is coming down Will be in consumer laptops and other devices shortly The ‘rex’ is the first Tobii consumer product It will even appear in cars Head mouse type are cheaper than eye-gaze £250 / £300 If you want to know more see: http://www.tobii.com/LearningCurve http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XK1yjYSRc20
27. AAC Devices Low tech: Stored message devices Some have layers Overlays with symbols Cheap<er>
28. AAC Devices High tech: Often computer based Sophisticated Multiple page sets available Incredibly expensive Require specialist training to implement On-going support is very important
29. AAC Devices High tech mainstream: Enter the iPad Not the first, or most accessible tablet Literally hundreds of apps See: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac And: http://www.appsforaac.net/ Also can use Windows 7/8 tablets and Android tablets for AAC We use a lot of Windows 7 tablets for AAC at Beaumont College (more in Day 3 workshop and in software element today)

30. Introduction to AT Software

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31. JISC Access Apps / Edu Apps / My Study Bar http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters/enablingtech/accessapps
32. The Grid 2 Highly Flexible Communication aid Operating System Supports all methods of access Excellent customer support
33. Websites ‘mobile’ sites (e.g. m.facebook.com) Bespoke sites (e.g. accessyoutube.org.uk) Mouseless Browsing (Firefox add-on)
34. Clicker 6 See: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/tools/clicker/home.aspx Literacy tool Some free stuff too: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/content/learninggrids.aspx
35. Read & Write Gold Writing and Self-Editing Spell Checker Word Prediction Word Wizard Sounds Like and Confusable Words Verb Checker Speech Input Speak While Typing Study Skills and Research Calculator Fact Finder Fact Folder Fact Mapper Study Skills Highlighters Vocabulary List Builder See: http://www.texthelp.com/UK/our-products/readwrite Toolbar: Reading Text-to-Speech Screenshot Reader DAISY Reader Screen Masking PDF Aloud Reading Support Dictionary Picture Dictionary Speech Maker Pronunciation Tutor Translator
36. iOS Already mentioned AAC. Great for all sorts of Education apps. Not the only option, but best education app support? Hard to manage (your IT team may not like to deploy Apple kit, and not without good reason: Licencing Apps is not easy Apple VL (Volume Licencing) does exist now, but it’s fairly complex to do (legally) What follows is a list of apps that were prepared by Trevor Mobbs (Beaumont College) for an LSIS LSW initiative.
37. iOS Grid Player – iOS, FREE http://www.sensorysoftware.com/gridplayer.html
38. iOS Clicker Docs – iOS, £17.99 / Clicker Sentences – iOS, £14.99 http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/apps/clicker-apps.aspx 2 apps to support learners with literacy.
39. iOS Dragon Dictation – iOS, FREE http://www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/dragon-dictation Pictello – iOS, £13.49 http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pictello Bloom – iOS, £2.49 http://www.generativemusic.com/bloom.html MorphWiz – iOS, £6.99 http://www.wizdommusic.com/MorphWiz/
40. iOS Beatwave – iOS, FREE http://www2.collect3.com.au/beatwave Koi Pond – iOS, Android. FREE http://www.theblimppilots.com/home/?page_id=9 Fluid – iOS, FREE https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fluid/id312575632?mt=8
41. iOS See also: Guided Access: Guided Access is not an app, but a new feature in iOS 6 which enables the device to be locked in to one app by disabling the home button. Here is a useful guide about how to use it :http://senclassroom.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/guided-access-ios-6/ Assistive Touch: AssistiveTouch lets you enter Multi-Touch gestures using one finger or a stylus http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/physical.html

42. Case Study 1: Henshaws, an Independent Specialist College

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43. Assessment at Henshaws College 2 stages: Initial (event) Baseline (process)
44. Initial Assessment All students Overnight or Day Separate from Parents Analysis of Skills Observation
45. Initial Assessment Curriculum Staff Therapists Including separate AT assessment Access; physical and cognitive ICT skills Motivators
46. Baseline Assessment 6 week programme Review initial assessment Setup Roaming Profiles Develop IT access methods inc.GridSets Discover motivators Disseminate through Profile Booklets / MIS
47. Assessment at Henshaws College Ongoing / Continuously reviewed Multidisciplinary Prepare for transitions Cost effective, transferrable solutions Work with external agencies Disseminate information

48. Lunch!

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49. Case Study 2: Runshaw College, a general further education College

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50. Runshaw College Medium sized GFE (General Further Education College) Worked with Beaumont College in ‘deep support’ capacity in the DART 1 project. The work included: Work shadowing Training Support with assessment Recruitment Support from Beaumont for the Assistive technologist role.
51. Runshaw College In their own words: http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=175 And from Richard (their Assistive Technologist): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnN3UxiDQY

52. Case Study 3: RSC Scotland / UHI (Mags Mackay & Mark Ross)

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53. University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Using VC for needs assessment In their own words: http://youtu.be/lsnax_QAl9c UHI consists of a number of HEi's and also FE Colleges and has a wide remit in terms of numbers and geography. Although it is called a 'University' much of the provision takes place FE college - often based in very small learning centres in small towns and villages across the UHI geographical area.
54. University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Using VC for needs assessment Some of the learning centres are very remote e.g. Outer Hebrides - (Lewis, Harris, Benbecula) also the Northern Isles - (Orkney and Shetland). Take Shetland for example - its most northerly point is 200 miles from Aberdeen and also a mere 200 miles from Norway. This last point highlights the benefit of this remote assessment of need as a viable option. Find out more: Find out more: Full write up of the UHI case study: http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=514 Link to recorded webinar archive about remote DSA assessment of need: http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=771

55. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists

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56. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists Ace Centre training: http://acecentre.org.uk/training Day courses Accredited courses: http://acecentre.org.uk/assistive-technology-unit MMU courses: http://acecentre.org.uk/cpd-opportunities
57. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists The BRITE initiative (Scotland based, online offer to anywhere): http://www.brite.ac.uk/about.html http://www.brite.ac.uk/courses
58. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists University Opportunities, start with FAST: http://fastuk.org/services/trainingcourses.php Trevor Mobbs of BC is on this MSc course at Coventry: http://fastuk.org/services/courseview.php?id=125 http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hdti/Pages/index.aspx
59. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists The technology companies: AAC: Smartbox: http://www.smartboxat.com/support/training/ Dynavox: http://uk.dynavoxtech.com/training/ Liberator: http://www.liberator.co.uk/aac-training Other AT: Inclusive Technology: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/training-and-consultancy And specific software opportunities . . .
60. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists JISC JISC TechDIS: Events: http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/events Resources: http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/resources http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/investinyourself JISC RSC’s: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc Find out who your accessibility and inclusion advisor is
61. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists THE DART PROJECT WORKSHOPS - Day2: 24th April 2013, QAC This event is for managers who may wish to establish the Assistive Technologist role in their college and also for practitioners who are in this role but wish to develop it. The event will be based on small group interactive practice / experience sharing and is intended to be kept small so that participants all get opportunities to contribute to discussion, as such places are few in number so early booking is advisable. This event will cover: Definition of the Assistive Technologist role Examples of Technologist roles in both ISCs and GFEs will be given, along with detailed information on the impact the roles have had (e.g. on observation of teaching and learning grades) Training and CPD opportunities for people who are working in the role Funding the role The organisational structure and team relationships that can enable or hamper the introduction of this role NOTE: ENGLISH DATE FULL, SCOTTISH DATE (Argyll Court, Stirling on 30th April 2013) HAS PLACES: http://events.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/events/show/4608
62. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists THE DART PROJECT WORKSHOPS – Day3: 6th June, Beaumont College This will be a hands on session mainly designed for practitioners such as teachers / tutors, learning support workers/assistants and people in an AT role. The topics on offer include: The free ‘My Study Bar’ / ‘Edu Apps’ (AM) The Grid 2 for computer and curriculum access (AM) Clicker 6 (PM) The use of tablet PC’s (iPad, Android, Windows) by people with disabilities (PM) NOTE: ENGLISH DATE FULL, SCOTTISH DATE (Argyll Court, Stirling on 12th June 2013) HAS PLACES:http://events.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/events/show/4591
63. CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists Informal opportunities: ALT mail list JISC mail lists (ask your JISC RSC advisors) Karten Network Google Group

64. Workshop: review of the day / things to take back to colleges

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65. Questions to finish

    1. What was new to you from today? 2. What will you do with that new info when you get back to College? 3. Who do you want to talk to when you get back? And about what? 4. Can you think of a learner that will benefit from any of this?

66. THANK YOU

    SAFE JOURNEY HOME Email us: slaughterr@beaumontcollege.org Mike.Thrussell@henshaws.org.uk Margaret.McKay@glasgow.ac.uk kh@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Follow us: @rohanslaughter @mikethrussell @FilMcIntyre (BRITE) @kevhickeyuk (JISC RSC NW) @Mags_McKay (JISC RSC Scotland)