Assistive Technology Principles and Practice
- 1. Assistive Technology Principles and Practice Kyle Slough, MS., CRC Kgslough@live.com Marie Agius, MS., LCAS, CRC Keyauna Maddox APT 507 Fall 2014
- 2. Learning Objectives 1. What is assistive technology and the different levels of technology available; 2. Assistive technology theories; 3. Assistive Technology tools 2
- 3. Assistive Technology (AT) • How do you define AT? • How do you think students define AT? 3
- 4. Assistive Technology Device • “The term assistive technology device means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of children with disabilities.” (20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(25)) 4
- 5. AT Simply Defined • any device, system, appliance or tool which provides better access to the full potential of a person with a disability. 5 Train Accessing Natural Potential Simply AT
- 6. Different Types of AT • Aids for Daily Living • Augmentative Communication (or Alternative) • Computer Applications • Environmental Control • Home/Worksite Modifications • Prosthetics and Orthotics • Seating and Positioning • Vision Aids • Sensory Aids for Hearing Impairment • Mobility Aids • Vehicle Modifications 6
- 7. AT verse Universal Design 7 I am designed for the greatest access of all people. I am designed to help people with disabilities. AT versus Universal Design (round one)
- 8. AT verse Universal Design (UD) • Think of them as umbrella terms that differ in the origins of the technology design. They both have a common goal on campuses. 8 AT UD
- 9. Level of AT • Low-tech AT- options are usually easy to use, have a low cost and typically do not require a power source • Mid-tech AT- are also easy to operate but typically require a power source. • High-tech AT- usually complex and programmable and include items that require computers, and/or electronics, to perform a function. 9
- 10. Range of Assistive Technology 10 Needs of the User High-Tech Low-Tech COST COST
Editor's Notes
- #11: This is a balance of the cost to feature ratio of high-tech verse low-tech. The picture describes how the cost and features increase in the high-tech and decrease in low-tech. The picture is balance on the needs of the user because to determine which AT is truly approach, one needs to make that decision on the needs of the user and not the cost or features of the AT.