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- 1. ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES LA SHELIA GORDON APT 507 SPRING 2015
- 2. What is assistive technology? Assistive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.
- 4. Many teachers have consistently worked to provide alternative ways of learning for students who learn in different ways. The impact of technology on education has been profound. Computers have become an essential literacy tool in our society. When assistive technology is appropriately integrated into the classroom, students are provided with multiple means to complete their work and focus on achieving academic standards.
- 6. Assistive technology is also defined as any kind of technology that can be used to enhance the functional independence of a person with a disability
- 7. What are AT devices? Assistive Technology (AT) devices are tools to help to overcome those challenges and enable people living with disabilities to enhance their quality of life and lead more independent lives.
- 8. Assistive technology can be anything from a simple (low-tech) device such as a magnifying glass, to a complex (high-tech) device, such as a computerized communication system. It can be big — an automated van lift for a wheelchair — or small — a grip attached to a pen or fork by Velcro. Assistive technology can also be a substitute — such as an augmentative communication device that provides vocal output for a child who cannot communicate with her voice.
- 9. Assistive technology helps to level the playing field for individuals with disabilities by providing them a way to fully engage in life’s activities. An individual may use assistive technology to travel about, participate in recreational and social activities, learn, work, communicate with others, and much more.
- 10. RESOURCES Abledata - www.abledata.com Assistivetech.net - www.assistivetech.net PACER Center - Simon Technology Center - http://www.pacer.org/stc/ Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) - http://www.resna.org/