Adaptive Technology:Adaptive Technology:Making the World More Making the World More

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Sherrie Lee Holden Sherrie Lee Holden With Special Guest Carrie Teichman, M.Ed. CounselingWith Special Guest Carrie Teichman, M.Ed. Counseling

ETEC 562ETEC 562Dr. Jason DavisDr. Jason Davis

November 25, 2002November 25, 2002

DisclaimersDisclaimers I have not even begun to list all disabling I have not even begun to list all disabling

conditions in this presentation. To do so conditions in this presentation. To do so would require far more effort and time than would require far more effort and time than either my audience or myself is interested in either my audience or myself is interested in expending for this presentation.expending for this presentation.

I have also not come close to listing all of I have also not come close to listing all of the available types of adaptive technology the available types of adaptive technology for the same reasonfor the same reason

I do not claim to be an expert in adaptive I do not claim to be an expert in adaptive technology. However, I am a certified technology. However, I am a certified teacher of Special Education and have teacher of Special Education and have worked with many students of varying worked with many students of varying disabilities.disabilities.

What is Adaptive Technology?What is Adaptive Technology?

Adaptive Technology is designed to Adaptive Technology is designed to assist the physically or mentally assist the physically or mentally disabled individual to communicate disabled individual to communicate his or her needs or to adapt to the his or her needs or to adapt to the environment they are in.environment they are in.

Sometimes called Assistive Sometimes called Assistive Technology, this technology comes in Technology, this technology comes in both electronic and manual forms.both electronic and manual forms.

Kinds of Adaptive TechnologyKinds of Adaptive Technology

Manual – This category consists of non-Manual – This category consists of non-electrical forms of technology, such as electrical forms of technology, such as picture communication boards, canes for picture communication boards, canes for the blind, and things as simple as pencil the blind, and things as simple as pencil and paper.and paper.

Electronic- This category consists of Electronic- This category consists of electrical forms of technology, generally electrical forms of technology, generally based on some form of computer based on some form of computer operating system and programming operating system and programming language.language.

Users of Adaptive TechnologyUsers of Adaptive Technology

Physically DisabledPhysically Disabled Learning DisabledLearning Disabled Mentally DisabledMentally Disabled People who work with any of the People who work with any of the

aboveabove People who live with any of the People who live with any of the

aboveabove

Adaptive Technology for the Adaptive Technology for the Hearing ImpairedHearing Impaired

TTY and TDDTTY and TDD Computer-aided communicationsComputer-aided communications Closed CaptioningClosed Captioning Hearing AidsHearing Aids Cochlear ImplantsCochlear Implants Laptop communicationsLaptop communications

Adaptive Technology for the Adaptive Technology for the Speech ImpairedSpeech Impaired

Communication Communication BoardsBoards

LaptopsLaptops Paper and Paper and

Pen/PencilPen/Pencil Electronic voice-Electronic voice-

boxesboxes

Adaptive Technology for the Adaptive Technology for the Physically DisabledPhysically Disabled

Manual – Crutches, wheelchairs, walkers Manual – Crutches, wheelchairs, walkers and much moreand much more

Electronic – Communication boards, Electronic – Communication boards, electric wheelchairs, laptops, eye-directed electric wheelchairs, laptops, eye-directed mouses, touch-screen technology and mouses, touch-screen technology and much, much, more.much, much, more.

Adaptive Technology for the Adaptive Technology for the Visually ImpairedVisually Impaired

Manual – canes, rails, carpet runners, Manual – canes, rails, carpet runners, textured lettering, Braille signs, Braille textured lettering, Braille signs, Braille books, and many more.books, and many more.

Electronic – color wands, screen readers, Electronic – color wands, screen readers, Braille-lite, books on tape, Kurzweiller Braille-lite, books on tape, Kurzweiller Reading Machine, abacus, talking Reading Machine, abacus, talking calculators, voice caller identification calculators, voice caller identification boxes, Braille printers, and many moreboxes, Braille printers, and many more

Adaptive Technology:Adaptive Technology:Making the World More Making the World More

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Sherrie Lee HoldenSherrie Lee HoldenWith Special Guest, Carrie Teichman, M.Ed. With Special Guest, Carrie Teichman, M.Ed.

CounselingCounselingETEC 562ETEC 562

Dr. Jason DavisDr. Jason DavisNovember 25, 2002November 25, 2002