Assistive Technology
Zackary Dempsey, Danielle Poignon, and Elizabeth
Weinland
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology- is any device that helps students with physical and mental disabilities perform task that would be difficult or impossible for them to do on their own.
Multiple Intelligences
Learning Disabilities
Common Learning Disabilities found in schools:
Dyslexia
Dysphasia/ Aphasia
ADD/ADHD
What can we do to help these students?
Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
- READING AND WRITING- Text to Speech- Books on Tape- Voice Activated Typing
-Dragon Dictate
-Scribes
REMEDIAL SUBJECT MATTER
-Subject based web tutorials
Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled
Adaptive seating Wheel chairs, walkers
Printed notes with large print
Microphone or recorded class lectures
Ergonomic Pens Touch screen
computers Voice recognition
software
Assistive Technology for the Average Student
Many assistive technologies are being established in everyday classrooms to help average students grasp the subject matter.
Flip Camera Skype and other social
networking sites Smart Boards or
interactive boards Google Docs
Assistive Technology for Gifted Children
Web-based interactive lesson plans
-The Gifted Kids Network
Guided research, projects, and classes online
Personalized experiences
Some issues with Assistive Technology
Untrained in the uses.
Can be expensive.
Always changing and improving.
Design: Making it universal rather than specialized.
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Famous People with Physical and Mental Disabilities
Stephen Hawkin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Magic Johnson
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