An Overview of Assistive Technology SPE 545. Persons involved in AT: Parents, users, families Educational program administrators Educators of all types.

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An Overview of Assistive Technology SPE 545

Persons involved in AT: Parents, users, families Educational program administrators Educators of all types Social workers Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) Occupational therapists Physical therapists

Purposes of AT Increase productivity Improve life quality Enable communication Facilitate learning Independence and access to the community Expanded control over their environment Friendship  Functional  Enabling  Augmentative  Efficient  Adaptive

AT Continuum High TechLight TechNo Tech

AT No Tech Adaptation of common objects Does not have electronic components Can include an accommodation, change in the environment, flexible scheduling

AT Light Tech Examples: Slant Board Tape Recorders Changes in text size, in spacing, in background color Calculator Reading pen Highlighter tape Color filters

AT High Tech Word Processor Word Prediction Software Talking Word Processor Multimedia Software Voice Recognition Software

Resources U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) The National AT Reuse Center: Infinitec, Inc. (a joint effort of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago and United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc., Washington D.C) ISBE: Association of AT Act Programs Illinois State Resources Illinois Assistive Technology Project (IATP) Illinois Life Span

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