Assistive Technology Brittany Castillow University of West Alabama ED5059

Assistive Technology “Assistive technology are devices that extend the abilities of an individual in ways that provide physical access and sensory access” (Doering& Roblyer, 2010).

Assistive Technology Law The Technology-Related Assistance Act for Individuals with Disabilities (1998) –funding for statewide systems –funding for services to provide assistive technology devices and services to individuals with disabilities. (Doering& Roblyer, 2010).

Assistive Technology Law Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1998) –IEP team must consider assistive tech. when planning for a student with a disability. (Doering& Roblyer, 2010).

Assistive Technology for the Hearing Impaired FM Amplification Systems –teacher wears microphone –student wears receivers that amplify teacher’s voice

Assistive Technology for the Seeing Impaired Dragon Dictator –It takes dictation through a microphone and converts it into text form on the computer screen. –Allows online communication (“Software helps, 2000)

Assistive Technology for the Learning Disabled The Reading Pen The reading pen is a handheld optical character recognition (OCR) device that allows students to scan printed text either a word or a line at a time. The scanned text appears on a built-in LCD screen and can be converted to speech through digital voice. In addition to decoding, and like other text to-speech tools, reading pens allow students to access definitions of unknown words.

Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled Bugzi –. Bugzi is a fully functioning CE-marked electric wheelchair and includes a programmable controller, postural seating and rechargeable batteries –tailored and adapted to the individual child's needs, –capacity to adjust seating and controls as he or she grows NEW PRODUCTS. (2014)

Resources Doering, A.H. & Roblyer, A.D. (2010). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (5 th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. N.A. (n.d). Software helps some seeing- and hearing- impaired communicate. Toronto Star (Canada). NEW PRODUCTS. (2014). Exceptional Parent, 44(8), 6-7. Schmitt, A. J., McCallum, E., Hennessey, J., Lovelace, T., & Hawkins, R. O. (2012). Use of reading pen assistive technology to accommodate post-secondary students with reading disabilities. Assistive Technology, 24(4), doi: /