Assistive Technology Zackary Dempsey, Danielle Poignon, and Elizabeth Weinland

Assistive Technology 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. 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 Text to Speech Text to Speech - Books on Tape - Voice Activated Typing -Dragon Dictate Dragon DictateDragon Dictate-Scribes REMEDIAL SUBJECT MATTER -Subject based web tutorials

Assistive Technology for the Physically Disabled Adaptive seating Adaptive seating Wheel chairs, walkers Wheel chairs, walkers Printed notes with large print Printed notes with large print Microphone or recorded class lectures Microphone or recorded class lectures Ergonomic Pens Ergonomic Pens Touch screen computers Touch screen computers Voice recognition software 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 Web-based interactive lesson plans -The Gifted Kids Network The Gifted Kids NetworkThe Gifted Kids Network Guided research, projects, and classes online Guided research, projects, and classes online Personalized experiences 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.

Famous People with Physical and Mental Disabilities Famous People with Physical and Mental Disabilities Stephen Hawkin Franklin D. Roosevelt Magic Johnson

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