1. By: Kristy Conlon

2.  any piece of equipment that is used to improve, modify, customize educational needs  Used mostly for students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or hearing and/or visual disabilities  Medical equipment is not part of assistive technology

3.  Customize a child’s environment to fit the academic need  Designing, selecting, applying, or replacing assistive technology devices  Coordinating and using necessary therapies and intervention services  Training professionals who will be using the assistive technology

4.  The state is required to increase funding for assistive technology  The state is required to provide access to devices that are considered to be assistive technology  The state is required to provide training and information about using assistive technology

5.  Hearing Impaired Smart Boards – Smart Boards have an audio enhancement feature where the teacher wears a microphone during the lesson and it distributes his/her voice evenly throughout the classroom using speakers.

6.  Seeing Impaired Video Magnifiers - provides access to graphs, maps, notes, and any other form of printable materials. It magnifies these printable materials so that students are able to participate in class just like everyone else.

7.  Learning Disabled Audio Books – Students with learning disabilities could benefit from audio books. There is so much information out there for students who need remedial instruction and audio books are a great approach.

8.  Physically Disabled Adaptive Keyboards – If a student does not have good muscle control then they can use adaptive keyboards to communicate. The spaces in between the keys are raised rather than lowered so the fingers do not get stuck. Some of them have predictive text so the students do not have to type so much.

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