1. Derek Hunt Education Commons
Adaptive Technology
Derek Hunt
Education Commons

3. Resources in OISE Labs & Adaptive Tech Cart
OSAPAC (osapac.org) Licensed Products:
Dragon Naturally Speaking
Clicker 5
SmartIdeas
Co:Writer 4000 Solo
Write:Outloud Solo
Other:
Kurzweil 3000
Inspiration 8.0
Kidspiration 3.0
Read and Write Gold (some boards like TDSB have it)

4. Concept Mapping and Idea Organization
SmartIdeas helps visual learners
Assists students who have difficulty organizing their ideas

5. Reading Software | Text-to-Speech
Kurzweil offers redundant or alternative modality for those with a visual or learning disability
audio output + reading prompts and guides
ostudent7:student

6. Voice Recognition
Dragon user speaks into a microphone to navigate software applications, surf the web
spoken words are translated to text by the software

7. Alternative Keyboards & Pointers...
keyboards offer larger or smaller target areas
different mouse or pointing device
portable word processors

8. Built-in Operating System tools
Ease of Access tools available with Windows
Screen Magnification
High-contrast
Cursor thickness
MAC OSx Accessibility options
Zoom
VoiceOver

9. iPad & mobile technology
Can be used as a supplement for various subjects
Preliminary research has shown intentional engagement with the technology, increased communication and social interaction
Apps include: Proloquo2go, LookInMyEyes, AutismExpress
Rhonda McEwen presentation on autism and iPads/iPod touch devices (14:09)

10. Mobile technology

11. Customizable keyboard / interface

12. AAC – Augmentative and Alternative Communication

13. Software video examples
Dragon - speech to text and voice control:
Dragon Naturally Speaking demo (3:24)
Dragon Basic Editing (1:34) Dragon Searching the Web (0:34)
Kurzweil – text to speech:
Kurzweil 3000 demo (5:05) Kurzweil 3000: Changes Lives (2:32) Kurzweil 3000: More than Text-to-Speech (5:08)
Read & Write Gold - Writing aids
Read & Write Gold (20:00)

14. Other Adaptive Technology Videos
Proloquo2Go (13:00) [Autism alternative communication]
Livescribe (2:51) [digital pen]
Google Car (3:01) [self driving car]
Tap Tap See (6:38) [object identification]
BuzzClip (2:00) [infrared object detection]
Microsoft Kinect (5:33) [detect and convert sign language]
Exoswitch (2:09) [hand gestures for computer input]
EssayJack (3:16) [essay writing aid]
IBM Smartphone Guide (1:34) [camera and GPS object detection]

15. Additional Readings and Resources
AbleData (
The Abledata web site provides objective product information, resources and publications about assistive technology products and equipment.
Educause - 7 Things You Should Know About IT Accessibility
library.educause.edu/resources/2014/8/7-things-you-should-know- about-it-accessibility
AlphaSmart: A History of One of Ed-Tech's Favorite (Drop- Kickable) Writing Tools

16. Free web based resources
Text to speech:
(save as MP3 file)
Concept Mapping:

17. Education Commons, OISE
Thanks
Education Commons, OISE
Derek