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An Overview of Assistive Technology SPE 545
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Persons involved in AT: Parents, users, families Educational program administrators Educators of all types Social workers Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) Occupational therapists Physical therapists
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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
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AT Continuum High TechLight TechNo Tech
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AT No Tech Adaptation of common objects Does not have electronic components Can include an accommodation, change in the environment, flexible scheduling
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AT Light Tech Examples: Slant Board Tape Recorders Changes in text size, in spacing, in background color Calculator Reading pen Highlighter tape Color filters
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AT High Tech Word Processor Word Prediction Software Talking Word Processor Multimedia Software Voice Recognition Software
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Resources U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) The National AT Reuse Center: http://www.passitoncenter.org/ Infinitec, Inc. (a joint effort of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago and United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc., Washington D.C) http://www.infinitec.org/ ISBE: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/SPEC-ED/html/assist_tech.htmhttp://www.isbe.state.il.us/SPEC-ED/html/assist_tech.htm Association of AT Act Programs http://www.ataporg.org/atap/index.phphttp://www.ataporg.org/atap/index.php Illinois State Resources http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-assistance/illinois Illinois Assistive Technology Project (IATP) http://www.iltech.org Illinois Life Span http://www.illinoislifespan.org/index.asp
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