1. DART2 – Disseminating Assistive Roles and Technology - a JISC ADVANCE FE & Skills Project Assessment for Assistive Technology DART Project Workshop Day 1

2. Welcome to Day1: Assessment for Assistive Technology: Colleges Scotland, Stirling 7 th February 2013 DART Project Workshop Day 1

3. Running Order 09:30 Arrival / refreshments 10:00 Introduction & program of events (Sandy MacLean and Rohan Slaughter) 10:05 What is an assessment (Mike Thurssell) 10:30 Intro to AT hardware (Rohan Slaughter and Mike Thrussell) 11:15 Break 11:30 Intro to AT software (Rohan Slaughter and Mike Thrussell) 12:15 Case Study 1: Henshaws, an Independent Specialist College – (Mike Thrussell) 12:45 Lunch

4. Running Order 13:30 Case Study 2: Runshaw College, a general further education College (Rohan Slaughter / Richard Maclachlan) 14:00 Case Study 3: RSC Scotland / UHI (Mags Mackay & Mark Ross) 14:30 Training opportunities with the BRITE initiative (Fil McIntyre) 15:00 Workshop: review of the day / things to take back to colleges (Rohan Slaughter). 16:00 Depart

5. Very brief backstory  2010/12 DART1, an LSIS funded project  Beaumont College and National Star College worked with 8 colleges, in a ‘deep support’ capacity  Beaumont and Star are ISC’s : Independent Specialist Colleges  One of those DART1 colleges was Henshaws  Now we are running DART2, a JISC Advance funded project:  Beaumont College, National Star College, Henshaws College, Colleges Scotland, NATSPEC, JISC all working together  10 deep support colleges, 2 in Scotland  3 workshops, delivered twice, once in Birmingham, once in Stirling  This is the first workshop session

6. Questions to think about  As the day progresses...  As at the end of the day...  There will be a test .... more questions...  1. What was new to you from today?  2. What will you do with that new info when you get back to College?  3. Who do you want to talk to when you get back? And about what?  4. Can you think of a learner that will benefit from any of this?

7. Assessment for Assistive Technology DART Project Workshop Day 1

8. Why do an assessment?  Previous information may not be reliable  Establish needs / Barriers  To be Inclusive  To establish whether needs can be met  Motivation  Set appropriate goals / programme

9. Who to assess?  Learners with disclosed disabilities  Referrals where there is an area of concern  Time to assess varies

10. What is an assessment?  The aim is to implement a bespoke solution to enable the learner to access IT  More of a process than an event  Individual  Multi disciplinary where appropriate

11. What skills and knowledge are required?  Awareness of others therapies (OT, SaLT)  Overview of AT Hardware and Software  People skills  Observation  Record keeping / Report writing  Dissemination (plain english)

12. Areas To Consider  Visual  Physical Access  Cognitive Understanding  Positioning  Motivators

13. Any questions?

14. Introduction to AT Hardware DART Project Workshop Day 1

15. Mainstream Hardware  Accessibility ‘baked in’  Cost effective  Some adaptations needed

16. AV  Cameras  Digital Voice Recorders  CD Players

17. Touch  Motivational  Simple  Tablets  Touch Screens

18. Alternative Keyboards  Are many and varied, here are some examples:

19. Alternative Keyboards  Where to buy: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/alternative-keyboards http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/alternative-keyboards  Or try mainstream suppliers like: http://cpc.farnell.com/ Order Code: CS20650 @ £25.62 for example:http://cpc.farnell.com/

20. Alternative Mice  Also many and varied

21. Alternative Mice  Again, Inclusive Technology has a great range: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/mouse-alternatives http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/mouse-alternatives  Again try mainstream suppliers, even PC world:

22. Switches  Lots of options (once more)  Quite expensive  Specialist suppliers only: http://www.inclusive.co.uk/ha rdware/switches-and-switch- mountings/button-switches http://www.inclusive.co.uk/ha rdware/switches-and-switch- mountings/button-switches  Require a switch interface box for a computer:  http://www.inclusive.co.uk/ha rdware/switch-interface- boxes http://www.inclusive.co.uk/ha rdware/switch-interface- boxes  I like the joycable:  http://www.inclusive.co.uk/jo y-cable-2-p2565 http://www.inclusive.co.uk/jo y-cable-2-p2565

23. Head Mouse / Eye Gaze  Head mouse uses a reflective dot, light emitter and a camera:

24. Head Mouse / Eye Gaze  Eye-Gaze has been very expensive, but the price is dropping  See http://www.tobii.com/rexviphttp://www.tobii.com/rexvip  Market leader is http://www.tobii.com/en/footer- pusher/business-area-footer/augmentative-and-alternative- communication/http://www.tobii.com/en/footer- pusher/business-area-footer/augmentative-and-alternative- communication/  PC-eye now (only!) £3,000

25. Head Mouse / Eye Gaze  Eye-gaze has enormous potential for many users  Cost is coming down  Will be in consumer laptops and other devices shortly  The ‘rex’ is the first Tobii consumer product  It will even appear in cars  Head mouse type are cheaper than eye-gaze £250 / £300  If you want to know more see: http://www.tobii.com/LearningCurve http://www.tobii.com/LearningCurve  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v =XK1yjYSRc20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v =XK1yjYSRc20

26. AAC Devices  Low tech:  Stored message devices  Some have layers  Overlays with symbols  Cheap

27. AAC Devices  High tech:  Often computer based  Sophisticated  Multiple page sets available  Incredibly expensive  Require specialist training to implement  On-going support is very important

28. AAC Devices  High tech mainstream:  Enter the iPad  Not the first, or most accessible tablet  Literally hundreds of apps  See: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/iphoneipad-apps-for-aachttp://www.spectronicsinoz.com/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac  And: http://www.appsforaac.net/http://www.appsforaac.net/  Also can use Windows 7/8 tablets and Android tablets for AAC  We use a lot of Windows 7 tablets for AAC at Beaumont College (more in Day 3 workshop and in software element today)

29. Introduction to AT Software DART Project Workshop Day 1

30. JISC Access Apps / Edu Apps / My Study Bar  http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters/enabli ngtech/accessapps http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters/enabli ngtech/accessapps

31. The Grid 2  Highly Flexible  Communication aid  Operating System  Supports all methods of access  Excellent customer support

32. Websites  ‘mobile’ sites (e.g. m.facebook.com)  Bespoke sites (e.g. accessyoutube.org.uk)  Mouseless Browsing (Firefox add-on)

33. Clicker 6  See: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/ products/tools/clicker/home. aspx http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/ products/tools/clicker/home. aspx  Literacy tool  Some free stuff too:  http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/ products/content/learninggri ds.aspx http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/ products/content/learninggri ds.aspx

34. Read & Write Gold  See: http://www.texthelp.com/UK/our- products/readwritehttp://www.texthelp.com/UK/our- products/readwrite  Toolbar:  Reading  Text-to-Speech  Screenshot Reader  DAISY Reader  Screen Masking  PDF Aloud  Reading Support  Dictionary  Picture Dictionary  Speech Maker  Pronunciation Tutor  Translator  Writing and Self-Editing  Spell Checker  Word Prediction  Word Wizard  Sounds Like and Confusable Words  Verb Checker  Speech Input  Speak While Typing  Study Skills and Research  Calculator  Fact Finder  Fact Folder  Fact Mapper  Study Skills Highlighters  Vocabulary List Builder

35. iOS  Already mentioned AAC.  Great for all sorts of Education apps.  Not the only option, but best education app support?  Hard to manage (your IT team may not like to deploy Apple kit, and not without good reason:  Licencing Apps is not easy  Apple VL (Volume Licencing) does exist now, but it’s fairly complex to do (legally)  What follows is a list of apps that were prepared by Trevor Mobbs (Beaumont College) for an LSIS LSW initiative.

36. iOS  Grid Player – iOS, FREE  http://www.sensorysoftware.com/gridplayer.html http://www.sensorysoftware.com/gridplayer.html

37. iOS  Clicker Docs – iOS, £17.99 / Clicker Sentences – iOS, £14.99  http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/apps/clicker-apps.aspx http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/apps/clicker-apps.aspx  2 apps to support learners with literacy.

38. iOS  Dragon Dictation – iOS, FREE  http://www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/dragon-dictation http://www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/dragon-dictation  Pictello – iOS, £13.49  http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pictello http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pictello  Bloom – iOS, £2.49  http://www.generativemusic.com/bloom.html http://www.generativemusic.com/bloom.html  MorphWiz – iOS, £6.99  http://www.wizdommusic.com/MorphWiz/ http://www.wizdommusic.com/MorphWiz/

39. iOS  Beatwave – iOS, FREE  http://www2.collect3.com.au/beatwave http://www2.collect3.com.au/beatwave  Koi Pond – iOS, Android. FREE  http://www.theblimppilots.com/home/?page_id=9 http://www.theblimppilots.com/home/?page_id=9  Fluid – iOS, FREE  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fluid/id312575632?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fluid/id312575632?mt=8

40. iOS  See also:  Guided Access:  Guided Access is not an app, but a new feature in iOS 6 which enables the device to be locked in to one app by disabling the home button. Here is a useful guide about how to use it : http://senclassroom.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/guided-access- ios-6/ http://senclassroom.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/guided-access- ios-6/  Assistive Touch:  AssistiveTouch lets you enter Multi-Touch gestures using one finger or a stylus  http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/physical.html http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/physical.html

41. Case Study 1: Henshaws, an Independent Specialist College DART Project Workshop Day 1

42. Assessment at Henshaws College  2 stages:  Initial (event)  Baseline (process)

43. Initial Assessment  All students  Overnight or Day  Separate from Parents  Analysis of Skills  Observation Referral Visit / Open Day Application Request reports Initial Assessment

44.  Curriculum Staff  Therapists  Including separate AT assessment  Access; physical and cognitive  ICT skills  Motivators Report Generated Sent to commissioners, parents, careers adv., social workers

45. Baseline Assessment  6 week programme  Review initial assessment  Setup Roaming Profiles  Develop IT access methods inc. GridSets  Discover motivators  Disseminate through Profile Booklets / MIS

46. Assessment at Henshaws College  Ongoing / Continuously reviewed  Multidisciplinary  Prepare for transitions  Cost effective, transferrable solutions  Work with external agencies  Disseminate information

47. Lunch! DART Project Workshop Day 1

48. Case Study 2: Runshaw College, a general further education College DART Project Workshop Day 1

49. Runshaw College  Medium sized GFE (General Further Education College)  Worked with Beaumont College in ‘deep support’ capacity in the DART 1 project.  The work included:  Work shadowing  Training  Support with assessment  Recruitment Support from Beaumont for the Assistive technologist role.

50. Runshaw College  In their own words:  http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=175 http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=175  And from Richard (their Assistive Technologist):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnN3UxiDQY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnN3UxiDQY

51. Case Study 3: RSC Scotland / UHI (Mags Mackay & Mark Ross) DART Project Workshop Day 1

52. Training opportunities with the BRITE initiative (Fil McIntyre) DART Project Workshop Day 1

53. Workshop: review of the day / things to take back to colleges DART Project Workshop Day 1

54. Questions to finish  1. What was new to you from today?  2. What will you do with that new info when you get back to College?  3. Who do you want to talk to when you get back? And about what?  4. Can you think of a learner that will benefit from any of this?

55. THANK YOU  SAFE JOURNEY HOME  Email us:  slaughterr@beaumontcollege.org slaughterr@beaumontcollege.org  Mike.Thrussell@henshaws.org.uk Mike.Thrussell@henshaws.org.uk  Margaret.McKay@glasgow.ac.uk Margaret.McKay@glasgow.ac.uk  Follow us:  @rohanslaughter  @FilMcIntyre  @mikethrussell  @Mags_McKay