assistive technlogy services in schools
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An overview of assistive technology services in schools.TRANSCRIPT
Assistive Technology Services Heartland Area Education Agency 11
Assistive Technology���Enables Students To ¤ Actively participate in their
educational curriculum
¤ Access and use information for academic and vocational achievement
¤ Communicate effectively in written and oral form
¤ Increase productivity in school and work
Assistive Technology���Federal Definition ¤ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
¤ Devices ¤ Any item, equipment, or system used to
increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities
¤ Services ¤ Assists with the selection, acquisition or use
of an assistive technology device
Assistive Technology���Functional Definition ¤ Technology-based tools and strategies
that support educational achievement for students with special needs
¤ Heartland’s AT Services focus on ¤ Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)
¤ Specialized software and apps for struggling readers and writers
¤ Alternative/augmentative communication
¤ Computer and mobile device access
Assistive Technology ���Services for Students ¤ Who have an identified disability
¤ Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) ¤ Individualized Education Program (IEP) ¤ 504 Accommodation Plan
¤ Who have difficulty acquiring or participating in life skills ¤ Reading ¤ Writing ¤ Speaking ¤ Accessing technology
¤ Consider assistive technology ¤ When there is barrier that impacts progress
in the curriculum or on individual goals
¤ How to explore AT ¤ Focus on student concerns
¤ Discuss issues with the educational team ¤ What strategies are being used ¤ What progress has been made
¤ Match technology to student needs
Assistive Technology ���For My Child
Assistive Technology���In Schools ¤ Embedded within the curriculum at
¤ District, building, program and individual levels
¤ Educational teams provide assistive technology through ¤ Curriculum materials
¤ Teaching strategies
¤ Individual accommodations
Assistive Technology���Services ¤ Educational teams access AT Services when
a student’s needs exceed local resources
¤ AT Specialists ¤ Problem solve with school teams ¤ Match technology-based solutions
to individual student needs ¤ Work with staff to implement technology-based
strategies and devices ¤ Build local capacity for selecting & implementing
technology for students with special needs
Assistive Technology���Services Referral ¤ Educational teams provide the following
information to an AT specialist
¤ Questions and concerns related to selecting and implementing AT into the curriculum or goals to increase student achievement
¤ Describe strategies that have been implemented to address these concerns and the outcomes
¤ State expectations regarding the impact of AT on the student’s educational achievement
Assistive Technology���Sample Solutions ¤ Devices
¤ Specially designed and off-the-shelf adaptations ¤ Range from simple to complex technology
¤ Strategies that increase student independence
¤ Student need areas ¤ Alternative/augmentative communication
¤ Computer and mobile device access ¤ Struggling with reading ¤ Struggling with writing
¤ Alternative/augmentative communication strategies and devices enable students to
¤ Interact with others
¤ Express wants and needs
¤ Participate in home, school and community activities
Assistive Technology���For Communication
Tools & Strategies���For AAC ¤ Communication
boards & books
¤ Single & multiple message switches
¤ Communication apps
¤ Speech generating devices
Assistive Technology ���To Access Computers & Mobile Devices ¤ Adaptations that enable students, with
difficulties in the following areas, to successfully use a computer or mobile device ¤ Motor ¤ Vision ¤ Learning ¤ Behavior
Tools & Strategies���To Access Technology ¤ Alternative input
devices & strategies
¤ Software and apps for struggling learners
Assistive Technology���For Struggling Readers ¤ Technology-based resources and supports
that enable students to
¤ Access the Iowa Core curriculum
¤ Improve literacy
¤ Build independence in comprehending printed materials
Tools & Strategies���For Struggling Readers ¤ Digital text
¤ Text-To-Speech
¤ Embedded supports
¤ Technology-based resources and supports that enable students to
¤ Organize written ideas
¤ Increase written productivity
¤ Build independence in completing written schoolwork
¤ Participate in social media
Assistive Technology���For Struggling Writers
Tools & Strategies ���For Struggling Writers ¤ Alternatives to
handwriting
¤ Graphic organizer
¤ Word prediction
¤ Speech-To-Text
¤ Access to social media
Assistive Technology���Trends ¤ Born accessible
¤ Get more content, in more ways, to more people
¤ Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) ¤ Materials that are designed or converted
in a way that makes them usable across the widest range of student variability
¤ Shift to mobile devices and Web-based activities ¤ Available, interactive and collaborative
¤ Research into the efficacy of technology to increase learning
¤ Improves functional capabilities
¤ Increases participation
¤ Increases independence
¤ Supports academic progress
Assistive Technology���Summary