What is Assistive Technology

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What isAssistive Technology?
HBM
Debra Lorenz
AT Coordinator HBM Tech Coordinator
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Belief Statements

• That all students have the right to a Free,
  Appropriate Public Education.
• That all students should have the tools and
  skills to control and direct their own lives.
• That there should be educational technology
  access for all students
• That education is the responsibility of the
  school, the community and the family

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Legal Mandates

• Individuals with Disabilities Education
  Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA)
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  of 1990 (IDEA)
• Indianas Article 7, Rule 6, Section 5 (D)
• 1997 Reauthorization of IDEA
• American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504

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What is Assistive Technology?

• Definition of a Device
• ...Item, piece of equipment or product system,
  whether acquired commercially off-the shelf,
  modified, or customized, that is used to
  increase, maintain, or improve the functional
  capabilities of children with disabilities.

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What is Assistive Technology?

• Definition of Assistive
  Technology Service
• ...Any service that directly assists a child
  with a disability in the selection,
  acquisition, or use of an assistive technology.

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Why Consider Access Issues When Purchasing
Educational Technology?

• Legal Basis
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section
  504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Technology Related Assistance for Individuals
  with Disabilities Act
• Reauthorization of the Individuals with
  Disabilities Education Act
• Fiscal Responsibility

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Assuring Educational Technology Access for All
Students
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Four AT Areas

• Computer Access
• Organization
• Written Expression
• Communication

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Computer Access
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Alternative Keyboards

• Adjustable or Fixed Split Keyboards
• Chord Keyboard
• Mini Keyboards

• Large Keys
• Eye Gaze
• Create Your Own

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Onscreen Keyboards

• XP Professional
• REACH Interface
• My-T-Soft
• DiscoverScreen
• WiViK 2.0
• Screen Doors II

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Alternative Mouse

• Eyegaze System
• Foot Control Mouse
• Trackballs
• Head Tracking
• Touch Pad
• Joystick
• Touch Screen
• Mouse Keys

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Touch Screens

• Edmark Touch Window
• Magic Touch
• One Touch
• Infrared
• Built In

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Switch Access

• Intellikeys
• Intelli Switch
• DJ Switch Interface
• Crick Switch Interface
• Switch Adapted Mice

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Switches

• Lever
• Mercury
• Magnetic
• Leaf
• Proximity
• Mind

• Sound
• Plate
• Grasp/Grip
• Joystick
• Button
• Rocker

• Soft Pad or Pillow
• Pneumatic - Sip/Puff
• Infrared/Sound/Touch (IST)
• TouchFree camera
• P-Switch - sensitivity
• SCATIR Self-Calibrating Auditory Tone InfraRed

Mounts for Wheelchairs or Tables
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Organization

• Alarms
• Pocket PCs
• Timers

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Math Productivity Tools

• MathPad Plus
• Talking Calculator
• MathTalk
• Scientific Notebook
• MathType
• Coins, Time, Graphing

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Mind Mapping

• KidPix
• Draft Builder
• Inspiration
• Kidspiration
• InspireData

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Writing Productivity Tools
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Keyboarding
15- 20 min. a day 6-8 weeks 5 minute intervals

• Diana King Keyboarding
• Read, Write Type
• Type to Learn
• Mavis Beacon

• Diana King Book
• Keyboarding Software
• Web/Magazine/Newspaper

ten finger touch typing is learned 12-16 years old
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Word Processors

• The Writer
• DANA
• NEO
• CalcuScribe
• PC6

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Talking Word Processors

• Ultimate Reader
• Talking Word Processor
• Scan and Read Pro
• Kurzweil
• WYNN
• SOLO - Write Outloud
• IntelliTalk
• Read Write Gold

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Word Prediction

• Word Predictor Pro
• SOLO - CoWriter
• HandiWord
• WiViK Rep
• Soothsayer
• Word Q

I see in your future...
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Voice RecognitionSoftware

• Windows XP Speech Tools
• Dragon Naturally Speaking
• IBM Via Voice
• MacSpeech - iListen

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Alternative Augmentative Communication
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Picture/Symbol Systems

• The Picture Exchange System
• Communication Boards Wallets
• Schedules

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Voice Output Systems

• Single Button/Word/Phrase
• Step by Step Sequencing
• Single Level/Multi-Button

• Cause Effect
• Repetitive Phrases
• Social Scripting
• Choice Making

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Direct Select / Switch Access
AAC

• Leveled Systems
• Dynamic Display
• Unity Vocabulary

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Selection Method

• Direct Select
• Finger/Hand
• Foot
• Head

• Direct Scanning Methods
• Automatic Scanning
• Step Scanning
• Inverse Scanning

• Scanning Format
• Row/column
• Quadrant/Group Item
• Sequential/Rotary

• Switch
• Visual
• Auditory

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Text Based Systems
PolyAna Enkidu
LightWriter DynaWrite Link
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Areas ofAssistive Technology Service
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1

• Evaluation
• of
• Needs

AT Eval
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2

• Providing for the
• Acquisition of
• Assistive Technology Devices

Case Conference
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3

• Selecting, Designing, Fitting, Customizing,
  Adapting, Applying, Maintaining,
• Repairing or Replacing of AT Devices

TrialPeriods
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• Coordinating Therapies, Interventions,
• or Services

AT ServicesCase Conference
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• Training and Technical Assistance for Individual
  / Family

AT Services
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• Training and Technical Assistance for
  Professionals
• Paraprofessionals

AT Services
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What Are the Schools Responsibilities to Provide
Access for Students with Disabilities?
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Schools Responsibility guided by CC

• Defined Procedures and Guidelines
• Trained Staff and Available Resources
• Identified Multidisciplinary Assessment Teams
• Inservice/Training for Student, Family and Staff
• Access to/or Budget for Assistive Technology
  Devices and Services
• Process for Follow-up/Monitoring/Data Collection
• of AT

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Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Services Coop

• Our Process
• thus far...