AT & Accessibility
AT & Accessibility
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"The use of technologies can increase teachers’ capacity to provide support, choice and flexibility to students. It can also directly support the learning of individual students with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand English, attend, organize, engage and remember."
"The use of technologies can increase teachers’ capacity to provide support, choice and flexibility to students. It can also directly support the learning of individual students with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand English, attend, organize, engage and remember."
Learning Technologies: Information for Teachers
Learning Technologies:
Learning Technologies:
Resource to explain the basic AT tools of text-to-speech, word prediction, speech recognition, and visual thinking tools. (video: Technology to Support all Learners)
Further Information
Further Information
SETT Framework: Student, environment, tasks and tools. Framework to help decide best tools to match to student needs.
UDL: Universal Design for Learning. Technology provides multiple ways to engage learners, present material and allow students choice in how to complete and submit work.
Assistive Technology by Device
Assistive Technology by Device
In General
In General
Most digital devices have been improving their accessibility features. It is important to recognize that these tools exist and are built into operating systems. It is important for users to be aware of and look for features that are continuously being improved, updated and expanded.
Most digital devices have been improving their accessibility features. It is important to recognize that these tools exist and are built into operating systems. It is important for users to be aware of and look for features that are continuously being improved, updated and expanded.
Android
Android
Includes features such as screen reader, switch access, voice access, use captions, and control contrast, size, colour and font.
Chromebook
Chromebook
By turning on accessibility features, user can access text-to-speak, adjust the display, modify keyboard, mouse and touchpad controls.
iOS
iOS
Has similar built in features to support blind and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy. Requires user to enable desired features.
Mac OS
Mac OS
Has built in features to support blind and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy. Requires user to enable desired features.
Windows 10
Windows 10
Includes features for users with vision, hearing, motor and/or cognition challenges. There are also many 3rd party applications to provide further support.
AT Applications - Reading and Writing
AT Applications - Reading and Writing
Supporting Writing
Supporting Writing
ClaroRead: character recognition and text-to-speech for Windows or Mac
Clicker 7: use images to write, word prediction, for Chrome, Mac or Windows
Co:Writer: text-to-speech and word prediction, for Chrome, Mac or Windows
Dragon: dictation for PC / Dragon: dictation for Mac: $300
Kurzweil 3000: text-to-speech, word prediction, highlight and extract text, for Mac or Windows
Read:OutLoud: text-to-speech, highlight and extract, for Mac or Windows
Read & Write: Highlighted text-to-speech, voice input, word prediction, dictionaries, simplify text. All platforms: Google Chrome, iOS/Android, Mac OS, Windows.
WordQ: text-to-speech, speech to text, dictionary and word prediction for Chrome, Windows or Mac
Online reading practice that work with AT supports
Online reading practice that work with AT supports
Newsela: students select their own reading level on current event articles and can complete some additional learning activities. Teacher can assign articles. (online)
ReadTheory: reading comprehension selections and with quizzes that adjust to the learners reading level, provides feedback for wrong answers, and allow teacher to track and followup with each student (online)
TweenTribune: student chooses reading level for current articles then can answer quiz (online)
Environmental Reading Support App
Environmental Reading Support App
Seeing AI: Snap a picture on an iPhone then use the app to tell you what is in the picture: words, objects, people, etc. iOS (only)
AT Applications - Research/Study Skills
AT Applications - Research/Study Skills
AT Applications - Numeracy
AT Applications - Numeracy
Digital Equation Input
Digital Equation Input
Equatio (Google): create mathematical equations, formulas, Desmos graphs and more on their computer or Chromebook.
Equatio Mathspace (Google): Create and collaborate digitally on Math. Type, write or speak equations and math formulas.
Dynamic Math Apps
Dynamic Math Apps
geogebra: dynamic software that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus all in one app (all platforms)
Successmaker: a K-8 math and reading adaptive program to meet individual learning needs and build mastery. Subscription required.
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