(Individualized Assistive Technology recommendations to enhance performance of writing)
Fine Motor, Spelling, Editing...enhancing output
- Hand Writing Without Tears
- Dexteria apps
- Alternate access to writing tools including
- switch access with switch interface or bluetooth switch to computer/tablet
- scanning options on computer or tablet with onscreen keyboard
- alternate mouse (i.e. trackball mouse) with dwell setting on onscreen keyboard
- eye gaze with onscreen keyboard
- expanded (or mini) keyboard to computer/tablet
- 3rd party onscreen iOS keyboard with strong accessibility options like Keeble Keyboard (enhancing visual and physical abilities)
- Word prediction with scanning options, touch select or other selection mode
- Clicker Sentences , Clicker Connect, Clicker Docs
- Symbol support App with read aloud, Writing with Symbols
- 3rd Part Keyboard Apps offering text to speech, larger keys, switch scanning, alphabet array, word prediction like Keeble Keyboard from Assistiveware
Organization
- Visual schedules, use picture symbols, Rebus symbols, symbol stix etc. (Boardmaker, Custom Boards App,
Middle School Compensatory and High School Compensatory
- Student Specific recommendations that might include one or more of the following:
- Hand Writing Without Tears
- Alternate access to writing tools including
- switch access with switch interface or bluetooth switch to computer/tablet
- scanning options on computer or tablet with onscreen keyboard
- alternate mouse (i.e. trackball mouse, joystick, chin switch) with dwell setting on onscreen keyboard
- eye gaze with onscreen keyboard
- expanded (or mini) keyboard to computer/tablet
- 3rd party onscreen iOS keyboard with strong accessibility options like Keeble Keyboard (enhancing visual and physical abilities)
- Word prediction with scanning options, touch select or other selection mode
- Clicker Sentences , Clicker Connect, Clicker Docs
- Symbol support App with read aloud, Writing with Symbols
- 3rd Part Keyboard Apps offering text to speech, larger keys, switch scanning, alphabet array, word prediction like Keeble Keyboard from Assistiveware
- alternate seating solutions to enhance seating and supports while accessing technology and writing
- utilize AAC to demonstrate knowledge (i.e. Proloquo2go offers options to send out sentence strips created in the communication board)
- expanded keyboards that enhances access with appropriate software to enhance writing
- laser pointers (handheld)
- mounting systems for iPads/tablets to desk, wheelchair, etc.
- braille displays
- alternate cases for tablets to enhance access and durability
- alphabet keyboard stickers (enhance visual access)