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What is Assistive Technology?
What is Assistive Technology?
Assistive technology is any technology that can benefit all sorts of students. This includes learners with exceptionalities by using technology on a wide spectrum such as a wheelchair, voice to text software, enlarged fonts, pencil grips, planners, digital textbooks, digital communication technology, etc.. These devices and strategies help to make an impact on student learning by aiding students in every day life tasks such as communicating, being mobile, seeing, reading, writing, and more. Assistive technology makes it possible for students to reach their learning goals and expectations.
Assistive technology is considered under the Individuals with Disabilities Act, or IDEA, of 2004. This requires the development of an IEP and consideration of technology and services that the student may require.
Click on the photos below for more information and definitions regarding assistive technology (AT):
Click on the photos below for more information and definitions regarding assistive technology (AT):
Benefits of using AT:
- Helping students, who otherwise couldn't, to communicate.
- Helping students to reach their learning potential by meeting expectations.
- Helping students to be mobile and move around the school.
- Helping students to participate in extracurricular activities.
- Helping students to stay on task.
- Helping students to be on track academically with their peers.
AT_Consideration_in_the_IEP_Process_Post-Assessment_Results.pdf
Here are some resources for parents, students, and teachers regarding the use of UDL (universal design for learning) and AT (assistive technology)!
What is SETT?
What is SETT?
S- Student
S- Student
E- Environment
E- Environment
T- Tasks
T- Tasks
T- Tools
T- Tools
This framework helps us to truly focus on the student, environment, and tasks before we focus on the assistive technology. It promotes collaboration in the decision making process, which helps us to make the right decision for our students educational needs. First, we need to know our student's strengths, weaknesses, and what they like to do or don't like to do. We need to look at the learning environment (classroom) and think about teaching style of the educator. Next, we figure out what task the child needs to know and how it is connected to their IEP goals. Last, we think about the tools (AT) that students use in the classroom to support their learning.
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