"Assistive technology device means any 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 a child with a disability. The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, or the replacement of such device." (Sec. 300.5 Assistive technology device)
"Assistive technology service means any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. The term includes— (a) The evaluation of the needs of a child with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the child in the child’s customary environment; (b) Purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by children with disabilities; (c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing assistive technology devices; (d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs; (e) Training or technical assistance for a child with a disability or, if appropriate, that child’s family; and (f) Training or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education or rehabilitation services), employers, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of that child." (Sec. 300.6 Assistive technology service)
Assistive Technology is commonly divided into four categories:
No Tech
Low-Tech
Mid-Tech
High-Tech
Assistive Technology – No Tech, Low Tech, High Tech - CLICK FOR LINK
The Assistive Technology Spectrum - CLICK FOR LINK
DESE - Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
Missouri Assistive Technology (MoAT) - CLICK FOR LINK
Accessible Educational Materials - CLICK FOR LINK
Employment - CLICK FOR LINK
Education - CLICK FOR LINK
Independent Living - CLICK FOR LINK
IDEA Sec. 300.105 Assistive technology - CLICK FOR LINK
IDEA Sec. 300.5 Assistive technology device - CLICK FOR LINK
IDEA Sec. 300.6 Assistive technology service - CLICK FOR LINK
PACER Center - National Parent Center on Transition and Employment - Assistive Technology for Transition Success - CLICK FOR LINK
Center on Transition Innovations - Virginia Commonwealth University - Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
IRIS Center: Peabody College Vanderbilt University - Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) - CLICK FOR LINK
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) - Assistive Technology Consideration to Assessment - CLICK FOR LINK
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) - Assessing Students’ Needs for Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) - Student Information Guide Process Forms - CLICK FOR LINK
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) - Other Materials - CLICK FOR LINK
The Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology (QIAT) - Indicators and Matrices - CLICK FOR LINK
Indicators and Matrices - CLICK FOR LINK
Resource Bank - CLICK FOR LINK
Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Within 504 Plans - CLICK FOR LINK
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - Assistive Technology Internet Modules - CLICK FOR LINK
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - AT Resource Guide
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - Section 1: Introduction to Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - Section 2: Federal Legislation and Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - Section 4: Assistive Technology Consideration in the IEP - CLICK FOR LINK
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - Section 5: The Assistive Technology Assessment Process in the School Environment - CLICK FOR LINK
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) - Section 6: Writing Assistive Technology Into the IEP - CLICK FOR LINK
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) - What is AT? - CLICK FOR LINK
Oklahoma State Department of Education - Technical Assistance Document Assistive Technology for Children and Youth with Disabilities IDEA Part B - CLICK FOR LINK
Georgia Department of Education - Local School System Assistive Technology Guidelines and Procedures - CLICK FOR LINK
Tri-County Special Education Association - HILIA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION GUIDE - CLICK FOR LINK
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction - Guidelines for the Provision of Assistive Technology to Students with Disabilities under IDEA Part B - CLICK FOR LINK
Augsburg University - Assistive Technology - CLICK FOR LINK
University of Connecticut - Center for Students with Disabilities - CLICK FOR LINK
Assistive Technology and Transition (okabletech) - CLICK FOR LINK
Assistive Technology Protocol for Transition Planning (page 4 & 5) - CLICK FOR LINK
Student Information Guide for Self Determination and Assistive Technology Management (page 6 & 7) - CLICK FOR LINK
Assistive Technology Protocol for Transition Planning(sese) - CLICK FOR LINK
Assistive Technology: Transition Checklist (post-school planning) - CLICK FOR LINK
Assistive Technology and the Transition Process from High School - CLICK FOR LINK
Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning - CLICK FOR LINK
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Rewordify.com - https://rewordify.com/
Scanning Pens - https://www.scanningpens.com/s.nl/sc.1/category.1766/it.C/.f
Scanmarker Air - https://scanmarker.com/
Read&Write - https://www.texthelp.com/products/read-and-write-education/
Read&Write for Google Chrome - https://www.texthelp.com/products/read-and-write-education/for-google-chrome/
Read&Write for Google Chrome - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Natural Reader - https://www.naturalreaders.com/
Natural Reader Online Reader - https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/
Natural Reader Chrome - https://www.naturalreaders.com/chrome_ext.html
Natural Reader Text to Speech - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader - https://readaloud.app/
Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Speechify - https://speechify.com/
Speechify Online - https://speechify.com/text-to-speech-online/
Speechify for Google Chrome - https://speechify.com/text-to-speech-chrome-extension/
Speechify for Google Chrome - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
QuillBot - https://quillbot.com/student-resources
QuillBot for Chrome - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Paraphraser - https://quillbot.com/
Summarizer - https://quillbot.com/summarize
Bookshare - https://www.bookshare.org/cms/
Voice Dream - https://www.voicedream.com/
Voice Dream - Reader - https://www.voicedream.com/reader/
must install app for Apple
Voice Dream - Writer - https://www.voicedream.com/writer/
must install app for Apple
Voice Dream - Scanner - https://www.voicedream.com/scanner/
must install app for Apple
Convert PDF and photo files to text - https://support.google.com/drive/answer/176692?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
upload file to Google Drive -> select Open with Google Docs
Immersive Reader for Google Chrome - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
G-Drive - Docs - Tools - voice - https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
Works best with headphones/microphone
Google Docs Editors Help - Type with your voice - https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
Grammarly - free version helps correct minor grammar errors - http://grammarly.com/
Grammarly - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Co:Writer - https://cowriter.com/
Co:Writer for Google Chrome - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Co:Writer Universal (App) - Google Chrome App - Google Chrome App Link
Scrible - https://www.scrible.com/
MindMeister - https://www.mindmeister.com/
QuillBot - https://quillbot.com/student-resources
QuillBot for Chrome - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Grammar Checker - https://quillbot.com/grammar-check
Co-Writer - https://quillbot.com/co-writer
Equatio - https://www.texthelp.com/products/equatio/
Equatio - Math made digital - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
PhotoMath - https://photomath.com/en
must install app for Android or Apple
ModMath - http://www.modmath.com/
must install app for Apple
Microsoft Math Solver - Math Problem Solver & Calculator - https://math.microsoft.com/en
Talk and Comment - Voice notes anywhere - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Mote: voice notes & feedback - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
Adobe (use the free version, look at the comment feature) - https://www.adobe.com/acrobat.html
Kami - https://www.kamiapp.com/
Lumin (use the free version) - https://www.luminpdf.com/
Evernote - https://evernote.com/
Notability - https://notability.com/
RocketBook - free printables - https://getrocketbook.com/
Elfinbook - OCR - https://www.elfinbook.com/en
Five Star Advance Wirebound Notebook Plus Study App - https://www.fivestarbuiltstrong.com/notetaking-study-app/
Livescribe - https://us.livescribe.com/
Neo Smartpen - https://neosmartpen.com/
Collaborative Notes with Google Docs
YiNote - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
DF Tube (Distraction Free for YouTube) - Chrome Extension - Chrome Extension Link
http://www.sese.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Assistive-Technology-Protocol-for-Transition.pdf
http://www.sese.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AT-Goal-Setting-Worksheet.pdf
https://arkansastransition.com/images/assessment%20planner.pdf
https://arkansastransition.com/images/AssistiveTechnologyProtocolFillable.pdf
H.R.4278 - Assistive Technology Act of 2004 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4278
PUBLIC LAW 108–364—OCT. 25, 2004 118 STAT. 1707 - https://www.congress.gov/108/plaws/publ364/PLAW-108publ364.pdf