PPT-Assistive Technology Tools

Assistive Technology Tools Accommodating Students with Learning and Math Disabilities Lisa Kosh Regional Disability Coordinator Maria Acevedo Correa Mental Health Specialist Puerto Rico Centers 1. Neil Cottrell. ADSHE Annual Conference, 28. th. May 2013. Timing and Questions. Overview. Personal Perspective. Assistive technology as coping strategies. How I chose strategies. Reading. Memory. Organisation. Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology. .. Assistive Technology. Jim Ellam. Staffordshire County Council. Technology changes throughout our lives. Its not about the technology…….. "Switched-on" generation switched off to life-changing care technology. Central Consolidated School District. Alisha Cornick, Director of Technology. cornickal@centralconsolidated.k12.nj.us. Purpose. “The vision of the Central Consolidated School District is to be one of the best school systems in the State of New Jersey.”. Sara . Muharemovic. If your face is like this, FEAR NOT!. Well what is it?. Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.. Presented by . Janet Peters . and . Bryan Ayres. Center for Technology. And Disability . Webinar May . 4, 2015. Session Overview. Key Factors to Consider when Transitioning with . AT. Our Research. Introducing the QIAT-PS . Training materials created by the Technology to Improve Kids’ Educational Success (TIKES) Project, a project of PACER Center: PACER.org/. stc. /tikes. © . 2016, . PACER Center. Including Assistive Technology (AT) . NADD Annual Conference Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. November 2, 2016. Julia Pearce. Utah Assistive Technology Teams (UATT). Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT). Greetings from Utah. 30 Assistive Technology Teams throughout the state with support from . Training materials created by the Technology to Improve Kids’ Educational Success (TIKES) Project, a project of PACER Center: PACER.org/. stc. /tikes. © . 2016, . PACER Center. Including Assistive Technology (AT) . T. raining materials created by the Technology to Improve Kids’ Educational Success (TIKES) Project, a project of PACER Center: www.pacer.org/stc/tikes. Intro to . Assistive Technology (AT) . for Young Learners. UCC. . 11. th. December 2013. Assistive Technology: . What is it?. 2. The most commonly used definition is the American definition, which is.  . "Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customised that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities". Historical Background of Assistive Technologies for the Blind. Introduction. The . rapid development of assistive technologies for the blind and visually impaired has evolved simultaneously with other technological innovations. Thanks to these advances, the facilitation of accessibility, safety and improved quality of life has made life easier for the visually impaired and blind (. TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS. :. Technology Solutions in the Classroom. Annette Carey (. acarey@access.k12.wv.us. ) . Kathy Knighton (. kknighto@access.k12.wv.us. ). West Virginia Department of Education. Office of Special Programs. Washoe County School District . AT Team. Revised October, 2018. School districts must provide AT to students who require devices and services.... IDEA Section 300.105:. Each public agency shall ensure that assistive technology devices and assistive technology devices and services, or both, as those terms are defined in Sections 300.5 and 300.6, are made available to a child with a disability if required as a part of the child’s —. Assistive Technology (AT). Goals . of this . presentation:. Help . you see ways that AT can help you adapt to life with a spinal cord injury or spinal cord disease. Discuss . how technology helps to re-define “Disability” and helps to create “resilience”.