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Georgia Department of EducationDivision for Special Education Supports
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology1870 Twin Towers EastAtlanta, Georgia 30334
Access to the Curriculum Through Technology
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Non-Endorsement Statement
Neither the Georgia Department of Education nor the State of Georgia operates or controls in any respect any information, products, materials or services that third parties may provide. Listing a particular product or posting of a link does not indicate Georgia Department of Education endorsement of that product or site. We encourage our users to research each product themselves and to read the privacy statements of each and every site they visit.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Assistive Technology Device
§ Section 300.5 Assistive technology device.
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.
(Authority 20 U.S.C. 1401(1))
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Assistive Technology Resources
Assistive technology may be determined and acquired for your classroom and/or specific students through a variety of means:•Local Assistive Technology Team•Local administration•Consideration Process•Core Classroom Inventory•Assistive Technology Evaluation
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Assistive Technology Resources
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology•www.gpat.org•2007-08 Professional Learning Course Schedule •GPAT section on Resource Board
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Augmentative and Alternative Communication “Augmentative and alternate communication is an area ………. That attempts to compensate (either temporarily or permanently) for the impairment and disability patterns of individuals with severe expressive communication disorders (i.e., the severely speech-language and writing impaired).”
American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 1989
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Who can benefit from Augmentative Communication?
• Non-verbal students
• Verbal, but unintelligible
• Verbal, but lacking functional language
• Minimally verbal
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Who can benefit from Augmentative Communication?
Remember, research is clearly showing that exposure and use of AAC does NOT inhibit the development spoken language.
Withholding communication devices to “make” children talk is not supported by research.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Using Augmentative Communication
to Enhance Comprehension and Understanding
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Visual Supports
Visual supports include symbols that provide concrete, visual information to students who have difficulty understanding information presented verbally.
Engineering the environment for augmentative communication supports visual information for our students throughout the day.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
• Increased receptive and expressive communication• Comprehension across academic and daily living
skills• Active participation in curricular activities• Increased interaction with curricular materials• Routines• Transitions• Time management• Positive behavior • Learning
Benefits of Visual SupportsUse of visual supports enhances:
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Using Augmentative Communication to Support Access
to the Curriculum
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Symbol Types
• There are a variety of symbol types
• Combination of symbol types may be used
• Always use symbol representation with voice output devices!
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
BoardmakerMayer-Johnson
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
BoardmakerMayer-Johnson
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Augmentative Communication
Augmentative Communication Devices
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Augmentative Communication
Let’s not limit our students to one mode of communication!
Picture Boards
Sign Language
Voice Output Devices
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Single Location – Single Message Systems
BIGmack CommunicatorAbleNet, Inc.
• State a repeated line of story• Recite Pledge of Allegiance• Ask questions of others• Tell someone to “stop
counting”• State a pattern• Identify item on map
From Jessie and Toni’s 50+ Ways to Use a Single-Message AAC Device to Access the Curriculum
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Single Location – Single Message Systems
BIGmack CommunicatorAbleNet, Inc.
• One hit order in a restaurant• Giving a compliment• Attention (come here, look at
mine)• Stating lunch menu for the day• Sing Happy Birthday• Cheer for school team• Instruct “turn the page” during
a story From: 101+ IDEAS FOR USING THE BIG
MAC OR OTHER SINGLEMESSAGE VOICE OUTPUT
COMMUNICATION AIDS
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Single Location-Sequential Message Systems
LITTLE Step-by-Step AbleNet, Inc.
• Read from a story, chapter book, newspaper….
• Ask questions about a story• Ask survey questions of others• Interview• Counting (forward/backward)• 1-1 correspondence• Count tally marks from survey• State items is pattern• Explain steps in experiment• TimelinesJessie & Toni’s 101 Ways to Use a Sequential
Message AAC Device to Access the Curriculum
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Single Location-Sequential Message Systems
LITTLE Step-by-Step AbleNet, Inc.
• Recite days of week/ months• Take attendance• Giving book report• Telling a joke• Providing personal information• Checking out library book• Directions from place to place• Recite alphabet• Giving spelling words to class• ComplainingAdaptivation’s: 100 Ways to use Sequential
Messaging with the Sequencer & VoicePal Max
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Single Level – Multi-Message Systems
iTalk2 CommunicatorAbleNet
• Two repeated lines in a story (You’re not big enough, Hey, you want to fight)
• Describing attributes (hot/cold, liquid/solid, big/little, girl/boy, mean/nice, more/less)
• Order: first/last• Answer questions about two
story characters• Patterns
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Multi-Level – Multi-Message Systems
Tech SeriesAMDi
• Detailed story plot vocabulary• Requests – more, read it again,
stop, slow down• Numbers• Math equations• Vocabulary & definitions• Spelling• Sequencing (Pledge, Life Cycle,
Water Cycle• Surveys with social
vocabulary/comments
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Strategies for Enhancing Communication Success
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
• Pay close attention to access of devices for more physically challenged students. Remember, switches will plug into many of these devices for alternate access.
Strategies for SuccessAugmentative Communication
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
• Provide the most appropriate augmentative communication system(s) to meet the individual student needs.
• Provide access to the system(s) in all environments and activities as needed.
• Select appropriate vocabulary to support communication and participation.
Strategies for SuccessAugmentative Communication
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
• Teach communication system use within the context of highly motivating curricular activities. Avoid drill and practice.
• Use modeling to demonstrate appropriate use communication systems for curricular interaction and to teach symbol location and use.
• Implement strategies such as Aided Language Stimulation/Natural Aided Language Stimulation.
Strategies for SuccessAugmentative Communication
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Physical Access
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Physical Access
For our students with severe physical disabilities, access is the most critical piece of the puzzle. Without the appropriate selection of tools and then the provision of those tools for physical access we leave our students with severe physical disabilities with extremely limited means of independence, participation and communication.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Switches
Switches come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and activation modes (pressing, pulling, swiping, twitching, sipping, puffing, rolling…..). Switches may be ordered commercially or custom made. Occupational and Physical Therapists are invaluable resources for switch selection and placement.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Switches
Big Red SwitchAbleNet
Leaf SwitchEnabling Devices
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Switches
Wobble SwitchEnabling Devices
Grip SwitchEnabling Devices
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Strategies for SuccessSwitch Use
Gretchen Hanser MS, OTR/L and Deanna K. Wagner MS/CCC-SLP are well known assistive technology specialists who have extensive experience in working with students with disabilities who have access issues and augmentative communication needs. In order to build switch skills they recommend that the student has:
• at least 20 opportunities to practice during one activity
• a daily routine that provides at least 200 switch hits per day
• a large selection of motor training activities to minimize the boredom factor.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer Access
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer Access
Assistive technology devices support access to the standard classroom computer.
When classroom computers are adapted, they become powerful tools to access the curriculum.
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer AccessStandard Computer Keyboard Adaptations
Zoom CapsKeyboard Labels
Moisture Guard
Keyguard
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer AccessAlternative Keyboards
IntelliKeys Keyboard
Big Keys Keyboard
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer AccessStandard Mouse Alternatives
Touch Window
Touch Monitor
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer AccessStandard Mouse Alternatives
TrackballJoystick
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Tools for Computer AccessStandard Mouse Alternatives
Switch Interface Boxes
Switches
Computer + Switch Interface Box + Switch + Switch Accessible Software = Computer Access
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Software Designed for Switch UseCause & Effect
Scanning
www.rjcooper.comwww.hsj.comwww.softtouch.comwww.judylynn.comwww.marblesoft.comwww.attainment.comwww.donjohnston.com
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Software for the Curriculum
• Switching on Science: Earth (SoftTouch)
• Switching on Science: Habitats (SoftTouch)
• Switching on Science: Solar System (SoftTouch)
• Switching on American History (SoftTouch)
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Software for the Curriculum
• Simply Science Animals Volume 1 (Slater Software)
• Simply Science Animals Volume 2 (Slater Software)
• Simply Science Energy Volume 1 (Slater Software)
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Software for the Curriculum
Don Johnston Start to Finish Literacy Starters
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Software for Authoring
Writing With Symbols 2000
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Software for Authoring
PixWriter
Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
What’s New?
• AbleNet Adapted Weekly Reader (www.ablenetinc.com)
• Exploring Science Through Symbols and Words Series (www.attainmentcompany.com)
• Access Science and American History (www.attainmentcompany.com)
Georgia Department of EducationDivision for Special Education Supports
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology1870 Twin Towers EastAtlanta, Georgia 30334
Contact Information
404-463-3597 (phone)
404-651-6457 (fax)