Assistive Technology: New Horizons in Education

Joan R Manchester Anne M Fein

Deanna Gordon Tina LaFlam

March 18, 2003

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What is Assistive Technology?

Definition Where is the Field Going? Importance

Benefit to all faculty/staff/students

Why Assistive Technology?

Current Trends in Higher Education Learning Disabled Students Higher Level Thinking Skills

The Toolbox

Hardware Options Software Options Low Technology Options Internet Accessibility Creating the Environment

Hardware Options

Alternative Keyboard/Mice Devices Joysticks Screen Enlargers Reading Pen PDA’s Speakers/Ear Phones

Software Options

Voice Recognition Technology Screen Readers PowerPoint Narration Webbing/Mapping Programs Word Prediction On-Line Tutorials/Lessons E-Text

Developing the Expertise

Adult Learners

Mainstream vs. Entrepreneurs

Creating the Environment

LMCAppropriate SpaceTypes of SupportExtra Services

LMC Technology Support Center

Work Area

Service Counter

Service Counter from Entry

Faculty/Staff/Student Support

Toshiba Repair Center

Curry College

Space ESC

LD/NON LD Speaking Center Math Lab Research Lab Honors Lab

Support Services TA Model Lab Workers

Research Recommended Reading Internet Sites Obtain Support

Recommendations

Bibliography

Barone, Carol A & Hagner, Paul R. ed. Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning. (Jossey-Bass Publ: New York, NY) 2001

Sandholtz, Judith Haymore, Ringstaff, Cathy, and Dwyer, David. Teaching with Technology: Creating Student-centered Classroom. (Teacher’s College Press: New York, NY) 1997.

Rose, David H. and Meyer, Anne. Teaching Every Student in The Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. (Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development: Alexandria, VA) 2002.

Internet Resources for Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology On-Line http://www.asel.udel.edu/at-online/assistive.html

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) http://www.cast.org

Closed Captioning http://www.educ.kent.edu/deafed/ivc58.htm

Closing the Gap http://www.closingthegap.com

Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking & Technology (DOIT) http://www.weber.u.washington.edu/~doit/

Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) http://www.rit.edu/~easi/resource/kaitlininput.html

International Technology Education Association http://www.tmn.com

Internet Resources for Assistive Technology

Glossary of LD Terms http://www.ldanatl.org/articles/eric/glossary.html

LD Impacting African Americans http://www.nifl.gov/calendar/101995.html

LD On-Line http://www.ldonline.org

LD, ADD, and Deafness http://www.rit.edu/~468www/ld.html

National Center for LD http://www.ncld.org/welcome.html

Program for College Students with LD http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwpcse/upld.html

Social Skills and LD http://www.weta.baweb.com/cgi-bin/ldonline/socskills

AT Vendors

VendorWebsites AlphaSmart

http://www.alphasmart.com Arkenstone

http://www.arkenstone.org:80/ AT, Inc.

http://www.assistivetech.com/ Broderbund

http://www.broderbund.com Don Johnston

http://www.donjohnston.com Dragon Systems

http://www.dragonsys.com Edmark

http://www.intellitools.comKurzweilhttp://www.sentinet.com

Presenters-email addresses

Anne Fein afein.landmark.edu

Tina LaFlam tlaflam@landmark.edu

Deanna Gordon dgordon@curry.edu

Joan Manchester jmanches@curry.edu