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The Technology TangoLearn the Steps
orTrip Your Partners
James Bailey, MS University of [email protected]
Copyright © 2004 James Bailey
Housekeeping
• Ask questions on the point (I’ll keep us on track)
• This presentation can be found at:http://adaptive-tech.uoregon.edu/bailey2.ppthttp://adaptive-tech.uoregon.edu/bailey2.txt
• Anytime I don’t make sense shoot your hand up or yell!
Creating an Adaptive Technology (AT) Service Delivery Plan
• Understand where we are• Inventory needs• Inventory resources• Design• Implement
Creating an Adaptive Technology (AT) Service Delivery Plan
Our Origins• Lacks programmatic design• Has grown reactively• Describe your program
Creating an Adaptive Technology (AT) Service Delivery Plan
Inventory Needs• Current student needs• Your AT resources
Get out your pencil and paper.
Inventory Student AT Needs
Learning Disabilities
Reading – WYNN or Kurzweil Writing – Read & Write GoldOrganizing – Inspiration Scanning Services
Inventory Student AT Needs
Blindness AT
Computer Access – JAWS or WindowEyesReading – Openbook or Kurzweil Braille outputScanning and Braille Services
Inventory Student AT Needs
Low Vision AT
Computer Access – ZoomText or MagicReading – WYNN or Kurzweil Scanning Services
Inventory Student AT Needs
Mobility ATNaturally Speaking or Via VoiceAlternative computer inputs
Inventory Local AT Resources
• Your tech attitude• DS department philosophy• School’s mission• School’s tech philosophy • Staff – Space – Budget
Your Tech Attitude
• phobic• use e-mail and some web • can’t live without – do ebay
all the time
DS Departmental Philosophy
• Around independence/dependence(at least as far as tech is concerned)
Your School’s Mission
• Community College• Four Year Teaching College• Research Institution
This sets your student population.
School’s Tech Philosophy
• centralized• decentralized• maximum offerings• minimal offerings
Staff – Space – Budget
• Can you hire an AT tech?• Can you house AT facilities?• Can you pay for it?
Design Your Plan
• Evaluate current use• Priorities • Authority (yours)• Element considerations• Example plan element
Your Current Plan – Set Priorities
• List your current AT services
• Determine heaviest use
• Consider vulnerabilities
Articulate Your Plan
• Describe what you do now• Set priorities• List executive authority• List advisory authority
Understand Executive vs. Advisory
• ExecutiveThat which you can make happenI.E. Installing a screenreader
• Advisory That which you cannot make happenI.E. Making all campus websites accessible
Executive – Some Examples
• Access to Basic Computing Technology• AT Training• Alternative Text Production• Dynamic Real-Time Notetaking
• Equipment Loans
Plan Element Considerations example - alternative text
• Do I offer it?• Do I provide it in-house?• Do I outsource?• Do I provide it to the community?
Plan Element Content example – alternative text
• Description of service• Description of target student• Identify who is responsible• Description of implementation• Note limitations
Distribution Models
• One central AT lab• Accessible stations distributed
throughout campus labs• Mix of both
Implementation
• Direction should be in plan• Design facilities• Procure hardware, software, &
fixtures• Train staff
Flexibility
• A plan does not mean rigidity• Design into your plan requests for exceptions
Accountability
• Plans specify what you will do in a given situation• Published plans let students verify that they are
getting what they are entitled too• Plans make it easier to ensure equal treatment for
all students
Summary
• List what AT you now provide
• Separate into executive and advisory groups
• Define resources
• Align with institutional goals and identity
• Design by element
• Select distribution model
• Implement
• Evaluate and create process for exceptions
On Line Groups
ADTECH-PS:
http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/adtech-ps
High Tech Center Training Unit
http://htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu/read/all_forums/
AHEADhttp://listserv.buffalo.edu/archives/dsshe-l.html
