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Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance.
The UDL framework, first defined by David H. Rose, Ed.D. of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in the 1990s, [2] calls for creating a curriculum from the outset that provides: Multiple means of representation give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge,
University students, K-12 students, and families throughout Iowa consult with ICATER staff to try technology such as software, apps, or alternative computer access. In August 2014, the University of Iowa College of Education hosted a two-day bootcamp called Talk-to-Text, to teach middle school students from Cedar Rapids, Iowa about software programs that could help them learn.
Assistive technology and adaptive technology have a key role in developing the means for people with disabilities to live more independently, and to more fully participate in mainstream society. In order to have access to assistive or adaptive technology, however, educating the public and even legislating requirements to incorporate this ...
A general education teacher is required to attend if the recommended program includes activities with general education students, even if the child is in a special education class in the school. Any provider of a related service to the child. Normally, services include speech therapy, occupational therapy, or adapted physical education.
Despite the various barriers to employment, some AAC users achieve success in educational endeavours and employment, though often in lower paying jobs. [108] [109] Factors that have been found to be related to employment are a strong work ethic and access to AAC technology, the support of family and friends, education, and work skills. [110]
Universal access to education [1] is the ability of all people to have equal opportunity in education, regardless of their social class, race, gender, sexuality, ethnic background or physical and mental disabilities. [2] The term is used both in college admission for the middle and lower classes, and in assistive technology [3] for the
Example of basic PECS communication board. The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an augmentative and alternative communication system developed and produced by Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. [1] PECS was developed in 1985 at the Delaware Autism Program by Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP. [2]