Assistive technology

arranged, educators must be prudent in deciding on how to best help the students in their classes who are unable to comprehend instruction easily. There are many ways in which to help students who struggle as learners in the classroom including assistive technology and response to intervention to help reinforce content. It may be necessary if frequent difficulty is met to refer students for special education services and to begin the collaboration within the school on how to best serve the…

The IEP process explains that assistive technology is a tool that is used to support achievement of goals and progress. The IEP process conveys the relationship between the assistive technology used and the student’s needs and how this device helps the student’s meet their goals and objectives. Assistive technology is important to the IEP process because if the technology is implement it can enable the students to be active with and in their learning. It provides students with a free…

In thinking about ways to help Martin, who is a 6 year old child with Dyslexia, three resources will be provided to demonstrate how to help Martin. Martin struggles with reading because he cannot match letters to sounds and blend them together to form words. So, he also has a problem with spelling words. This is very typical for an individual with Dyslexia. Medical New Today (Sep 9, 2014, para 1), defines Dyslexia as “a specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain 's processing of…

from people but also with aids. As the name suggests, Assistive Technologies are various materials, services, systems and devices that provide assistance to the user, helping improve, enhance and/or develop the ability to achieve…

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health recommends that assistive devices be used when the weight exceeds that limit (Zwerdling, 2015). Studies suggest hospitals lifting, turning, and repositioning are usually performed manually because of lack of assistive device. Nurses should use their judgement when it comes to lifting patients and ask for help when needed. Nurses could possibly harm their patients or…

reaction to all three videos was WOW!! we have growth tremendously in the ways technology is being use to provide students with special needs support to function in school and in the world. Sadly, I feel that in many schools students are not receiving enough assistive technology. How SAD! The article "Special Education - Assistive Technology and Accessibility" opened my eyes to the wide range of assistive technology that exists today. Sure in enough these groups of children are very…

Ambulatory Status & Motor Skills: Pamela appears to have good gross motor skills. She is able to walk at a fast pace without assistance and navigates through her home with verbal prompting. Her hearing and vision are reported to be within normal limits. Pamela currently takes a PRN when she needs to have her nails clipped and for doctor appointments to help calm her. Communication: According to the ABAS-3, Pamela’s conceptual domain standard score of 54 (95% confidence interval of 48-60) is…

The readings this week further expand on assistive technology and its ability to maximize access and learning for the student with learning disabilities. We read about Gareth’s Story, and how he had opportunities for intervention and assistive technology simply because of the time in which he was born. Children born after the IDEA, The Tech Act of 1988, and Reauthorization of IDEA 1997, were afforded the opportunity for testing, intervention, placement in the general education classroom, least…

South Florida, we have a large elderly population who may greatly benefit from assistive technology; however many are unaware of the availability and use of these products and/or are unable to afford them. The aging population in our community suffer from memory impairments, low vision, hearing loss, decreased mobility, and/or medical conditions that hinder their independence; therefore the use of assistive technology can increase their participation and performance in activities of daily living…

Assistive Technology and how it Affects the Lives of those with Cerebral Paralysis Why I chose This Topic I decided to go with this topic because it is something very close to my heart. My grandfather-- my mom’s dad-- was born with cerebral palsy, so I can honestly say I have plenty of experience with it. He was born premature and, in those days, not to mention in Chile, there was very little they could do about the condition. My great grandmother was told he would die in a couple of weeks, if…