Fwd: Assistive Technology Devices/Resources for Students

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Here is a variety of items that I have collected from different sources. Some of these are items that you might talk with your ARD/IEP team about purchasing for your child, if you feel that it would be appropriate.

Intel® Reader See why educators are choosing the Intel Reader for 4th-12th graders with dyslexia and reading-based learning challenges. This extraordinary assistive technology is flexible, simple to setup and use-and getting results. Visit and see for yourself: www.experiencereader.com/schools

A list of vendors of software and assistive technology is at: http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxat.html

A toolbox for Educators: Technology for Mild Disabilities is at: http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxvendors.html

This is info on spelling/typing software & keyboards that a parent posted on: "I found this product during a current search for software for my DS daughter. Reasonably priced . . . meaning just over $100 home version and not in the obscene cost of $300 to $1000." http://www.rjcooper.com/spell-a-word/index.html

Interactive technology helps improve skills of children with autismInteractive technology is being used to help boost the communication skills of children with autism. The approach is part of therapy provided at 20 Brain Balance Achievement centers across the country and is related to a program that has seen success using video game-based activities to help students with the disorder in Spain. KABC-TV (Los Angeles) http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health & id=7706031

IPad tablet computers are used in speech-therapy programsApple's iPad tablet is developing a skill set as a conduit in helping people who have difficulties with speech and communication. Along with specialized software, the intuitive device is being used in various speech-therapy programs in which the patient touches an image on the screen that is then pronounced by the iPad. The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575547971877769154.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Do e-readers help improve reading for students with disabilities?More educators are using e-reading devices -- such as Apple's iPad, Amazon's Kindle and the Intel Reader -- to encourage and improve reading among students with reading disabilities such as dyslexia. Some teachers say features that allow users to quickly convert text to audio files or change the size of the type are especially helpful for struggling readers. But others caution that more research and professional development for teachers is needed before school invest in e-readers. Education Week http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2010/10/20/01dyslexia.h04.html

Chuck NoeEducation SpecialistPartners Resource Network