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Special
Students with
Special Needs
By: Benard Goins
Objectives
•
•
•
•

Define Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology And Its Benefits
Individualized Education Plan (IEPs)
Issues & Solutions
Assistive Technology ???
• Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes
assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitates device for people with
disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting,
locating, and using.
• AT prompts greater independence by enabling people to
perform task that they were formally unable to accomplish, by
providing enhancements to, or changing methods of
interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such
task.
• My definition: Any technology used to assist students with
disabilities.
Assistive Technology And Its Benefits
• Assistive technologies help create solutions that
enables students with disabilities to be more
independent, productive and feel included in the
classroom and community.
• Provides increased self-motivation
• Accountability
• Expanded learning and life experiences
• New opportunities for interactions and
communication.
• Relaxed atmosphere, conducive for learning
Individualized Education Plan (IEPs)
• The IEP provides specific goals the team sets for
the student during the school year, as well as any
special support to help achieve these goals.
• IEPs are free of charge
• Allows parents to be involved in the adaptive learning
style.
• A child having noticeable difficulty functioning and
has been diagnosed or identified as special needs is an
ideal candidate for IEP.
Disability: ADHD
Issues
• Inattentive
• Hyper-activity
• Are easily distracted

Solution
• Noise cancelling head
phones, during computer
activities.
• Timers (Alarms) in
classroom to help students
transition and limit time on
certain activities.
• Setup IEP or Break down
assignments
Disability: Auditory
Issues
• Speech may sound distorted
• Does not seem to respond to
verbal communication
especially when not directly
looking at a persons mouth
• Inattentive during lectures.

Solutions
• Hearing Aid
• Good classroom acoustics
are essential
• FM Systems (Personal
frequency modulation
system)
Disability: Reading and Writing
•
•
•
•

Issues
Dexterity problems
Squinting and limited vision
Disabilities hindering being
able to physically write
Limited to no participation
in class activities due to
disability

•
•
•
•
•

Solutions
Make sure books are
provided with Large print.
Braille books and software
Talking software (handheld)
Auditory books
Magnifiers
References
• Wikipedia: Assistive Technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology
• Kids Health: Individualized Education Plans
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/learning/iep.html
• CSUN Edu: Benefits of Assistive Technology
http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2002/proceedings/16.htm
• Assistive Technology for ADHD
http://googleusercontent.net-offer.net/
• Hearing Assistive Technology (HATS) for children
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/hearing-assistive-technology-for-children/
• Assistive Technology tool: Readers
http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/948reading-tools.gs

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Special Students with Special Needs

  • 2. Objectives • • • • Define Assistive Technology Assistive Technology And Its Benefits Individualized Education Plan (IEPs) Issues & Solutions
  • 3. Assistive Technology ??? • Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitates device for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using. • AT prompts greater independence by enabling people to perform task that they were formally unable to accomplish, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such task. • My definition: Any technology used to assist students with disabilities.
  • 4. Assistive Technology And Its Benefits • Assistive technologies help create solutions that enables students with disabilities to be more independent, productive and feel included in the classroom and community. • Provides increased self-motivation • Accountability • Expanded learning and life experiences • New opportunities for interactions and communication. • Relaxed atmosphere, conducive for learning
  • 5. Individualized Education Plan (IEPs) • The IEP provides specific goals the team sets for the student during the school year, as well as any special support to help achieve these goals. • IEPs are free of charge • Allows parents to be involved in the adaptive learning style. • A child having noticeable difficulty functioning and has been diagnosed or identified as special needs is an ideal candidate for IEP.
  • 6. Disability: ADHD Issues • Inattentive • Hyper-activity • Are easily distracted Solution • Noise cancelling head phones, during computer activities. • Timers (Alarms) in classroom to help students transition and limit time on certain activities. • Setup IEP or Break down assignments
  • 7. Disability: Auditory Issues • Speech may sound distorted • Does not seem to respond to verbal communication especially when not directly looking at a persons mouth • Inattentive during lectures. Solutions • Hearing Aid • Good classroom acoustics are essential • FM Systems (Personal frequency modulation system)
  • 8. Disability: Reading and Writing • • • • Issues Dexterity problems Squinting and limited vision Disabilities hindering being able to physically write Limited to no participation in class activities due to disability • • • • • Solutions Make sure books are provided with Large print. Braille books and software Talking software (handheld) Auditory books Magnifiers
  • 9. References • Wikipedia: Assistive Technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology • Kids Health: Individualized Education Plans http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/learning/iep.html • CSUN Edu: Benefits of Assistive Technology http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2002/proceedings/16.htm • Assistive Technology for ADHD http://googleusercontent.net-offer.net/ • Hearing Assistive Technology (HATS) for children http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/hearing-assistive-technology-for-children/ • Assistive Technology tool: Readers http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/948reading-tools.gs