Presentation on Assistive Technology and Services for the k-12 Classroom, Information and resources on 13 categories,

1. Working With Special Populations How to Make your classroom Accessible to All Students

2. What is a special need? IDEA lists 13 categories of Special Need Children are classified (not diagnosed) into these categories given exhibited difficulties and performance in the classroom and on a set of psychological and educational assessment tools. These students receive Special Education Services Every category/area of need falls on a continuum. Not all children within a given category will present the same or have the same exact areas of difficulty

3. Why does this matter to you? INCLUSION, INCLUSION, INCLUSION In recent years many schools have moved away from the self-contained classroom model outside of students with MID and Pervasive Development Delays (at times) Students with special needs are being placed in the general education classroom Many teachers are not being trained to handle the different instructional strategies and adjustments required by students with special needs

4. This is where I come in! There’s a lot you can do to make your classroom accessible to all students Understanding the 13 categories List of Categories Resources Understanding and Using Assistive technology Understanding IEP’s

5. Assistive Technology IDEA defines AT in terms of "devices" and "services." An Assistive Technology Device is defined as "any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities" (IDEA 300.5).

6. Assistive Technology Services "...any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device" (IDEA 300.6).

8. Deaf-Blindness

9. Deafness

10. Hearing Impairment

11. Mental Retardation

12. Multiple Disabilities

13. Orthopedic Impairment

14. Other Health Impairment

15. Serious Emotional Disturbance

16. Specific Learning Disability

17. Speech or Language Impairment

18. Traumatic Brain Injury

20. Examples of Assistive Technology and Services Autism PECS (picture exchange communication systems) http://autism.healingthresholds.com/therapy/picture-exchange-communication-system-pecs ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) http://autism.healingthresholds.com/therapy/applied-behavior-analysis-aba

22. Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic http://www.learningally.org/

24. Mental Retardation Now termed Intellectual Disability (i.e., MID: Mild Intellectual Disability) Life Skills Curriculums Build on Strengths http://www.sc.edu/scatp/mr.htm

25. Orthopedic Impairment Molded Foot Orthotic Devices (MAFO) Specialized Wheelchairs for Paraplegia

26. Serious Emotional Disturbance These are some of the ‘invisible disabilities’ Anxiety Depression Oppositional Defiant Disorder Schizophrenia Pediatric Bipolar Disorder SCHOOL COUNSELING THERAPY MEDICATION WHEN NECESSARY FBA (functional behavior analysis) Behavior management plans Star charts Decompression rooms www.toicurrypsyd.com

28. Books on tape, LBLP, oral test presentation

29. Mathematics Disorder

30. Calculators, graph paper, math gaming programs, manipulatives

31. Disorder of Written Expression

32. Oral test presentation, oral book reports

34. Systems that speak for children given typed information or pictures on a board.

36. IEP’s Individualized Education Plan Is a legal document Have to follow guidelines and meet deadlines Is an agreement between family and the school Lists Diagnostic category(ies) strengths and weaknesses Goals for each academic quarter and academic year Specific Intervention Strategies Time in each setting http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/iep

37. Acknowledgments Assistive technology definitions obtained from http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~wilbur/access/assistive.html