2. Assistive Technology
• Educational Mandates
• Areas of Need
• Available Technologies
• Other Categories
• Terms
3. EducationalMandates
Alabama Administrative Code 290-8-9.07(6)(b)
defines assistive technology 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 a child with a disability
Source: ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/65/2-AAC%20Chapter%20290-8-9(Effective%207-19-07).pdf
4. EducationalMandates
IDEA Title I A 1
(1) Assistive technology device.--
• (A) In general.--The term `assistive technology device' means 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 functional capabilities of a child with a
disability.
• (B) Exception.--The term does not include a medical device that is
surgically implanted, or the replacement of such device.
Source:http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cstatute%2CI%2CA%2C602%2C1%2C
5. Educational Mandates
• Public Law 104-197
– Under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3754, Congress approved
a measure, introduced by Senator John H. Chafee (R-R.I.) on July 29, 1996, that
provides for an exemption affecting the NLS program. On September
16, 1996, the bill was signed into law by President Clinton.
– The Chafee amendment to chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, adds section
121, establishing a limitation on the exclusive rights in copyrighted works. The
amendment allows authorized entities to reproduce or distribute copies or
phono-records of previously published non-dramatic literary works in
specialized formats exclusively for use by blind or other persons with
disabilities.
Source: http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/copyright.html
6. Educational Mandates
FAPECore Partners
• Academy for Educational Development (AED) includes:
–National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
–Federal Resource Center
–National Institute for Work and Learning
• The Center for Law and Education
• Family Voices
• Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH)
• National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
• National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
• National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
• National Fiesta Educativa
• National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
• ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, National Technical Assistance Center
Source: http://www.fape.org/partners/core.htm
7. Areas of Need
• Speech Difficulties
• Hearing Difficulties
• Sight, Print Disabilities
• Learning Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities
8. Available Technologies
• Text to Speech Software Applications
– eReader
– Thunder
– Read Please
– EasiTeach
– OddCast
• Voice to Text Applications
– Jott
– Nuance
– Yap
9. Available Technologies
• Hearing Assistance
– Hearing Helper
– Headphones
• Sight and Learning Assistance
– Windows Accessibility Options –
Accessibility Wizard, narrator, and magnifier
– HELP Read
– BookShare.org
– Project Gutenberg
– eBook readers – iLiad, kindle, etc.
10. Available Technologies
Physical limitation solutions
• Eye controlled communication devices – myTobii P10
• Communication Boards – L*E*O
• Mouth operated Joystick –Jouse2
• Transportable Braille Software – Dolphin Pen
• Reading Pen – Superpen
• One Hand Keypad
11. Other Categories
• Alternative Keyboards - IntelliKeys
• Big key keyboards
• Big mouse
• Left handed keyboard
• No hands mouse
12. Terms
• IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• FAPE – Families and Advocates Partnership for Education
• IFSP – Individual Family Service Plan (ages birth to 3)
• IEP – Individualized Education Plan
• NIMAS– National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
