Technology
Technology can open doors and break down barriers for children, youth, and adults with disabilities. Whether in the classroom or workplace, assistive technology (including devices, software, recordings, and much more) can increase, maintain, or improve the capabilities of individuals with disabilities. Also, technology that is used by everyone, such as spell check, can be particularly helpful to people with learning disabilities. Here we explore new developments in technology that can accommodate people with learning disabilities.
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Assistive Technology Assessment: More Than the Device
Read about the uses of assistive technology (AT) for people with learning disabilities in the workplace. The obligations of the employer and learning-disabled employee are summarized. Job Accommodation Network (JAN) can play a role in facilitating the process. Suggestions are given for commercially available and specialized devices that have an AT function. Links to additional information on AT are also provided.
Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview
If your child has a learning disability, she may benefit from assistive technology tools that play to her strengths and work around her challenges.
Assistive Technology Tools: Reading
Learn about assistive technology tools that help with reading.
Be an Empowered Consumer: Let Your Voice Be Heard
Do you ever want to tell the people who make assistive technology products exactly want you think? Options for communication range from calling tech support to being a beta tester. Find out how to be an influential voice in product development. Help make products serve people with learning disabilities well.
Beyond "Getting the Answer": Calculators Help Learning Disabled Students Get the Concepts
When should a teacher allow students to use a calculator? Here is a look at what research shows about the when a calculator should be used- and when it should not be used. A flow chart is provided to help teachers make a choice about classroom calculator use.
Blogs, Wikis and Text Messaging: What are the Implications for Students with Learning Disabilities
Blogs, wikis, and text messaging can help students with learning disabilities. Find out how to use them.
Boosting Inclusion in After School Activities with AT and Supplemental Services
IDEA 2004 mandates that supplemental services and assistive technology (AT) be provided when necessary to students who receive special education services. This article provides suggestions for how supplemental services can contribute beyond the realm of academics by helping to make activities outside the regular school day more inclusive for students with special needs.
Considering Your Child's Need for Assistive Technology
Customizing Technology Solutions for College Students with Learning Disabilities
A dyslexia expert observed her student trying to learn at school. She provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes description of his struggle. This article has numerous proven examples of differentiating instruction and accommodating a student to succeed.
Dyslexia and the Challenge of Using Today's Technology
How do people with dyslexia learn to use technology? Learn to solve the problems caused by dyslexia such as remembering passcodes and learning complicated tasks. Find out how to save time doing your work and find files in the computer
Facts About Assistive Technology and the IEP
Feeling Safe at School: How New Technologies Can Help
Children with learning disabilities often feel unsafe. Learn ways that technology can help children with learning disabilities feel safe and secure in school, such as: creating maps that will help the student know where they are in the building; giving them advance access to education material so they can prepare; and reminding them of routines.
Finding Alternative Sources of Funding for Assistive Technology
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA), students with learning disabilities have the right to be provided with appropriate assistive devices to help them succeed in school. This Info Brief provides information to help parents find and obtain alternative sources of funding for classroom- or home-based assistive technology when funds are not available through a child’s school.
From Illegible to Understandable: How Word Prediction and Speech Synthesis Can Help
Get SETT for Successful Inclusion and Transition
The SETT Framework aids in gathering, organizing, and analyzing data which can be used to make collaborative assistive technology and programming decisions.
Help for Young Learners: How To Choose AT?
Technologies, from low to high-tech, can play a role in promoting the social and cognitive participation and growth of young children. This Info Brief presents an introduction to the role of assistive technology (AT) for young learners with disabilities. It highlights a six-step approach to AT decision making for young children and provides links to resources, including the TAM Technology Fan, for researchers and service teams.
Integrating the Arts with Technology: Inspiring Creativity
Find the resources you need to include art in the content areas that you teach. Learn how art helps students with disabilities.
Making the Written Word Easier for Readers with Print Disabilities
Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about accessing e-text through the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC). Find out how to obtain e-text so that LD students can get printed material in the format they need.
