Introduction to Assistive Technologies
1.Exploring AT 2. Defining AT 3. Issues in AT
1.Exploring AT
 Exploring
Assistive Technology for Special Education- Consider the why's,
where's and how's of assistive technologies by viewing this slide presentation.
 IIntroductory
Comments by a K to 12 IT Consultant - The
implications of the new Communication and Information Technologies for
Special Education..
 Computer-Based
Solutions for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities:
Emerging Issues - Link to the LD Online Web Site and read this
article by Lynne Anderson-Inman of the University of Oregon, Eugene,
Oregon, USA
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2.Defining AT
 What
is Assistive Technology? - Link to the handouts distributed at
the 13th Annual Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 27-29, 2001. Read
this introductory section on assistive technology.
Tools
for living with Learning Disabilities ( Summer 1998) - Link to
the LD Online Web Site and read this article which provides an overview
of tools for assisting students with learning disabilities.
 Defining
Concepts in Assistive Technology - Familiarize yourself
with issues in Assistive Technology by visiting the Assistive
Technology Training Online (ATTO) Project Web site and by working your
way through this online module developed by the University of Buffalo
and the US Department of Education's Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitation Services.
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| 3.Issues in AT
Issues
to Consider in Integrating AT into the Learning Program of Students with
Special Needs -by
IT Consultant Nancy Desrosiers.
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on the Back Button in your Browser Toolbar to return to this site..Assessing
Assistive Technology Needs - Familiarize yourself with strategies
on how to identify needs and appropriate AT solutions by participating
in this online module developed by the University of Buffalo and the
US Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Services.
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