Richard Blas Assistive Device Demo #1 Question

The Franklin Language Master is great for students who are hearing impaired.

What strategy can you, as a SPED teacher use along with the assistive device to help the student with a hearing impairment to VISUALIZE a vocabulary assignment (as an example)?

Braille - Class Discussion

Braille is system of characters used by the blind to read and write. The question I pose for the class is this; will Braille become a thing of the past for the blind? Assistive Technology seems to have developed a number of auditory tools that have become increasingly more affordable and accessible, will fewer and fewer blind learn and utilize Braille?

LENITH ATIENZA - Low Tech Device Power Lenz Magnifier

Power Lenz Magnifier – Small and affordable!
*Increase the size of fonts on your phone
*Increase vision for reading numbers, texts messages
and emails
*Reduce misdialing with the help of this magnifier
*Attachable to the phone with free adhesives
*Lifetime warranty

To know more about this low tech AT, visit http://www.powerlenz.com

Aside from being useful with phones for people who are visually impaired, in what educational purposes can this magnifier be useful?

My Question

Knowing the budget crunch with GPSS, what materials and resources around your house can you utilalize to create low-tech devices to assist students in at least 1 category? Describe the materials and use for the device?

Question: Adaptive Assistive Technology

Students who require Assistive Technology Devices are given at whatever means necessary, those devices to assist them in their educational lives, whether it be from low tech to high tech. It is the responsibility of the team, to ensure that the student has the appropriate device. A student who has a disability and a device needed to enhance their education will have the opportunity to use the device at the school, my question is: Who's responsibility is it to ensure that the home environment is conducive to the AT Device that the child will be using if the child needs the AT Device at home, more so for the low income families?

Assistive Technology Device Demonstration Sept. 25, 2008

Assistive Technology Device
Demonstration
by
David T. Gofigan
ED443G Dr. J. Cyrus
September 25, 2008

Many of our students with a learning disability are tasked with locating and copying specific information from text. This process can become quite laborious for the student. Well, here is an assistive technology device that can assist in capturing that printed text. It is called the Quick Link Pen!
The QuickLink Pen is a high-tech device developed by WIZCOM Technologies Ltd. The device features include:
Digital Text Scanner: Simply swipe text from newspaper articles, book, and magazines for transfer anytime into your business documents and personal correspondence – all without typing.
Address Book: Scan business cards directly into Outlook, insert email addresses into your address book, or use the QuickLink Pen as your own address book.
Internet Links: Collect Internet Addresses (URLs) and transfer them directly to your browser or bookmarks / favorites – quickly, accurately and reliably.
Table Builder: Transfer printed tables (stock quotes, international monetary exchange, airline or train schedules), and charts full of data, directly into your spreadsheet.
Language Tool: QuickLink Pen recognizes 8 languages and has the ability to translate into any of 24 languages through optional upgrade.

The QuickLink Pen is light and fits neatly in your pocket, so you have freedom to collect information anytime …anywhere! The device is compatible with the Palm Pilot, PDA’s and Palm Computers. The requirements for QuickLink Desktop Application includes: Windows 95/98 or Windows NT, CD-ROM Drive, 16 MB of RAM and an 8 MB hard disk space.
The instructions are very simple to follow. A student may be provided with step-by-step procedures in the application of the QuickLink Pen. This is definitely a great assistive technology device to be used in class! You may locate other products from WICOM Technologies Ltd. by visiting www.wizcomtech.com.
Remember! Don’t write it down…Scan it! Don’t rip it out… E-Clip it! Don’t type or copy it! QuickLink it!

Sangi Susuico AT Device Demo #1

For more information about this device and other assistive devices check out www.enablingdevices.com