In the new age of technology, some professors are still reluctant to fully embrace how it can make a difference in the classroom, especially for students with disabilities: http://dailyorange.com/2017/10/assistive-technology-makes-college-accessible-students-disabilities-professors-allow/
This PowerPoint accompanies the webinar, Assistive Technology Trends with Kirk Behnke. As technology becomes more ubiquitous and readily available for everyone to purchase, we will explore some of the current and future general technology application trends that could be considered assistive technology. Some...
Many engineering departments, libraries, and universities are launching new initiatives to create makerspaces, physical spaces where students, faculty, and the broader community can gather and share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. In creating these innovative spaces we should apply principles of universal design to ensure the...
In theory, public schools are supposed to be level playing fields, with every child having equal opportunity to achieve success. In practice, that’s not always the case, especially when it comes to technology. For all of the students who own iPads, laptops, and other mobile devices, there are also those...
This page is specifically intended for physical educators who teach students with disabilities, and is part of the Teacher's Toolbox section of the Shape America website, which provides comprehensive resources for practices and curriculum planning. These resources include activity ideas, templates, and professional development opportunities such as networking.
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This page from PE Central contains a host of resources and opportunities for professional development, including earning PD credit. There are video examples, and sources listed for obtaining adapted products, ideal for any and all physical educators who teach children with disbabilities. http://www.pecentral.org/adapted/adaptedmenu.html
This page on Autism Society's website gives information and various resources on ways to manage symptoms of, and types of accommodations and technologies that can be used for, children on the autism spectrum, from Pre-K to Transition and beyond. This webpage may be used by parents and teachers alike. ...
Intervention Central provides teachers, schools and districts with free resources to help struggling learners and implement Response to Intervention and attain the Common Core State Standards. This page includes strategies for behavior interventions, and access to other accommodation resources.
This document is based on the AAC Aphasia Category framework by Garrett and Lasker. It briefly covers the two types of communicators with aphasia, and what questions to ask when determining how to categorize a particular child/student as a certain type. The document also contains an all-inclusive chart for children...
This web page lists great resources and tools specifically for OTs to use Assistive Technology (AT), including apps, blogs, and how-to's to make the most out of technology. https://atandot.com/category/assistive-technology/
