This interview focuses on assistive technology implementation in the classroom. Matthew Press, AT Coordinator for the Pendergast Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, addresses the need for teacher “buy-in” and shares tips for how to get it; describes AT barriers and how to overcome them; identifies AT tools that...
This research paper defines and describes the use of audio-supported reading (ASR) to access text for students who are visually impaired or blind. ASR is described as a tool for integrating multiple pedagogies and teaching the skill sets most blind or visually impaired students will need to gain literacy. The...
All Children Can Read is a website published by the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness devoted to increasing literacy development for children with deaf-blindness. The principles of the project are based on four assertions: 1) All children can become and are becoming literate; 2) Literacy development is founded on experiences and...
In the education world, as in all public sectors, policy drives funding. At the national, state, and local levels, policy decisions determine priorities and budgets. What happens within the classroom, including use of assistive and instructional technologies, is tied directly to overarching education policies. In this interview, we speak with...
Sue Thain Olsen and Amy Henningson of Utah State University's Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) bring you their insights on the benefits and challenges of providing virtual home visits as part of the early intervention services for which they are responsible. Delivering early intervention services to families in remote...
