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Cohort 10: 13 IDEA Categories of Disabilities, Low Tech Assistive…

- - - - sensory toys
      - preferential seating
      - fidgets stim
    - - yoga ball
      - standing chair
    - - noises headphones
      - type of floor
      - lighting
    - - take a walk
      - cool down area
      - recess
    - - check for understanding
      - allow verbal answer ,provide written copies, more time for their activities
      - no sarcasm
    - - create a plan for typical unstructured times
      - positive reinforcement,stickers,token boards
      - special signal with teachers
    - - keep to the schedule
      - chunk assignment
      - keep a calendar book agenda
    - - small groups
      - familiar tests proctor
      - extra time on tests and assignments
- - - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkI8OriBo0w
- - - - No Tech
        
        Low Tech
        
        Mid Tech
        
        High Tech
  - - - How to spot TBI in your child?
      - Adaptive Equipment #
- - - - World Health Organization. (2021, December 14). Definition: Intellectual disability. World Health Organization. Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases/mental-health/news/news/2010/15/childrens-right-to-family-life/definition-intellectual-disability.
        
        7 cool assistive technologies driving accessibility for intellectual disabilities. Community Mainstreaming. (2019, September 17). Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://communitymainstreaming.org/assistive-technologies/.
        
        Students with an intellectual disability (5 methods to help). Classful. (2019, April 17). Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://classful.com/students-with-an-intellectual-disability/.
        
        Assistive technology. Developmental Disabilities Association. (2020, July 27). Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://www.develop.bc.ca/about-us/assistive-technology/.
    - - High Tech
        
        Tablets and smartphones
        
        VisionBoard KeyBoard - people with low vision and poor motor skills can benefit from this keyboard with large keys measuring 1.3cm x1.3cm with letters and numbers in large print (Mainstreaming, 2019)
        
        Spanish Talking Calculator - using speech technology this calculator will read out the numbers as they are pressed, as well as having a large display (Mainstreaming, 2019)
        
        Co:Writer Universal - software with exceptional word prediction using ordinary data entry as well as speech recognition - can help add to writing style and help with grammar (Mainstreaming, 2019)
        
        Ginger - an app that corrects spelling and helps to quickly provide definitions of words. It also corrects writing as they are writing and can also read out content (Mainstreaming, 2019).
      - Low Tech
        
        Screen magnifiers
        
        Laser pointers
        
        Adaptive computer accessories (Assistive Technology, 2020)
      - No Tech
        
        Cardboard communication boards
        
        Pencil grips
        
        Visual schedules
    - - Break down learning tasks into small digestible steps
        
        Kinesthetic activities to provide a more hands- on approach
        
        Provide visual aids - images, charts, maps (Classful, 2019)
- - - - Uses electromagnetic energy to transmit sound. Consists of a sound source, amplifier,a thin loop of wire that encircles a room and a headset worn in the ear
- - - - Fast Facts: Students with disabilities (64). (n.d.). Institute of Education Sciences. https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=64
        
        Sec. 300.8 (c) (8). (2017, May 3). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8/c/8
        
        Orthopedic Impairment - Special Education Nation. (n.d.). Special Education Nation. Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://sites.google.com/site/specialeducationnation/orthopedic-impairment
        
        Guidelines Review Committee. (2011, December 14). World report on disability. World Health Organisation. Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241564182
        
        L. (2018, May 4). Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities. LD@school. Retrieved December 14, 2021, from https://www.ldatschool.ca/assistive-technology/
        
        LaRose, Sarah & Thoron, Andrew & Colclasure, Blake. (2016). Teaching students with disabilities: Orthopedic impairment. Retrieved December 14, 2021, from, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329196925_Teaching_students_with_disabilities_Orthopedic_impairment
        
        Heller, K.W., & Swinehart-Jones, D. (2003). Supporting the Educational Needs of Students with Orthopedic Impairments. Physical Disabilities:Education and Related Services, 22(1), 3-24, [Page 7] Retrieved December 14, 2021, from, https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ678650.pdf
    - - Types of Orthopedic Impairment [Ref 7.]
    - - Devices for Positioning and Mobility.
        
        Pencil Grips [Low Tech / LT]
        
        Canes [LT]
        
        Walkers [LT]
        
        Crutches [LT/Mid Tech]
        
        Wheelchairs [MT]
        
        Specialized Exercise Equipment [MT]
        
        Specialized Chairs, Desks, and Tables for Proper Posture Movement. [MT]
        
        Higher Tables [LT]
        
        Tables with Rounded edges [LT]
        
        A large classroom with ample space [No Tech]
      - Devices to Access Information
        
        Interactive Whiteboards [MT]
        
        Speech Recognition Software [MT/High Tech]
        
        Screen Reading Software [MT/HT]
        
        Audio Books [MT]
        
        Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices (i.e. Communication Boards) [HT]
        
        Academic Software Packages for Students with Disabilities. [HT]
        
        [Ref. 3 and 5]
      - Most students with an Orthopedic Impairment may not require any help with learning content, rather the main focus is to help accommodate their physical impairment.
        
        "Disability need not be an obstacle to success." Stephen Hawking, World Disability Report, 2011.[Ref.4]
      - Common Teaching issues:
        
        Lack of resources.
        
        Lack of suitable classroom space.
        
        Bullying from other students.
        
        Lack of training with students with disabilities.
        
        Lack of support from within the school.
        
        Lack of suitable help from the parents.
        
        Teaching fatigue when progress is slow or inconsistent.
        
        Some of these issues can be mitigated/solved by access to the Assistive Technologies Mentioned.
- - - - " For People without disabilites, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible" International Business Machines (IBM) 1991 training manual
        
        Team up
        
        3 key players: School: Special Therapist and Family
        
        Reference: Agostina Grisi; whatsApp # +549116468-6410 Interviewed : :
- - - - quiet space area to calm/relax tent
        
        graphic organizer
  - - - Kurzweil 3000
        
        The speech-to-text and text-to-speech functions, which work in 18 languages, help students with vision impairments and ADHD
      - Clicker 7
        
        a reading platform that’s outfitted with a whole suite of assistive features. Its mapping feature, for instance, lets elementary-age students create webs of words and emoji-like pictograms, or diagram entire projects. That helps visual learners — which often includes students with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and Down’s syndrome — tackle reading and writing projects.
      - MathTalk
        
        MathTalk, a speech recognition software designed for students with ADHD and physical disabilities that preclude keyboard use.