Assistive

=Content to be weaved throughout all courses=

What assistive technology skills should all teachers have?


 * text transformation - manipulating size, contrast, form (audio), and supplementing with symbols
 * speech recognition
 * create visual schedules (using visuals to help students 'recieve' information and manage time and behavior)
 * the students examine the OS accessibility features
 * know about FireFox accessibility add ons (CLiCK Speak, Accessibar)
 * know about the QIAT listserv- [|Quality Indicators of AT]
 * [|SETT Framework- Joy Zabala]

Suggestions from Needs Assessment Survey: Be able to integrate appropriate technologies into teaching and learning settings Increase my knowledge of how to find and use both free and proprietary online tools Be able to create and inplement instruction for differentiated learners using the appropriate technologies

Ohio State University - New and Emerging Assistive Technologies for Individuals with Disabilities, Spring 2008: http://education.osu.edu/jwheaton/716/syl716.htm

University of Delaware, Assistive Technology for Secondary Schools and Workplace Settings, May 2007: http://www.udel.edu/sieat/syllabi/EDUC646040Syllabus07.pdf