N2Y

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

If a student with a physical disability like cerebral palsy or Multiple Sclerosis requires assistive technology to move, manipulate classroom learning materials, or communicate , for example, school staff may be more inclined to miss their advanced skills in other areas. However, the very definition of gifted is debatable.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

And while I love LEGOs, Minecraft is definitely easier to build in scale and clean up, not to mention less likely to hurt your foot in a misstep. When the teacher requires other design challenges—accounting for material cost or using sustainable materials—students must access higher order thinking skills.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Once the Chrome extension has been added, within your Google Documents a toolbar is accessible that provides text-to-speech (so, for any document provided to students by the teacher, or as an editing tool), text prediction, picture and text dictionaries, highlighting and more. assistive technology vocabulary writing'

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

A fundamental problem in identifying individuals with dyslexia is that existing operational definitions of reading disability produce unstable phenotypes-meaning someone could be identified as having a reading disability during one test, but not during a second test.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

Five years ago, these tools were considered purely assistive technology [for children with special needs]; now everyone’s using them. And the reason is, everyone has access to it. It’s definitely been hard for them,” Kaswell said. “It Every computer and iPad has it.”. Dr. Sean J. Photo: Sarah Gonser.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

As you budget and consider your options, definitely compare your total cost of upgrading all staff to Teaching and Learning versus the cost of upgrading your domain to Plus -- you may find that with just a little more expense, Plus provides maximum benefit. For more on Google and accessibility, check out this link.)

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

They’ve been taking turns presenting on disabilities such as dyslexia, brain injuries and deafness; Noble gave hers, on assistive technologies for children with physical disabilities, last week. We definitely have blinders on. Her 24 classmates smile and wave as they log on from different states.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 29, 2014

pinch, swipe, tap, etc), it allows users an abundance of options to interact w/ their text, such as: highlighting, definitions, adding words to a dictionary, bookmarking, and more. If you value accessibility blended with powerful sharing and annotative capabilities, go for it!” – David Rothman, LibraryCity.org. Friedlander, Ph.D,

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

You can access it through a web browser or free app for iPad. newsela is a very nice resource of electronic news articles designed with education in mind, another e-resource to have in your toolkit along with EPIC! Books and ReadWorks. The site offers quite a lot to educators for free, and a "pro" tier is available.

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MindShift

JUNE 9, 2021

She said that specifically identifying which standard is being assessed, and providing accommodations for the standards not presently up to bat, can help make school more accessible for all students. Students could also highlight new words to hear pronunciations or learn definitions, strengthening vocabularies.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Many visitors to the booth reported that the site is definitely something they have been looking for- a "Google for therapy apps." Giving credit where credit is due ( especially since this is something I whined about two years ago ), ASHA has made good steps in helpful infusion of technology into the Convention. We did it anyway.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. For example, research suggests that taking notes by hand may be more effective than typing (though this is not yet definitive ). What’s more, effective classroom tech doubles as assistive technology for students with a range of special needs.

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

It’s important to vet edtech tools to verify that they promote access for a wide range of learners. In this blog, I share the basic fundamentals for vetting technology tools and clarify how each accommodation supports different types of learners. . For me, vetting edtech products for accessibility is my profession and my passion. .

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

According to that lawsuit, the GNETS system violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, both by segregating children with disabilities and by denying them access to an equal education. The state of Georgia filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in October. The experiences of these families generally matched the DOJ findings.

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