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Book Review: The Ultimate Guide to Assistive Technology in Special Education

SpeechTechie

I usually point people in the direction of the collaborative SLP Apps List (top of my blog), but from now on I am also going to be recommending Joan Green''s The Ultimate Guide to Assistive Technology in Special Education as a great resource book for those starting out with iPads (or other technology) for clinical use.

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15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities

TeachThought - Learn better.

15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities. One tool to help students with disabilities even in the face of a special education teacher shortage is assistive technology. Today, assistive technology can help students with certain disabilities learn more effectively.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

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Christopher Bugaj Assistive Technology Specialist, Loudoun County Public Schools One way for educators to meet the needs of students is to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into their instructional practices. If I decide to read a book as my method for learning the content, I can use the text-to-speech tool simultaneously.

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Tech-ing up Communication Books

SpeechTechie

And the best part, just tap the + button within a document from the mobile device app, then Image, and you can photograph any context throughout the day. In addressing the two issues above, all service providers can have access to the docs-based "notebook" from any device, so they don't have to go hunting for it during a busy day.

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Can audiobooks be the great equalizer for students with learning differences?

eSchool News

Students like the Chrome and mobile apps for the built-in classroom tools that allow them to take notes for book reports, do research, and build vocabulary lists all in one place. Her students are reading books and are happy to talk about what they read—a rare occurrence for struggling readers.

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Top 10 Education Tech Trends in 2022

Kitaboo on EdTech

For instance, students with vision impairment can use assistive technologies like Braille screen readers and electronic magnifiers to access learning the same way any other student would. . Various museums and landmarks have now also started booking virtual tours. This allows students to access the book from anywhere, anytime.

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How to provide effective and engaging virtual therapy for kids

eSchool News

Furthermore, the materials we had selected to share with clients in our office had been carefully selected and designed to demonstrate positive representations of our clients, their unique attributes, cultural diversity, different abilities, mobilities, areas of strengths and needs, and areas of interests.

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