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Low Tech Assistive Devices: A Handbook for the School Setting - 2 views

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    Low Tech Assistive Devices: A Handbook for the School Setting
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RERC on Communication Enhancement eNews: Low-tech Visual Scenes Templates: Available now - 0 views

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    low-tech visual scenes templates:
Samantha Ward

NSTA News - 0 views

  • AT can be any item, piece of equipment, or teachermade product that is designed to improve a student’s functional capability or help a student succeed in accessing the general education curriculum
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  • Commercially available mapping software, such as Inspiration, is an example of a high-tech solution to organizational work and thought problems
  • Clip art, videos, animations, maps, diagrams, and other graphic elements can be found online as well and are useful in assisting students who need visual imagery to better understand the concepts in a lesson
  • modified meterstick with staples at the centimeter markings for tactile use by those with visual impairments
  • instructional software program that converts text to speech for students who function at low reading levels; such devices could be used with headsets by students during classroom time
  • Lahm and Morrissette (1994) identify seven instructional areas in which AT has proven advantageous for use with students with mild disabilities: organization, note taking, writing assistance, productivity, access to reference materials, cognitive assistance, and materials modification
  • Organization
  • Light-tech solutions include the use of flow charts, task analysis, webbing or networking ideas, and outlining
  • Graphic organizers
Patrick Black

Fab.com | Clothes for Sensitive Kids - 4 views

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    Itchy, clingy, stuffy clothes are a nightmare for any little one-but when a child is Autistic, has ADHD or is extra sensitive to texture, the discomfort can be debilitating. Enter Soft Clothing. Using specially developed fabrics and tailoring, this label makes kids happy with comfy apparel that looks great, too. 
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