Assistive Technology for Young Children in Special Education: It Makes a Difference. A discussion on the many types of assistive technology tools that are available for children with disabilities. Technology can level the playing field for students with mobility, hearing, or vision impairments. Credit: IntelliTools, Inc. Technology has opened many educational doors to children, particularly to children with disabilities. Alternative solutions from the world of technology are accommodating physical, sensory, or cognitive impairments in many ways. Much of the technology we see daily was developed initially to assist persons with disabilities. Curb cuts at streetcorners and curb slopes, originally designed to accommodate people with orthopedic disabilities, are used more frequently by families with strollers or individuals with grocery carts than by persons with wheelchairs or walkers.
Children with disabilities often feel better about themselves as a result of using technology. Technology -- an Equalizer Credit: IntelliTools, Inc Assistive Technology Defined The AT Requirement. What is assistive technology? Assistive Technology. Introducing iPods into Special Education. Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities / Family Village School. Implementing Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Discovery, Planning and Assessment. Family Guide to Assistive Technology. Family Guide to Assistive Technology Prepared By: Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK) in cooperation with The Federation for Children with Special Needs EDITOR: Katharin A. PRODUCTION: Roger Holt, ATP ILLUSTRATION: Karen Moses © Parents, Let's Unite for Kids 1997 This guide was funded through a subcontract between the Federation and Parents, Let's Unite for Kids from monies awarded to the Federation by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), U.S.
The Department of Education ensures equal employment, equal educational opportunities, and affirmative action regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, marital status, age, or disability. Introduction Assistive technology is redefining what is possible for people with a wide range of cognitive and physical disabilities. Beginning early in life, technology is making it possible for children with disabilities to do more for themselves. Return to beginning ___ Next Article ___ Previous Article.