Educational Assistive Technology for Students with Communication Disorders

Assistive technology benefits for students with disabilities.

Assistive technology can help disabled students function better in most educational situations. This technology includes devices and equipment such as pencil grips, picture boards, alternative keyboards, touch screens, speech synthesizers, voice recognition systems, talking calculators, tape recorders and optical character recognition systems. Several web sites are included for additional infor...

Use of Assistive Technology and Need for Social Support for Elderly With Physical Disabilities

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the use of assistive technology, social support in everyday life and psychological existential orientation for individuals with physical disabilities.  Methods: Forty-six elderly persons with physical disabilities (aged 73.7±10.6 years, range 53-93 years) were examined with regard to the use of assistive technology, social support...

Assistive technology applied to education of students with visual impairment.

OBJECTIVES Verify the application of assistive technology, especially information technology in the education of blind and low-vision students from the perceptions of their teachers. METHODS Descriptive survey study in public schools in three municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The sample comprised 134 teachers. RESULTS According to the teachers' opinions, there are difference...

National Educational Technology - Standards for Students

Prescribing assistive-technology systems: focus on children with impaired communication.

This clinical report defines common terms of use and provides information on current practice, research, and limitations of assistive technology that can be used in systems for communication. The assessment process to determine the best devices for use with a particular child (ie, the best fit of a device) is also reviewed. The primary care pediatrician, as part of the medical home, plays an im...