Private Business DesriptionIntroduction:I have been providing Assistive Technology services in Butte County since October of 1997 at which time I received my Assistive Technology Certificate from Northridge University. My background includes teaching students with a variety of disabilities for 18 years, previous to working in Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology, or AT, is any item, piece
Thursday, 22 December 2005
Sunday, 27 November 2005
Private Business:Enabling Solutions ~ Opening DoorsEnabling People with Disabilitiesthrough TechnologyAlternative Solutions brought to your doorthroughout Butte CountyOptions for Independence…which assists people with disabilities to gain opportunities, make their own decisions, pursue activities and become more active in all aspects of life.Areas of expertise include:Computer AccessSoftware
Monday, 17 October 2005
Joke Websites- Building social interaction skills
Posted on 10:09 by Unknown
As Linda Burkhart stated, "Jokes are great for building turn taking and social interaction skills. They can also be great as extensions to the language arts, science, social studies and math curriculum. Look for jokes related to specific topics or riddles that utilize vocabulary from a particular unit." Jokes are wonderful to use with communication switches. Especially sequential
Creative Ways to Use a Switch Communicator
Posted on 10:07 by Unknown
From AbleNet Inc.
It is important to encourage and expect communication by offering activities and opportunities that are interesting to your students. This is especially important in situations when your students are just learning to understand cause and effect, as the greater motivation helps students learn that their behavior has an impact.
To introduce communication, give students one
Thursday, 13 October 2005
PowerPoint for Switch Access - How to Guide
Posted on 14:56 by Unknown
PowerPoint for Switch Access Users
Talking Books
Microsoft
Office Power Point is a presentation program developed for computers.
In PowerPoint text, graphics, movies, music, and other objects are
inserted on individual pages or “slides”. You can make a Power Point
presentation for any topic and customize it with text, graphics, and
music to engage the audience.
Power Point is
AT for the LD Population (including iDevice Information)
Posted on 14:36 by Unknown
Contents:
Discussion on AT for the LD population
AT Tools by subject concern
Low tech to high tech
Listing of sites for further information
Parent Resources
Free Supports
Apps to support LD needs
Assistive technology can play to a student's strengths to support or work around their learning challenges. The use of technology to enhance learning is an effective approach for many
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