Audiences were able to witness several meetings between Sean’s teachers, administration, and parents where all parties successfully discussed Sean’s condition and needs. Once teachers began to look past Sean’s disability and develop flexible teaching styles, they were able to create systems that aided the progressing minds of not only Sean, but his classmates as well. During end of the year meetings and interviews, Sean’s teachers explained how they were able to adapt instruction and class activities to work for all of their students. They were also able to communicate with Sean’s parents in calm and clear ways through both vocal and visual cues. In turn, Sean’s parents realized the teachers wanted what was best for him, they were simply unsure of how to provide it.…
Instructional technology may be available to help students with a learning disability improve their weaknesses while also being able to use their strengths. It allows opportunities to help personalize the lesson for the student. It helps provide the students with accommodations that will help them succeed in the classroom. It makes teaching students with learning disabilities easier due to having an easier opportunity to help personalize the lesson to meet each student’s needs, which may be difficult in a large class otherwise. Instructional technology becomes a helpful resource to meet every student with a learning disabilities needs.…
After reading the article ‘The Lessons of Classroom 506’ by Lisa Belkin, I realized the importance of inclusion in our society. After seeing the efforts put in by Thomas’ parents to create a classroom with suitable conditions for Thomas, I feel like it important to start including people at a younger age, and this starts by good education and teachings in school. Being able to include people with disabilities at a much younger age will help society think no different about these people. Therefore, I feel like the experiment Thomas’ parents tried did a good job of teaching people to cope with and support one another regardless of the condition an individual had. Another thing I found interesting was the role technology played in helping people…
Background/history: Susan is a 48-year-old women with a primary disability of severe depression, secondary disabilities include: anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and possible learning disabilities. This evaluation was requested by her Massachusetts Rehabilitation Counselor Holly Wentzell to determine if Susan would benefit from assistive technology, which would assist her with meeting her vocational goal of receiving her certificate in Human Services. Functional Capacities: Susan is able to complete all basic activities of daily living with independence. She is able to ambulate across all surfaces without the utilization of an assistive device.…
Research Report Sophia Ewaniuk ICS201 Q1: Technologies that exist that help people with disabilities to access and use technology, and how these technologies benefit society. References Are self-driving cars the future of mobility for disabled people?. (2017). Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/are-self-driving-cars-the-future-of-mobility-for-disabled-people-84037 Halsey, A. (2017).…
In the Home Health setting in which I work there is currently minimal technology in use. The addition of smart phones or tablets that would allow video education as an adjunct to the current teaching methods which consist of verbal edification and written handouts, would provide supplementary teaching methods for the adult learner. Furthermore, adult patients with limited literacy will benefit from the ability to visualize information (Green, Gonzaga, Cohen, & Spagnoletti, 2014). Patients who receive the diagnosis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) are often frightened and confused. Therefore, it is imperative to provide effective patient education regarding this affliction.…
The various forms of assistive technology are discussed in terms of their limitations as well as their benefits. This chapter also makes the connection between assistive technology and students receiving the teaching, training, time required to become comfortable using technology. Relevance: The main topic of this chapter…
The diversity in student population is continuing to grow with each passing year. The differences among these people vary from culture, income, values, and more. So, how will I accommodate each of my students’ needs whether it is for their disabilities, their English development, their self-esteem, etc., and how will I provide them with the correct support and empathy. The increasing development in technology is ultimately rewiring our brains and our youth's, thus creating a gadget literacy gap among the different generations. My friends have young children that know how to unlock a smartphone and access YouTube before memorizing the alphabet.…
“Assistive Technology includes both non-technical auxiliary aids, mechanical, and electrical devices: dry-erase boards, photo albums, three-ring binders, tape recorders, timers, calculators, voice output devices, scanners, digital cameras, trackballs, augmentative and alternative communication devices, computer software, simulations, and virtual reality”(Ennis-Cole, D., & Smith, D., 2011, p.87). These computer applications can assist a plethora of individuals, handicapped and non-handicapped alike, to use AT for learning a myriad of information. The fact that those with ASD seem to respond well to the one on one relationship that interactive programs offer, makes AT a perfect simulated partner in their learning and social development. “The Assistive Technology Act (The Tech Act), (P.L. 100-407) was passed in 1998 which permitted funding of “ state level programs and services that allowed individuals with disabilities to obtain assistive technology tools (The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education, 2002-2010). The use of these specialized tools allows the individual with a disability to live independently and…
I completed my field placement observations at Fulton Elementary School located in the Highland Park area in the Pittsburgh Public school district. Students in kindergarten and fourth grade receive Itinerant and pullout instructional services from Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris provides direct services and collaborative-consultative services to help support the individual learning goals and objectives for students in the general education setting (Raver, 2009). As a special education teacher, Mr. Harris has over twenty years experience in the field of education with the Pittsburgh Public school district. Mr. Harris’ learning support classroom is extremely small.…
In 1988Congress passed the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, this is the first law to specifically address the assistive technology needs of people with special needs(). AT is defined as any device that can assist or support an individual with a disability (). In 1990, congress amended the Education of Handicapped Act and changed its name to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Part C of the law is inclusive to infants and young toddlers that provide family-centered early intervention services (). In 2004 the current law of IDEA was passed to offer help and support to students who are struggling with school.…
For my adaptive equipment project I choose patient D at my fieldwork site. D has been diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. With Huntington’s disease it causes a progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, which then places a broad impact on the patient’s functional abilities. D is currently wheelchair bound and has involuntary movements such as forward flexion, hand jerks, arm movements etc. D is considered a lability patient meaning that she will go from laughing one second to crying the next, she is a very determined and dedicated woman who wants nothing more than to be independent and get back to her family.…
Effects and Outcomes of Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities Introduction The conversation I hear among some teachers and parents regarding the use of assistive technology include the following complaints on limitations and disadvantages; the negative affects using technology has on students' attention span, seeing technology as entertainment and not as a tool to learn, the cost of technology, students relying too heavily on it, and that teacher training is time-consuming. Assistive technology is a tool used to help improve function in areas such as communication, mobility, relationships, education, and self-care. Types of assistive technology more related to students with learning disabilities range from…
In Mrs. Zatt’s third grade classroom, organization is vital to the students, and utilized in such a way that every student receives equal and quality learning opportunities. While there are no physically disabled students in the current third grade class, safety and accessibility is still factored into the arrangement of the classroom. Classroom 22 is located across the blacktop, not in one of the main buildings, but in a small portable; it is wheelchair accessible with a ramp leading into the classroom. The desks are grouped into five tables of four to six students, with the teacher's desk in back, and a U-shaped side table (for one on one student/teacher interactions) to the side of the whiteboard. The desk groups are all about three feet…
A teacher’s goal is to maximize his or her student’s potential. Traditionally, the biggest challenge for students with disabilities was to meet their needs in the areas of social, behavioral, cognitive, perceptive and motor skills (Adebisi et al. 14). A learning disability is defined by the Schwab Foundation as a person who is diagnosed by a professional with a difficulty as a result of a CNS dysfunction in the areas or reading, writing, math, science, reasoning speaking, or listening. In order to meet the diverse needs of these students, they were traditionally removed from the mainstream classroom and placed in a separate classroom to learn. Although this was the best way to meet the students’ academic needs, their social needs were grossly…