LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NOR AZIAH ALIAS

BACKGROUND : PWDS /SEN LEARNERS IN MALAYSIA “Those who have long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society”( Persons with Disabilities Act 2008).

SEN S /PWD S IN M ALAYSIA Classifications Seven classifications : 1)Visually impaired 2)Hearing impaired 3)Physically disabled 4)Mentally disabled 5)Learning disabilities - Down Syndrome, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), mental retardation, specific learning disabilities such as Dyslexia and slow learners 6)Speech impaired 7)Multiple disabilities

SEN S /PWD S IN M ALAYSIA Current State No Malaysian citizen is being intentionally marginalized from getting education until tertiary level (Education Act 1996). The welfare and needs of the SEN learners from the monetary aspects to psychological supports are provided by the government Even though the IHLs are under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, the policy on the admission as well as the welfare of the SEN learners are not uniform (Ministry of Higher Education, 2011).

CURRENT STATE : CASES Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4

BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES Physical Behaviour and Attitudes Teaching methods and assessments Support and involvement Policy and guidelines

S UPPORTING SEN S /PWD S IN M ALAYSIA Support Improving existing physical facilities and services as well as adding up new SEN-friendly facilities and services are not enough in promoting barrier-free learning environment in IHL Research on the needs of SEN learners in Malaysian higher education have proven that technology is essential for the SEN learners in their studies at tertiary level TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING FOR INCLUSIVITY

SUPPORTING THE PWDS WITH TECHNOLOGY Intellectual/ cognitive SocialEmotionalPhysical TOOLS and TECHNIQUES - Communication, information and related technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and assessment.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ASSISTIVE DEVICES alternative input devices, Braille embossers, keyboard filters, light signaler alerts, on-screen keyboards, reading tools and learning disabilities programs, refreshable Braille displays, screen magnifiers, screen readers, screen recognition programmes, speech synthesizers, talking and large-print word processors (Microsoft) MOBILES & UBIQUITOUS TECH Lightweight tablets Internet accessibility LEARNING AND TEACHING TOOLS and RESOURCES Social Media Mobile Apps Web 2.0 Open resources SYSTEMIC APPROACH and LEARNING ERGONOMICS

T ECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SUPPORTING THE PWDs - LEARNING with TECHNOLOGY Technology support - Content delivery and content creation, Enhancing engagement, Regulation of motivation,Meaningful assessment

A TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING MODEL A TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING MODEL (R.ALIAS, 2014)

A TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING MODEL A TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING MODEL (R.ALIAS, 2014)

INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY ELEMENTS IN PWDs DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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