1. Technology for Special needs in the classroom By Laura Barlow & Isabella Arambula CSE 180

2. Introduction *Why technology for special needs? *Discuss disabilities *Highlight the need for adaptive technology *Description of devises to assist students *How these devises help teachers

3. Disabilities * Students with learning /emotional disabilities *Students with communication disorders *Students with hearing and visual impairments *Students with severe physical disabilities

4. Adaptive Technology?? *Assists the students learning *Assists the teacher *Gives non-disabled students time with teacher *Keeps inclusion

5. Devices for learning/emotional disabilities * Word Processing *Word prediction software *Communication and networking technology *Hyperlinks and multimedia environments

6. Communication Disorders *Augmentative devises (AAC system) *Alternative devises (AAC system)

7. Hearing Disabilities *ALD (Assistive listening devise) *TDD (Telecommunications devise for the deaf) *Hearing aids *Cochlear implants

8. Visual disabilities *DVS (Descriptive video services) *Computer screen magnification *Braille *Text to speech technologies *OCR (optical character recognition) *CCTV (closed circuit television magnification)

9. Physical Disabilities *Switches *Basic adaptive keyboards *Touch-sensative screens *Infrared sensors with pneumatic switches *Voice recognition

10. Websites *http://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/ca talog/11688-2.hthttp://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/ca talog/11688-2.ht (multimedia(multimedia environments) *http://www.enablemart.com/front_utilities.as p?id=8(Computer *http://www.enablemart.com/front_utilities.as p?id=8(Computer screen magnification) *http://www.enablemart.com/products_detail.asp?id=576*http://www.enablemart.com/products_detail.asp?id=576( Word predication software)

11. Conclusion *Assistive technology is a great benefit to: Students Teacher Families Citation www.futureofchildren.org www.hei.org www.deafness.about.com