Grand Rapids, Michigan About Blog The mission of this blog is to serve as a voice of a constant researcher in the field of educational and
assistive technologies so that the best products, strategies and services may be located easily, in hopes that they will then be delivered, taught and used to better the lives of people with disabilities.
Grand Rapids, Michigan About Blog The mission of this blog is to serve as a voice of a constant researcher in the field of educational and
assistive technologies so that the best products, strategies and services may be located easily, in hopes that they will then be delivered, taught and used to better the lives of people with disabilities.
Not exact matches
«Most people would not know that [a scientist with a non-apparent disability] is using an
assistive technology, since it blends in
so well to their environment,» Pugel says.
So - called
assistive technologies provide a means for people to move from place to place, to eat independently, to see and hear what they can't otherwise perceive.
I was dismayed by the lack of cost - effective options for
assistive technology,
so I started to develop them myself.
Research findings consistently suggest that preservice teachers should experience courses that integrate
assistive technology early in the teacher preparation process
so that they have time to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to make informed instructional decisions and contribute to the IEP processes (Alobiedat, 2005; Anderson & Petch - Hogan, 2001; Bausch & Hasselbring, 2004; Edyburn & Gardner, 1999; Maushak, Kelley, & Blodgett, 2001; Michaels & McDermott, 2003).
Functioning as an
assistive technology, educators can integrate this into their classrooms
so students who have challenges with reading can keep up at the same pace as their peers.
Although the use of
assistive technology expanded over the last 20 years,
so has the level of accountability for students with disabilities.
Doing
so introduces a new part landmark into each document, which will cause an
Assistive Technology to inform the user that the landmark is available to navigate to.
Assistive technology tools like screen readers are generally only available as desktop applications and aren't in the Windows Store,
so it makes sense.
We are continuing to deliver on our previously - shared vision for accessibility for Windows 10 and we are committed to ensuring that users of
assistive technologies have the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 10 for free as we do
so.