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What is Assistive Technology?

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Assistive technologies (or ATs) are specialized technology (software and/or hardware) that are used by people with and without disabilities to adapt how specific tasks can be performed. 
They are useful for educators, staff and students when it does any or all of the following:
  • Enables you to perform functions that can be achieved by no other means
  • Enables you to approximate normal fluency, rate, or standards--a level of accomplishment which could not be achieved by any other means
  • Provides access for participation in programs or activities which otherwise would be closed to you
  • Increases endurance or ability to persevere and complete tasks that otherwise are  difficult  to be attempted on a routine basis
  • Enables you to concentrate on learning tasks, rather than mechanical tasks
  • Provides greater access to information
  • Supports social interactions with co-workers, peers and students

Assistive Technology Web Resources

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  • Home
  • About Me
    • Korinne Weima Curriculum Vitae
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Web Resources
    • Parents
    • Teachers >
      • Universal Design for Learning
      • Assistive Technology
      • Google Chromebook Resources
      • Autism Spectrum Disorder Resources
      • Speech and Language
      • Compassionate Classroom - Grief
      • Academic Assessment (Level B)
    • Web Resources
    • Down Syndrome Resources
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder Resources
    • LifeSkills