Examples of assistive technologies (tools that enable children or adults to do more for themselves):
Low-tech
- clip boards- used for students who need assistance with organization, staying focused on one assignment, or who move the paper around a lot when they are writing
- Velcro tabs- sometimes put around a pencil for a better grip, or put under desks/chairs for students who move around a lot
- pencil grips
- calculators
- spell check
- augmentative communication devices ("talk" for students)
- Phonic Ears (we have a lot of these in the district)
- Board Maker (software program to make pictures)
- adapted utensils for eating
- Text-to-speech programs: ReadPlease and NaturalReader (two free read aloud programs), Kurzweil, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking
High-tech
- AlphaSmarts
- laptops
- Special switches
- voice synthesizers
- braille readers
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