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The document discusses assistive technology (AT) as defined by IDEA 2004 and various examples of AT. It notes that IDEA 2004 requires IEP teams to consider AT needs for students with disabilities and that schools must provide AT and training. Several types of AT are then described, including personal amplifiers for hearing loss which reduce background noise, CCTVs for visual impairments to magnify print, talking calculators for learning disabilities in math, and page turners for physical disabilities.

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Kayla Hamilton
 According to the IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, “The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA ’04) defines an assistive technology device as ’any item, piece of equipment, or product system, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child and specifically excludes a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of such device.’”
 IDEA 2004: • IEP teams must consider the assistive technology needs of all children with disabilities.  The school district has to provide the assistance decided upon by the IEP team and can not use lack of availability or funding as an excuse. • Schools are required to use assistive technology devices and services to “maximize accessibility for children with disabilities” • Schools have to provide assistive technology training to teachers, the child, and the family. • More info at http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm
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 Personal Amplifiers are used for one-to-one communication. A microphone is connected by wire to a receiver won by the individual with hearing loss. The earphones absorb the sound and transmit to the ears. Personal amplifiers reduce background noise, so the sound comes directly to the ears.  More info at http://www.michdhh.org/assi stive_devices/hearing_assist ive_tech.html
 A Close Circuit Television (CCTV) assists the visually impaired. It magnifies and enhances anything in print. The print is placed under a video camera and magnified onto the screen above.  More info at http://www.helenkeller.o rg/media/newsday0426 12.php
 One kind of AT for students that have a learning disability in math is a talking calculator. They have a built-in speech synthesizer that reads aloud each button that is pressed, as well as the answer.  More info at https://www.washington.e du/doit/working-together- computers-and-people- learning-disabilities
 PageFlip is a portable automatic page turner. It has a wireless foot pedal, but can also be controlled with a push button or eye switch.  More info available at
Catea. (2014). PageFlip. Retrieved on January 20, 2015 from http://assistivetech.net/search/productDisplay.php?product_id=51568 Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology. (2014). Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from https://www.washington.edu/doit/working-together- computers-and-people-learning-disabilities E-Michigan Deaf and Hard of Hearing People. (2002). Hearing Assistive Technology. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://www.michdhh.org/assistive_devices/hearing_assistive_tech.html Helen Keller Services for the Blind. (2012). Devices That Help the Visually Impaired. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://www.helenkeller.org/media/newsday042612.php The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (2010). Assistive Technology: An Overview. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/ Wrightslaw. (2010). Assistive Technology. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm

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  • 2.  According to the IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, “The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA ’04) defines an assistive technology device as ’any item, piece of equipment, or product system, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child and specifically excludes a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of such device.’”
  • 3.  IDEA 2004: • IEP teams must consider the assistive technology needs of all children with disabilities.  The school district has to provide the assistance decided upon by the IEP team and can not use lack of availability or funding as an excuse. • Schools are required to use assistive technology devices and services to “maximize accessibility for children with disabilities” • Schools have to provide assistive technology training to teachers, the child, and the family. • More info at http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm
  • 5.  Personal Amplifiers are used for one-to-one communication. A microphone is connected by wire to a receiver won by the individual with hearing loss. The earphones absorb the sound and transmit to the ears. Personal amplifiers reduce background noise, so the sound comes directly to the ears.  More info at http://www.michdhh.org/assi stive_devices/hearing_assist ive_tech.html
  • 6.  A Close Circuit Television (CCTV) assists the visually impaired. It magnifies and enhances anything in print. The print is placed under a video camera and magnified onto the screen above.  More info at http://www.helenkeller.o rg/media/newsday0426 12.php
  • 7.  One kind of AT for students that have a learning disability in math is a talking calculator. They have a built-in speech synthesizer that reads aloud each button that is pressed, as well as the answer.  More info at https://www.washington.e du/doit/working-together- computers-and-people- learning-disabilities
  • 8.  PageFlip is a portable automatic page turner. It has a wireless foot pedal, but can also be controlled with a push button or eye switch.  More info available at
  • 9. Catea. (2014). PageFlip. Retrieved on January 20, 2015 from http://assistivetech.net/search/productDisplay.php?product_id=51568 Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology. (2014). Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from https://www.washington.edu/doit/working-together- computers-and-people-learning-disabilities E-Michigan Deaf and Hard of Hearing People. (2002). Hearing Assistive Technology. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://www.michdhh.org/assistive_devices/hearing_assistive_tech.html Helen Keller Services for the Blind. (2012). Devices That Help the Visually Impaired. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://www.helenkeller.org/media/newsday042612.php The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements. (2010). Assistive Technology: An Overview. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/at/ Wrightslaw. (2010). Assistive Technology. Retrieved on January 19, 2015 from http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm