Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Assistive Technology Updates Resources for Specialists

What Assistive Technology Items Should I be Trying?

The IMESD AT Equipment Center has many items that can support students.
Below are some links and resources for you:


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Favorite Items:

PODD System: Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display - Company      Blog Post How to do it: 

Boardmaker site  Projects to Make with Boardmaker from BC Canada Prince George SD

BIGmack - record messages to hit switch and speak

Powerlink 3 Control box - Allows switch operation of radios, tape players, air poppers, etc.

Switch/Latch/Timer for switches - sets a time until switch has to be activated again - promotes repeat response. Hook to toys, music, etc.

New! Gaming Adaptive controllers Logitech Gaming Kit
APPS
 Sonoflex Lite free

Voice Eye  - magnify, light, color

Voice: OCR Document Reader

Accessibility tools on iPhone/iPad - Read text, enlarge text. Blog Post 8 Top 

(Ask your director about apps already purchased you can get download codes to put on ESD devices)

Favorite Blogs:
OT's WIth Apps Blog site

ATB Assistive Technology Blog  link

AT Today out of UK Link

Cadan AT link