Assistive Technology And Child Development

Using assistive technology can help promote healthy emotional and social development by allowing the child interact with other individuals and live a happy laugh. Using their senses to interact and have feelings with other people. Just because they are a little different then the average normal human-being doesn't make them not have a heart like everyone else. Young children and teens may be affected by not having a social life and is always isolated from everyone else and do getting the same love as everyone else. This may extend into adult life by causing them to not be noticed and cared for at an older age, be neglected, and even die at an early

The research collected throughout this paper-helped support my theory on non-verbal autistic children and how sign language influences language. Throughout all the articles I learned more about non-verbal children and the percentages of autistic children that are non-verbal. The various research papers helped provide evidence that non-verbal children are on the rise and that sign language has a major part in the development of non-verbal children’s language development. Other technologies help children learn to use language. You could think of several different technologies or devices that might help influence language more. There are so many devices out there for communication. However I do believe that sign language has the strongest effect

An assessment may be conducted by either the school, independent agency, or an individual consultant, and should include not only the person’s weaknesses, but also their strengths. Once a device is selected, then the user and people involved his or her life should receive training on how to use the device. Maintenance, repair, and replacement are other issues to keep in mind. Assistive technology is aimed at providing people with disabilities the devices they may need,

Assistive technology (AT) is defined as “any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of

Assistive technology can be designed to increase interdependence among disabled children or prevent disabled students from achieving personal goals. Specialized technology helps disabled people to become more independent and more involved in the activities in schools and communities (Berry, 2003).Assistive technology increases a child social skills by building up psychical functioning. This helps students to build social skills and interdependence because they will not depend on their caregivers. Also, communication devices can help children increase hearing impairment .Children who have a difficulty hearing do not have hearing aid. Therefore, assistive devices can provide hearing aids for children who have hearing loss. This can help children by allowing them to be aware of their surroundings by listening .Devices that function for daily activities helps disabled children to complete daily tasks. For example, they are devices that will help enhance social skills. There are assistive devices that would help children to learn how to read and write. Also, gain study skills and gain knowledge. Special software’s allow people with cognitive impartments to use the computer to enhance their memory, and to communicate (Berry, 2003).People who are blind are able to use cognitive devices because it would enhance their speaking skills and allow them to be

My Assistive Technology Implementation Plan artifact demonstrates my ability to facilitate the use of adaptive and assistive technologies to support individual student learning needs by allowing my student to master the standard using digital resources

Assistive technology is technology, which is used by an individual that has a disability to allow the individual to perform roles that may otherwise be difficult or impossible to complete. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder learn differently than other children, often have struggle with spoken and written language expression. Assistive technologies are devices which help children with autism completes everyday tasks they struggle with. Many devices, any touch screens, like an IPad or IPhone in the use of certain applications can be used. Applications such as a touch to speak or feelings applications to help express what they have trouble communicating. The practice of combining new technology and devices will support, improve, and help

Assistive technology (AT) have become a vital component of the educational programs of students with disabilities. In which, is widely accepted that adopted toys, switches, computers, amplification systems, wheel chairs, memory aids,

Regular classroom curriculum is not enough to help children with exceptionalities to learn what they need to know to advance in life. Assistive technologies are suggestions that can assist a child to learn to work independently and built self-esteem with their learning abilities. Whether the child has mild, moderate or severe, physical, or sensory disabilities, at risk behaviors, or are gifted and talented, there are a number of websites, software programs, or hardware to assist their individual learning styles.

usage, family involvement and follow-up visits to schools. Qualitative and quantitative measures were used for the purpose of charting a holistic and detailed picture of the language and literacy development of the children using AAC. The goal of the study is to explore effective approaches for supporting communication (including oral language, literacy, and technology skills) among those who require AAC devices. They took part in an intensive, 4-week summer intervention program. The program was designed to explore effective approaches, content and contexts for supporting communication, including oral language, literacy, and technology skills for those who require AAC.

Three strategies that Mr. Mahoney used to improve Amy’s behavior and performance are augmentative and alternative communication, explicitly facilitate attention and concentration, and encourage regular oral communication. The augmentative and alternative communication strategy addresses Mr. Mahoney’s concerns that Amy never speaks when spoken to and looks or points when she wants to communicate. For example, I recommended that he incorporates assisted technology such as iPads that are programmed as speech generating devices. This will enable Amy to express herself by selecting words, symbols, and make requests with one touch. Another example, I recommended that Mr. Mahoney use would be the Picture Exchange Communication System where Amy can

This weeks reading had us looking deeper into assistive technology. We read not only about different types of assistive technology, but, also about how these technologies can be used by students to gain access to information. Voice recognition technology and pointing devices were introduced this week. Both of these AT allow an individual with disabilities gain access to information. In the case of voice recognition software, students with limited hand movement or control are able to access the curriculum by using speech. They speak into a microphone and the software converts their voice to text. Individuals also have the option to use pointer devices to be able to work a computer. The device can be as simple as a pencil in the grasp of a hand

There are quite a few technologies other than assistive listening devices that aid in the education of deaf students. First of all, there are a plethora of available communication devices. Communication options that promote equal access for deaf children include e-mail, asynchronous discussions, and real-time discussion forums (Robertson, 2001). With these, the deaf individual can communicate directly with teachers and classmates without the use of an interpreter. He or she would not have to rely on his or her residual hearing or speechreading skills. According to Schirmer and Ingram (2003), one study indicates that the benefit of such communication may go beyond equal access.

Technology-based interventions where the word “technology” is defined as “the practical application of knowledge” (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 1994, cited in Goldsmith 2004) and widely used to describe electromechanical devices in the twenty-first century. The term “Assistive technology” serves as temporary or indefinite use of these interventions to help ASD children. (Goldsmith) The perception of technology use in disability support has been changing over the years; nowadays it is associated with not only assistive technologies but learning technologies as well. (Knight 2013)

Assistive technology means a piece of software or technology that can improve the functioning capabilities of children, young people and adults with disabilities or impairments for example having overlays on work to help children, young people and adults with impairment to see more clearly and for children, young people and adults with little hand movement there can be a mouse that is a giant ball and all they need to do is move their hand over the ball to operate the computer. Assistive technology can also be pencil holders for children, young people and adults to hold a pen or pencil if they have limited hand movements. They way that the Assistive technology is chosen for the child, young person or adult is by specialists that are trained to help people to find the right technology that fit the specific needs for the person so they can be more