Early Childhood Special Education and Assistive Technology Blog

Shared from the Perkins School for the Blind eLearning webcasts (link below video). http://www.perkinselearning.org/videos/webcast/accessible-instructional-materials-digital-classroom Also learn more about this upcoming workshop Path to Literacy – CVI Prerequisites (New Hampshire) http://www.perkinselearning.org/earn-credits/onsite-training/cvi-literacy   New Hampshire: The workshop will emphasize the foundational principles used to facilitate literacy skills in children with CVI. One day workshop in New Hampshire — Friday, October 26, 2018 — at Granite State College, 25 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301.

Assistive Technology for Dyslexia: One Mother’s Story This short video provides a mother's perspective on Assistive Technology from www.Understood.org . Her message is powerful and practical. Assistive Technology can open doors for people with disabilities and provide many access to school, work, home, and play that they deserve. Watch below! Learning more about AT Finding assistive technology that works for a child is essential to their success. Parents (as well as unknowing professionals) can benefit from learning more about AT and Universal Design for Learning. Often AT is built into computers, software (e.g. Microsoft Office and Google Suite of tools like Docs), and mobile devices (e.g. tablets and smartphones). Many options exist and should be linked to functional and curricular goals. In short, evaluating how will the technology provide greater access  and participation (e.g., socializing, mobility, learning and expressing knowledge, communicating etc.)? Parents can a