Assistive Technology

Read more about the technology students with disabilities use, including physical devices like wheelchairs, as well as digital tools
Special Education 'Google' Ruling on Digitizing Books a Boon for Blind Readers
In the ruling, Judge Harold Baer specifically cited the benefits that digital content has for people with print disabilities. Meanwhile, Netflix agreed to provide closed captioning on 100 percent of its streaming content within two years.
Nirvi Shah, October 12, 2012
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Teaching New Center: Concerns About Online Options for Special Ed. Students
Parent complaints, teacher training, and accessibility are among the worries of the new Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, October 9, 2012
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Early Childhood New Center Established to Develop Effective Special Educators
The $25 million federal grant used to establish the center is one of many the federal Education Department has announced in recent weeks that involve special education.
Nirvi Shah, October 3, 2012
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Student Well-Being & Movement Talk Therapy an Option for Those Using Assistive Technology to Speak
Psychologist Amy Szarkowski figured out provide therapy to work with clients who use communication devices to replace their own voices.
Nirvi Shah, August 22, 2012
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Special Education Bookshare Plans to Make Graphics, Math in Books More Accessible
The California nonprofit just won a $32 million grant to expand its collection of audio books—which students can read along with on a computer—and work on the more difficult issue of translating pictures and graphics for students with visual impairments.
Nirvi Shah, August 20, 2012
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Special Education Text-to-Speech App Now Features Children's Voices
For the first time, children who cannot speak or who have speech impairments and use the text-to-speech app Proloquo2Go will sound a little more like themselves, thanks to months of work recording real children speaking.
Nirvi Shah, July 30, 2012
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Special Education Tech Firms Tout Assistive Technology, Accessible Features
A new collaboration between Microsoft and Dell showcases both companies' products and the features they offer that are intended to enhance the experience of students with disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, July 6, 2012
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Special Education Senators, Advocates Call for Increase, Improvement in Teaching Braille
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urged to consult stakeholders and write new regulations for the education plans of students who are blind or visually impaired and give guidance to school districts on teaching Braille reading and writing.
Nirvi Shah, May 3, 2012
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Special Education Advocates File Complaint Against District Over Use of Walker
An advocacy group says that as a result, the 5-year-old girl's overall mobility improvement has been stunted.
Nirvi Shah, April 11, 2012
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Special Education Using iPads for Autism: Are There Still Too Many Questions?
In a recent article in CIO (Chief Information Officers) magazine some members of the autism advocacy community are questioning the therapeutic value of iPads.
Nirvi Shah, February 17, 2012
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Special Education Kentucky Postpones Ending Read-Aloud Accommodation on State Tests
The state is putting off a change to its state testing program that would have cut back on the use of readers on reading tests for some students with disabilities.
Nirvi Shah, February 9, 2012
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Special Education Kentucky Eliminates 'Read-Aloud' Assistance on State, National Exams
The state board of education banned the use of readers on some state tests, whether that means people or computer software that read text aloud, an accommodation used by some students with disabilities, who also use this kind of help in class every day.
Nirvi Shah, February 3, 2012
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Special Education Assistive Technology: Write Answers
Since difficulties in writing are wide-ranging—and technology is rapidly evolving—finding the right assistive technology device can be an ordeal.
Francesca Duffy, October 12, 2011
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Brandi Allan, 17, is a high school junior in Daly City, Calif. She has dyslexia and uses specialized e-learning technology as part of her educational program.
Brandi Allan, 17, is a high school junior in Daly City, Calif. She has dyslexia and uses specialized e-learning technology as part of her educational program.
Ramin Rahimian for Education Week
Special Education Assistive Technology Broadens Its Range
Experts say a single software platform might accommodate learning differences of a number of students with disabilities.
Mary Catherine O'Connor, August 22, 2011
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