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Using Assistive Technology
Anne Comfort, M.Ed.Meighen Centre
Mt. A.
Which one would you pick?
What do you really need?Technology needs to be suited to the individual;
not the teacher.
Important factors: Availability and cost; training time; ease of use
Other factorsPersonal experiences; likes and dislikes
Computer skills; known and ability to learn
Ability to overcome the Learning Curve
Consider this:“AT is imperfect. It always will be….. AT works; it
can change lives…. The most essential human factor in AT is that it is not merely about the technology and the devices themselves. AT is primarily about people”
Assistive Technology: Essential Human Factors by T.W. King.
Today’s menuText to speech software
Speech to text software
Notetaking programs
Time to try out the software
Free Stuff!
Questions
Text to speech software“Reading” Software
Possible uses? Clientele?
Speech to Text SoftwareNewer versions have shorter training time
Turns your voice into printed text
Possible uses? Clientele?
Notetaking toolsPens
Software
Recorders
Possible uses? Clientele?
ClaroRead DemoLikes Microsoft Word
Easy to use
Kurzweil 3000The “Gold” Standard
Version differences
Learn Station vs Professional
Kurzweil Demo
Read & Write Goldhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6c5ECZg3DcQ
Dragon Naturally Speaking
EchoPen
questions?
