Tag: technology

Early Assistive Technology Confidence Leads to Smooth Transitions

Posted on February 16, 2016 by In Apps, Interviews, Learning, Writing
A man helping a student with their tablet and PC
We interviewed Harvey High School’s methods and resource teacher, Erika Hallett, about how Assistive Technology has affected her school, and how her students’ knowledge and adoption of Assistive Technology has positively affected their ability to transition from high school into post-secondary education, and beyond. Can you give us a picture of what things were like…

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What is Assistive Technology?

Posted on January 07, 2015 by In Discussion
A young woman with an iPad
Definition: An item or piece of equipment that can be used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities. Who uses Assistive Technology? Anyone can use Assistive Technology (AT). People use assistive technology everyday to perform tasks in their lives and do not even know it. Typically people who have disabilities will use assistive technology to…

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