October 27, 2005 - Brehm Preparatory School Adaptive Technology Transitional Strategies for students with Learning Disabilities
Your Coordinators for this event are:
Michael Whitney
Michael Whitney heads adaptive technology and accessible web creation for Disability Support Services at SIUC and is also the coordinator of the Adaptive Computer Technology & Website Design HECA grant project. In addition to his MA in Rehabilitation, Whitney has completed training on designing universally acceptable web resources and an assistive technology applications certificate program offered by the State University of California Northridge. He will discuss and demonstrate some of the common adaptive technologies utilized by students with disabilities.
Bryan Dallas
Bryan Dallas heads the adaptive technology text conversion program at Disability Support Services. In addition to his MS in Rehabilitation, Dallas has years of experience implementing appropriate adaptive technologies for students with disabilities.
Expected Topics of Discussion and Presented Technologies
Our October 27, 2005 presentation is review of current adaptive computer technology trends found in post secondary education and the transitional strategies needed to access appropriate adaptive technologies. With three presentations at one hour long each, it will expose participants to the general issues persons with learniing disabilities face as they matriculate into higher education. Goals for this presentation are as follows:
- Make the general populace aware of various issues (personal, societal, environmental, etc..) that are commonly attached to the disabilities in higher education
- Expose participants to the practices we here at SIUC-DSS employ to help enable students with disabilities in their daily lives
- Present common adaptive technologies utilized by persons with disabilities
- Inform students of the what they should prepare for and what questions they should ask when considering a higher educational institution
Technologies Covered
- Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation system
- Read Please reading system
- Arkenstone Open Book scanning system
- Jaws screen reader
- Microsoft Screen Magnification
- Switch technologies
- Alternative mice
- Sip-N-Puff Mouse
- Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard
- Cyberlink Brainfingers Brain Actuated Technology
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