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Available Assistive Technology Resources updated December 2024

Modified on: Tue, Dec 17 2024 10:11 AM

If you are seeking Assistive Technology (AT) resources the best place to start is a Tech Request. You will be matched with the Assistive Technology specialist to help you meet yours and your student's needs. Some items are listed below for resources readily available. But other requests may be made and taken care of. 


Available AT resources:

Software Programs 
uPar Bookshare Notability Kami
Read&Write

Apps

Find a list of all available apps in the link here. 


Physical items 
GoTalk Pocket
GoTalk4+
GoTalk9+
GoTalk20+
Quick Talker 7
Quick Talker 12


XBox Adaptive Kits 
Wired Switches 
Bluetooth Switches 
Switch Activated Toys
AbleNet Control
PowerLink
MergeCube - Holographic AR/VR Cube
Alexa Echo Dot w/ Smart Plugs 
Large iPads (Vision Needs)
Rugged iPad Cases
iPads
Chromebooks
XBox w/ games 
Nintendo Switches w/ games






Case Examples : Every Student can benefit 

The Straight A Student

She is popular, involved in clubs and sports. What we don’t see is she struggles with reading. She comes home immediately after practice or games and works on homework for 4 hrs every night. She asked for help in school a few years ago but everyone told her she was doing fine because her grades were good. She started to think that she was doing something wrong and became embarrassed and will not ask for help any more. She pretends that everything is perfect but she is exhausted and stressed out. 


The ELD Student

He's such a nice boy. He smiles at everyone and never seems to be in a bad mood. He family recently moved here from Mexico and His parents do not speak English. He speaks some English and He is getting better at it every day. Sometimes you wonder if He is just smiling at you because she has no idea what you just said and He doesn’t want to be rude. He turns in her homework on time but many times it is not finished.

The Student w/ Blindness

He is probably the smartest kid who has ever been in your class. He uses a screen reader to get a lot of the content needed for his classes. His favorite class? Math. But, he keeps telling you that his screen reader isn’t reading the math homework and you don’t have time to read the problems to him and help the other students.




The TAG Student

There is nothing this kid can’t do and he is proving it by working toward an IB Diploma and excelling in any sport he tries. You cannot imagine how he is fitting everything in his schedule but he is and he is doing it well. He is one of those kids that doesn’t need to spend a lot of time working on homework or studying and school seems to come easy to him.

Student A.T. Resources 

  • uPAR

  • Text to Speech/Auditory Reading

  • Bookshare

  • Read&Write, Kami, VDR

  • Digital copy of lecture notes

Student A.T. Resources 

  • OCR

  • Digital copy of lecture notes

  • Read&Write, Kami, VDR

  • Translation app

Student A.T. Resources 

  • OCR

  • Lesson plans in advance for Braille transcription

  • Refreshable Braille Display

  • Screen Reader

  • Digital copy of lecture notes

Student A.T. Resources 

  • Text to Speech

  • eBooks

  • Digital copy of lecture notes

  • Digital organizers

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