Technology:
What We Can Do With It, How It Can Address the Needs of MI/VI Students

For the student at the sensory awareness level:
(with assistance or supervision)
Light box, mini-light box
APH sensory stim kit
Flashlights
(independently with a switch)
Toys and appliances with a sensory effect
Computer programs with a sensory effect

For kids working toward the cause and effect level:
Switches
Battery operated toys
Small electrical devices and appliances

For kids who have cause-effect:

Choice making (two switches and toys)
Turn taking (switch play or music play)
Exploring and acting on their environment (play)
Interacting with others

Understanding Symbolic Representations
Predictable schedule
Activity routines
Objects
Speech
Pictures

Visual Motor
Art
Light box

Alternative computer input:
Mouse, or trackball, touch screen, modified keyboards

Auditory
Music
Computers

Alternative computer output:
Speech

Communication
Low tech devices: talking switches
Low tech: recorded speech multi choice communicators
Computer based communication
High Tech touch screen, digital speech

Functional Skills

Time
Measurement
Schedule keeping
Cooking

Recreation & Leisure

Computer:
Games
Internet
Email

Videos
Music
Books on tape

Academic Skills

Computers
Portable note takers
Tape recorders/players
Braille/print

Ablenet
Enabling devices
Don Johnston
RJ Cooper

For Devices that use wall current:
PowerLink 2 or 3 from
Ablenet

Toys and appliances with a sensory effect:

Lamps
Lights
Vibrators
Vibrating pads, pillows, mats
Fans
Radio, tape, CD player
Battery operated toys that move
Bubble blowers
Fan blowing on mylar decorations
American Printing House for the Blind:
Light Box, light box materials kit, sensory stimulation kit

Operation
Bed Bugs
Computer games

Big mack (ablenet)
Taction pads
Object swiches (Enabl Dev)
Switches with photos on them
Switches with picture symbols on them
Switches with tactile symbols

Squiggle wiggle writer
Light box with paper and water color pens
Spin art
Digital photos of students
Computer paint program
Computer greeting cards
WWS 2K
Clicker 4

Electronic keyboards
Tape players/recorders
Language master
Radio
CD's
Books on tape
Computer games

Communicators:
Ablenet
Enabling devices

Computer Based
Intellitools
Clicker 4
Writing with Symbols 2000

High Tech Aug Comm
Dynavox
Prenke-Rommick
Enkidu

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