requesting your suggestions for presentation

[Kurt Johnson]

I am delighted that the school has requested assistance.  Unfortunately,
AT solutions are highly individualized.  We would be pleased to provide
you with a bibliography of source materials.  We also have several
training curricula and have done a great deal of training in the schools.
There are a number of issues besides the AT device that must be
considered.  For example, schools often have not colllected enough
functional appraisal data to develop an IEP that allows a reasonable
estimation of AT needs.  OSPI funds the Special Education Technology
Center in Ellensburg which provides loans of equipment and training to
schools.  You may contact the University of Washington Assistive
Technology Resource Center for further information or assistance.

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	* Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D.          *
	* Dept. of Rehab. Medicine, RJ-30 *
	* University of Washington        *
	* (206)543-3677                   *
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On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Julie Clark and Jim Felton wrote:

> Dear Folks:
> 
>    I'd like to ask you ( as I just did Wildman Tim @
> http://www.wildmantim.com/ ) if you can suggest the essential adaptive
> devices for schools who wish to support kids with disabilities by the
> use of computers in the class room?
>    Excuse the quote here:
>    " Wondering if you'd like to offer your opinion on which adaptive
> technology devices I should be including in a presentation before a
> Special Education Technology Group of the local school district. The
> request from them is: "What adaptive or augmentative device should they
> be aware of, and how could these technologies help disabled students
> succeed in their school environment?"
>    I have done work for them already providing a hypercard stack that
> allows teachers, with minimum thought, to scan-in one of those
> multiple-choice work-sheets that other students are doing, and to set it
> up in Macintosh HyperCard so kids can participate in filling out the
> sheet.
>    What would you say were the 'must-see', essential tools for adapting
> computers and school work for young students with a variety of
> disabilities?"
> -- 
> Julie Clark
> Clark Computing: "Desktop Publishing with the Personal Touch"
> <speedy at olywa.net>
> http://www.olywa.net/speedy/index.htm
> 
>    Jim Felton
>    HumanCom Consulting: "Accessibility Computer Solutions"
>    <humancom at olywa.net>
>          &
>       Pacific Ancient Voyagers: "Four dimensions of Pacific Prehistory"
>       http://www.olywa.net/speedy/pav.htm
>       <jfelton at olywa.net>
>