Functional Technology Activities for Student with Severe Disabilities
Published on Nov 19, 2015
Ideas for accessible technology-based activities for students with significant intellectual disabilities and/or physical disabilities including access options, functional technology skills, recreational/socialization activities, and life skills instruction.
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Even MORE Functional Technology Activities
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Learning Targets: Apps for...
- Functional Tech. Skills
- Recreational Skills
- Participation in Academics
- Socialization
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Agenda
- Audience: students and needs
- Adaptations: hardware, etc.
- App and activity demos
- Articles, resources
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Magee's Class
- Severe Intellectual Disabilities
- Visual Impairments (range)
- Limited motor skills
- Motivation: socialization, music
- Goals: partial-participation, life skills
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Access Adaptations
- Environmental Controls
- Speakers, Tools, etc.
- Switfy (PC)
- Bluetooth (iPad)
- Guided Access (iPad)
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Environmental Controls
- Switch access for electric devices
- Sensory, daily living, leisure
- Variety of devices, pricepoints
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Speakers, Tools, etc.
- water speakers
- pouring device
- scissors
- CD/radio
- environmental controls, too!
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Swifty
- http://www.orin.com/access/swifty/
- USB switch input
- Switch activation= Mouse click
- Useful for switch games, PowerPoints
- Scanning options
Bluetooth for iPad
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cqs2nYlWE0
- Provides physical accessibility
- Allows for various positioning needs
- Remember: Consistency, Functionality, Motivation
- Used for switch games, cause/effect, scanning
Guided Access
- For students using "direct select"
- Locks iPad in selected activity
- Settings->Accessibility->Learning
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Technology Skills
- Cause and Effect
- Switch games (Swifty)
- Adjust room for maximum fun!
- rjcooper.com/index-learning.html#learning
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Technology Skills: Scanning
- Consider cognitive level
- PC and iPad options
- iOS 7 offers scanning
- http://www.chooseitmaker2.com/
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Recreation Skills
- Light Box/Sound Box
- Sensoryapphouse.com
- Independent activities
- Direct select or switch access
- Video Touch (direct select)
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Socialization
- RadSounds (iPad)
- rjcooper.com/radsounds/index.html
- Adjustable access options
- Social or independent
- Import your own music!!
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Academics
- PowerPoint Books (PC w/ Swifty)
- Bits Board (iPad, FREE!)
- Zebra Gold (iPad, money skills)
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Pet-Care
Setting up our class fishtank
Job-skills
Electric scissors with switch
Life Skills
Preparing snack with peers
