In our assistive technology class we had a guest speaker come and speak to us about assistive technology at Cabrini College. I know that students with disabilities are covered under the ADA and can receive 504 accommodations. However, what I didn't know was that there is an office dedicated to assisting students with disabilities. We talk about transitioning into college in the IEP process but we don't really discuss what that looks like. I found the speaker who came to our classroom to be very helpful. She put a face to what we are actually learning in class. What accommodations and AT options are available for college students such as myself?
Assistive technology can be used to help college students during classes and in testing scenarios. Completing assignments can be done using many of the computer modifications I discussed about earlier on in my journey, such as keyboard and mouse adaptations. Additionally, the guest speaker gave us a handout of resources for software she recommends to the students here at Cabrini. Many of these resources I have discussed in much earlier blogs such as the Live Scribe Pen and voice recognition software. Just remember to keep in mind that assistive technology has to be the choice of the student. Also, it should be age appropriate as well as easy to use and customize.
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