AT for Reading

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I went to the website listed above and took the webinar in AT for reading. I learned of many AT reading strategies that are useful for individuals with various disabilities. I also learned how some approaches are appropriate for specific disabilities. For example, a text reader is often used for students with a reading disability. On the other hand, a screen reader provides access to program navigation and written text most often used for students with visual impairments. I also learned about OCR documents. Optical Character Recognition transforms a picture or text to readable text. I think many of the approaches mentioned in the webinar are very useful and can be integrated into a student's IEP and even into the classroom.