Assistive Technology

On Friday we talked about assistive technology in class a lot, and the teacher told us some success stories about students using assistive technology. I also sent an email to Dr. Wills to remind him about the parent meeting on Tuesday. I need to print out the questions for the parent and email the questions to Dawn. I also watched all of the how to videos that came with the machine so that I can better use the device and understand the functions to a greater extent. Here are some of my notes from watching the videos:

If the device gets wet, then it should be turned off for 24 hrs.

Get serial number off the device to be used as a proof of purchase.

The Speech Therapist is the one who should have set the parameters for the device. This includes cognitive ability options, number of buttons on a page, and so on.

You can use the orange button in navigator to erase phrases and words. Press the orange button, then the item you want to erase.

The Dynavox can be programed to be used as a remote control.

The Dashboard has a hot spot which is the blue corner to activate quick access to chosen pages. This can be pre-programmed for alarms, words, or volume control as examples.

I met with Dawn today, and she looked back over my questions, how they are arranged and so on. I am looking forward to the meeting with the parent tomorrow. To finish up my work for today, I am going to email Dawn the forms and print them out for tomorrow's meeting.

(4 hrs)