Adaptive and Assistive Technology
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates a school system’s responsibility to provide assistive technology devices and services to students with disabilities. Assistive technology devices are identified as "any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of children with disabilities" (IDEA 2004). The term "device" includes both software and hardware, low tech and high tech. Almost anything can be considered a tool as long as it has not been surgically implanted.
References:
U.S. Department of Education (n.d.). Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004. Retrieved from http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
The following pages provide some ideas about assistive technology, websites, and apps that can be used in the Algebra 1 classroom
References:
U.S. Department of Education (n.d.). Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004. Retrieved from http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
The following pages provide some ideas about assistive technology, websites, and apps that can be used in the Algebra 1 classroom