AT Facts
"technology used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a person with disabilities.."
What is Assistive Technology?
A device that records a single message and also shares a name with a famous hamburger.
What is a Big Mack?
A program used to help students with spelling and grammar while typing. Commonly used for students who have difficulty with writing tasks.
What CoWriter?
Core vocabulary organized for students to learn and use for functional communication.
What is a core board?
The large switch that activates another device
What is a Big Red Switch?
The highest category level of Assistive Technology on the AT continuum
What is High Tech?
What is a 2 plate switch?
The term used for spoken words being translated into text.
What is Speech to Text?
A communication system where functional communication is taught by exchanging pictures to make requests.
What is PECS?
A small switch that activates another device
What is a jelly bean switch?
The lowest category of Assistive Technology on the Assistive Technology Continuum.
What is Low Tech?
A high-tech communication app that allows students to create messages by using buttons from multiple categories to create simple phrases and sentences. It is commonly downloaded on an iPad and used most often here at SPEED.
What is TouchChat?
"The term for text read aloud by an electronic device"
What is Text to Speech?
Supports used to enhance a student's understanding of language receptively and expressively.
What are visual supports?
A common Halloween Candy or the name of a proximity switch that activates without touch!
What is a candy corn switch?
The form you complete when you want assistance from the Assistive Technology Department
What is an AT Work Request
A device that allows you to record multiple messages in sequence OR randomly. It will activate a new recording every time you press the main big button.
What is a triple play?
"guides that help a student to stay within the lines while writing"
What are writing guides?
Paired with words, these can be important for a student's understanding, especially if a student can not read.
What are pictures?
Something you sleep on at night or another name for a soft fluffy switch
What is a Pillow Switch?
The department that provides technology that assists students with skills and tasks.
What is the Assistive Technology Department?
This device is available in a 4, 9, 20, or 32 and has 5 recordable levels, and requires an overlay.
What is a GoTalk?
Tactile paper, highlighted paper, colored paper
What is adapted paper?
The main program speed uses to create visual supports.
What is a Boardmaker?
This is when a student activates a switch without limitations.
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