Deaf/Hard of Hearing
What trained animal can aid deaf people?
Hearing dogs
What can pose as a risk to visually impaired kids at school?
wires on floor, doors only partially open, people being unaware of surroundings (leg sticking out)
What are some aids for mobility?
wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, etc
What is the aim of environmental adaptions?
They are products for independence for a disabled individual.
What accommodations are allowed during exams?
Extra time/separate testing environment/use of assistive technology
What changes/accommodations can ordinary household appliances have to help deaf people?
Vibrating/flashing lights connected to electronics
What is an adaption that could be added to a playground to support student with visual impairments
beeper balls, seeing eye dogs, wheelchair accessible ramp
What is an example of an orthotic device?
knee braces, spinal braces, or finger splints
What is a product a person with a disability can use for daily living?
dressing aids, reacher, long handle shoe horn, vacuum robot, walker carrying bag
What can be used to help difficulty in organization, memory, and attention?
Specialized apps and tools (e.g. note-taking, reminder systems, calendars/agendas, memory aids)
What tools can a deaf person use in the class with dictated lessons outside of a hearing aid?
Sign-language interpreter/Hired note taker/Recording and Captioning/Recording and Transcription/Portable Closed Caption System
What sense aids blindness in identifying surrounding environments and how to adapt?
touch, touch based materials helps those with blindness understand educational and general information.
What is an example of treatment that aids mobility impairment?
Physical treatment, occupational treatment, recreation therapy
What are two vehicle adaptions that can be made to ease the life of those with disabilities?
hand controls, ramps, lifts, raised roofs, adaptive seatbelts
Give an example of assistive technology that can be used in the classroom.
Read & Write Gold/Livescribe Smartpen/Computer apps/Alternative Format Textbooks/Reader Service/Text to Speech readers
If someone is deaf/hard of hearing, what are they allowed to be granted during exams?
Extra time in Exams/Separate examination procedures
What can those with low/partial vision but not total legal blindness use to read better?
Magnifiers
Also acceptable:
Braille, Text to speech
What tools/physical changes can make learning easier in a classroom for students with mobility impairments?
Wheelchair accessible desks, automatic page turner, chair supports, good circulation space, copies of lecture notes
What are two products that increase access to buildings and to control environmental needs?
door openers, lifts, remote control appliances, electronics, voice or other method of activation, ramps
What support does Read & Write Gold provide?
Assist in spelling, grammar and project planning. RW features include text-to-speech and speech-to-text conversion, word translation, document scanning, a talking calculator, and more.
What is a loop system?
A special amplifier sends sound to the hearing loop inside of a hearing aid (wire coils) in order to focus on the sound source/microphone and cut background noise.
What is an example of a model or drawing used to aid in educational learning for children with blindness.
raised line drawing and tactile models of graphic materials.
What accommodations are permitted for students with mobility impairments?
Dictation to an examiner, time extensions, rest periods, personal assistant
What does a Livescribe Smartpen do?
Permits simultaneous note-taking and audio recording through an electronic pen.