Assistive Technology

Assistive technology is technology used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible. I have noticed one such type of technology being used in Mrs. M's classroom. One boy in the classroom is hearing impaired. In order to better hear Mrs. M, he uses an FM System. This device is a two piece set in which the boy wears one part of the system in his ear and the teacher clips on the other part of the system, which is a mic. The mic projects her voice into the student's earpiece. I have not noticed any other assitive technology being used in the classroom, but I do think that they could use their classroom computers for this purpose. While yes, they do use computers in the classroom, they do not really use them to enable any students that have a certain disability. There are many different forms of assitive technology. Other examples could include wheelchairs or machines that can read aloud, speak for people, or even translate speech to print. Different students can benefit from different types of assistive technology.