Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:54:44 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: [Net-Gold] DISABILITIES: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: Assistive
Technology: Enabling Dreams
DISABILITIES: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams
Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams
By Diane Curtis
Adrian can't walk or speak or use any of his limbs. But the 11-year-old
can control the movement of his eyebrows, and so, amazingly, he can
communicate.
"It took us three years," says Adrian's teacher, George Rehmet, of the
amount of time they spent trying to locate a place on Adrian's body that
would allow him to communicate with using a computer. This particular
computer has pictures tailored especially for Adrian: photographs or
pictures of friends and family, including his baby sister, Alexis, and
pictures or words depicting situations or events he would like to write
about, such as the weather, trips with family, and meal preferences.
Adrian, who is taking part in a districtwide program known as TACLE
(Technology and Augmentative Communication for Learning Enhancement),
wears a headband that can sense the movement of his eyebrows. That motion
triggers the computer cursor to move to a row or column on the monitor
that illustrates what he's trying to express. The computer then utters the
words Adrian has chosen.
<snip>
This week, our nation commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of the
passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read the full story and
watch the original GLEF video documentary on how assistive technologies
are enabling disabled students to be full and active participants in
school life -- inside and outside the classroom.
<http://www.edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_1241>
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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