Category Archives: Permanent Resources
TarHeel Reader – a fabulous literacy resource for ALL
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources, Web links
Jane Farrall August 15, 2011
Jane Farrall August 15, 2011
I strongly believe that everyone has the right to learn to read and write and it is our role to make sure that every student we work with develops the best literacy skills possible. As part of this we need to have high interest texts on topics of their choice available to all the students we work with – so that they can read …
Tips for creating successful social stories!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon November 4, 2010
Katie Lyon November 4, 2010
Social Stories are fabulous tools for teaching social skills to ALL children and adults with special needs. ANYONE who is having difficulty in a social situation can benefit from using a Social Story to learn more about that social situation and how to respond appropriately.
Eye really just don’t know!?!?!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon August 13, 2010
Katie Lyon August 13, 2010
Are you supporting someone who you think might benefit from eye gaze technology? Are you totally confused as to the range of options that are available? In the last five years, eye gaze technology has improved dramatically. Many people with significant physical disabilities can use this access method to control computers or speech generating devices to do such things as chat to their classmates, …
FREE Online Training – new sessions for you!
Posted in Events, Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Web links, Workshops
Katie Lyon June 25, 2010
Katie Lyon June 25, 2010
You may be aware of our FREE Online Training Sessions that are available for a number of different software programs including Boardmaker, Communicate: Symwriter, Clicker 5 and Texthelp Read and Write Gold. The sessions go for about an hour and are delivered by either one of our teachers or speech pathologists who have had experience using the software. You can attend as many as …
Assistive Technology Blogs
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Greg O'Connor May 31, 2010
Greg O'Connor May 31, 2010
This blog is the third in a series of postings that explores a range of resources available to support our understanding of how inclusive technologies can advance independent achievement in the classroom and beyond.
Australian and New Zealand Equipment Trial Scheme – now taking online applications!
Posted in Permanent Resources, Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon May 21, 2010
Katie Lyon May 21, 2010
Just wanted to make sure you knew that our Equipment Trial Scheme is now even easier to access – we have made the application process much quicker with an online application form! We think it is essential to trial any high technology speech generating device before making a decision about whether it is right for you and so that’s why we offer a trial …
Inclusive Learning Technologies Journals
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Greg O'Connor April 26, 2010
Greg O'Connor April 26, 2010
This blog is the second in a series of postings that will explore a range of resources available to support our understanding of how inclusive technologies can advance independent achievement in the classroom and beyond. Inclusive Learning Technologies Journals Difficult to know what assistive / inclusive learning technology journals are worth subscribing to? Subscribing to any of the journals on the following list will …
SETT – A Framework for Making Informed Decisions About Inclusive Technologies
Posted in Permanent Resources, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Greg O'Connor February 23, 2010
Greg O'Connor February 23, 2010
Technology is a tool that serves a set of education goals, and if we don’t think about what we want the technology for first, we end up with technology driven solutions that have very little impact on the lives of children and in our educational system Linda Roberts, U. S. Department of Education Introduction The last 10 years have seen a dramatic increase in …
Symbol Supported Text and Literacy
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Katie Lyon January 6, 2010
Katie Lyon January 6, 2010
Communicate: Symwriter, Communicate: In Print 2 and Boardmaker V6 all allow users to easily pair symbols with text as shown in the examples below. Symbol supported text generated in Communicate: Symwriter Symbol supported text generated in Boardmaker V6 As more and more software comes out which lets people pair symbols with words easily, we are getting more enquiries about how to do this – …
DynaVox Implementation Toolkit
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Jane Farrall December 9, 2009
Jane Farrall December 9, 2009
Implementation Toolkit. The Implementation Toolkit is a great new resource available from DynaVox-Mayer Johnson. The toolkit is designed to provide resources to support people to become more successful AAC users. Resources are designed for children through to adults and aim to cover topics from beginning through to experienced communicators. Resources provided in the Implementation Toolkit include videos, handouts, worksheets, datasheets, lists of research relating …
