West Baton Rouge Parish Schools

WBR Assitive Technology Contact:
Anna Wilkinson, Pre-School/Speech/
Assistive Technology Specialist
Contact Ms. Wilkinson
Phone Number: 225-343-8405

What is assistive technology?
A term used to describe all of the tools, products, and devices, from the simplest to the most complex, that can make a particular function easier or possible to perform for someone with disabilities.

State of Louisiana Assistive Technology Links

Region II Assistive Technology Center

Assistive Technology Devices: Web Links

Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology Links and Additional Information
Developed by Scott Marfilius

Areas of Achievement Delay and Discrepancy

basic reading skills
reading comprehension
listening comprehension
oral expression
written expression
mathematics calculation
mathematics reasoning

Web Link(s)
Bookshare.org: Books on Tape

Information Processing Deficit
An information processing deficit means a pattern of "severe" problems with acquisition, storage, organization, retrieval, manipulation, or expression of information.

	AT Idea(s)/ Web Link(s)
Attributes	Acquisition: Accurately gaining, receiving and/or perceiving information i.e. receive, link, gain, and comprehend Use transparent highlighting tape
Organizing	Use Portable Digital Assistants (PDA) that will sync with your computer - use the voice recorder to allow the students to record their work then download it to your computer. Use timers as Watch Reminders Cool Timer can be set for up to 100 hours, and can use any Wav, MP3, or Midi file that you select to sound an alarm when time expires. Time Timer Website The Motivaider PowerPoint Clock Timer from the Microsoft Template Gallery 1 Minute Timer 5 Minute Timer 10 Minute Timer 15 Minute Timer Use Checklists to help students organize information
Reading	Colored Overlays The Irlen Institute Word/Line Spacing Creates more visual white-space Use the find replace feature of word processors (from the University of Sussex in pdf format) Books on Tape Picture Symbols The National Autistic Society: Use of Picture Symbols Picture Communication Symbols Writing With Symbols Software Franklin Speaking Homework Wiz or Franklin Langugage Master Quicktionary Reading Pen Readplease.com Provides text to speech- cut text then paste into readplease and it will read it back.
Writing	Record ideas on tape recorder Take dictation of the student's story and have the student review and revise the written product. Portable Word Processors Dictionaries Franklin Electronic Dictionary Commercially available or create your own personal dictionary Spell Checkers- a spell checker can provide auditory feedback Handwriting animation teaches penmanship - child enters any word to see it modeled in either manuscript or cursive writing NoteTakers and Language Tools Writing from outlines Highlight written text Tape Recording NCR Paper Carbonless Paper Inspiration Software Inspiration is an easy-to-use tool designed to map ideas visually DraftBuilder DraftBuilder is an easy-to-use tool designed to map out ideas in a visual diagram and outline mode. Writer's Companion Software Speech Recognition Software
Reading, Writing, Studying	WYNN™Literacy Software Solution Kurzweil 3000 Software Readingmadeeasy by Premiere Technology
Reference Materials	American Heritage Electronic Dictionary Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia World Book Encyclopedia Online GaleGroup How Stuff Works The Ultimate Human Body Cartopedia
Math	Interactive Math Applets MathTalk and MathPad

Resources for Assistive Technology and Learning Disabled

Autism Websites Recommended by Jennifer Miller of Chamberlin Elementary School:

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