There is so much technology available but..

Submitted by Handicap Equipment (not verified) on July 28, 2008 - 09:02.

There's also a lot of technology that has been developed for practical or entertainment purposes, that could be adapted into handicap equipment and make the lives of in need of it so much easier. The big corporations should take their responsibility against humanity more seriously.

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Assistive Technology

Submitted by Sharon Eilts (not verified) on July 27, 2008 - 20:14.

Hurrah for Edutopia. Those of us who have been working with special needs students for many years are overjoyed to see our struggles to help become more mainstream. I use these videos in a graduate course I teach and wish all teachers, not just special education ones, had the training and desire to support all learners in this way.

Sharon Eilts

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Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams

Submitted by Darlene (not verified) on July 12, 2008 - 19:16.

I did not know the extent of the technology available for persons with disabilities. A valuable source for the future and a truly inspiring story.

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Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams

Submitted by Steve Howard (not verified) on May 1, 2008 - 17:41.

I think this video is amazing. I really enjoyed listening and watching the students' provide thier experiences with technology. This form of technology, in my opinion, needs to be researched and used by students. I hope my school will invest in some of this wonderful technology.

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Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams

Submitted by Steve Howard (not verified) on May 1, 2008 - 17:36.

This was truly an amazing video. I am really amazed at how technology has advanced over the past few years. I think the video did a good job of showing how technology can help anything or anybody regardless of subject. The feedback from the students really made opened my eyes on the importance of technology.
I am hoping that the school where I currently work will research and disuss the possibilities of using some of this technoloy.

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Technology in the Classroom

Submitted by Elizabeth DiNunzio (not verified) on April 30, 2008 - 19:18.

This video was truly inspiring - and also eye-opening. One of the first things that struck me was the technology that provided speech for students, and also machines that were manipulated with the movement of an eyebrow. It is just amazing how much we can do with technology in education, and how much further people with disabilities can go today than, say, 20 years ago. The boy in the band also had quite the story. I am sure it was not easy for him to overcome so many challenges but there is no doubt that assistive technology will enable him to accomplish any of his dreams in the future.

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Assistive technology video

Submitted by Mandy (not verified) on April 24, 2008 - 16:24.

It is inspirational to see how technology can facilitate learning and “normalcy” from kids of all sorts of skills and abilities. Then to think of all the students out there that will never be able to benefit from it. It is unfortunate that cost has to factor into yet another area of education. There is a bumper sticker that I think is quite appropriate. It says something along the lines of: In a perfect world schools would have all the money they need and the military would have to hold bake sales to raise money.
Also, beyond just the financial limitations, the access to this wonderful technology is further limited by the knowledge of its existence. The companies that make the various assistive technologies need to promote the heck out of them so that teachers, parents, students, administrators, politicians, and everyone else knows what’s out there.

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I found this video to really

Submitted by Danelle Rodriguez (not verified) on April 24, 2008 - 14:36.

I found this video to really portray what Assistive Technology is meant to do. Without the technologies shown in this video those students would be very limited to following their dreams. The technology is allowing them to accomplish what they really want to do. The technologies mostly make up for the differences the disability they have is holding them back from. There are so many technologies out there now that are very amazing. It makes me sad to think about others that are out there living with disabilities and not doing anything to make their lives better. Just because you have a disability does not mean you should not be allowed to follow your dreams!

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Purchasing "Assistive Tech" video segment

Submitted by Diane Demee-Benoit on February 27, 2008 - 20:20.

This video segment may be found on the Technology Integration DVD compilation

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