Assistive Technology

General Studies 420: Disability & Society

SDSU: McClure

Assignment #5

Assistive Technology RESPONSE

Purpose: Students will define assistive technology and apply concepts to a case study.

Directions:

Part 1:

Attend GS 420 Lecture/Presentation on Assistive Technology (AT)
Choose one of the case studies that follow these directions (in packet or on blackboard). Attach the case study to your summary.
Design a set of assistive technology supports to meet the person’s needs.
Write a one-two page response that answers the questions asked on the case study page (typed, double-spaced) and submit prior to, or on, the due date.

Required content in the response:

1.The definition of Assistive Technology is to be included in the response (including the reference source).

2.Answer the questions at the bottom of the page of each case study.

Include related GS 420 class information and examples

in your response.

Part two:

Access the website: http://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/resources/videos.shtml
Watch the video and/or read the transcript of the case study that you used for Part 1. (While watching the video, click on the “CC” for closed-captioning)
Watch the faculty video response and/or read the transcript.
Note the student’s suggestions listed.
Write up a response that addresses the following questions:

What new information did you learn about the student?

What were the suggestions stated by the student?

How did your suggestions compare to those of the student?

What were some of the responses of the faculty members?

What did you learn from this activity?

Attach the grading rubric to the front of your response as a cover sheet.

All written assignments must follow the expected standards found in the syllabus. Please review.

Person-first language must always be used in writing assignments.

Remember: If the case study and grading rubric are not attached, the assignment will lose points.

Please note Grading and submission issues:

*The Cover Sheet/Rubric will be used as the first page. Failure to include the self-scored cover sheet/rubric will result in a loss of points.

*Be sure to save a copy of your assignments throughout the semester. Loss of an assignment or failure to submit online using Blackboard are the responsibility of the GS 420 student.

*This assignment is to be uploaded (electronically submitted) on Blackboard using the “submit” button in the “Assignments” folder (found on the button located on the main menu of the Blackboard course. You are responsible for submitting an assignment according to the instructions provided on Blackboard regardless of any technical problems with Blackboard.

*DO NOT SUBMIT AS AN ATTACHMENT TO AN EMAIL ACCOUNT or DO NOT SUBMIT TO THE DIGITAL DROPBOX UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Use the help button and video tutorials to help with Blackboard. Contact the instructor only if you are having exhausted all of your resources.

*Use person-first language in all assignments. Failure to do so will result in a point loss. Acknowledging people with disabilities as “people first” shows respect and appreciation. If you have questions as to how to phrase a sentence using person-first language, please see the Course Documents section of Blackboard: “Think Before You Speak” for examples.

*All assignments need your full name and assigned student number distributed the third week of class. Failure to include your name and/or number will result in point loss.

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Assistive Technology

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Assistive technology is the term for those devices that assist, adapts and rehabilitates people with disabilities. In short, they are the devices that help to rectify disabilities in people (King 1999).

It is a known fact that the deaf cannot access information through hearing. Since he cannot hear, the only chance of improving his access to instructions………………

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