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I think Assistive technology can benefit everyone. but for the purpose of this class, I think it focuses how it can help students with disabilities. It can be something low tech, or it can go as high tech as the EyeGazer. This devices allows nonverbal students to communicate through a AAG devices, essentially providing them with a voice and form of communication.

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I think assistive technology can benefit to everyone. Not only students in special education, but also for teachers. Students can use assistive technology to improve and help them in learning. When teachers are teaching to students, they can use assistive technology as an "assistant". It can helps teachers to improve their teaching skills.

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I think that the great thing about some technology advances is how we can use it in the classroom to help students with disabilities. What makes this even greater is that often the assistive technology can help students without disabilities as well.

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According to Dell et al (2017), can and jar openers can assist anyone in the kitchen. This demonstrates how anybody can benefit from assistive technology.  - Crystal Corona

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Though Assistive Technology is mentioned in acts relating to Special Education and Individuals with Disabilities, they ultimately can benefit anyone who chooses to use them. Can and jar openers, for example, are items that can assist anyone in the kitchen (Dell, et al. 2017, p. 5). Other, more specific forms of AT may benefit certain groups of people more than others.

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Assistive technology can be used by everyone! Although the definition of assistive technology states that it is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capacities of a child with disabilities, it is not only for those with disabilities. It  significantly benefits students with disabilities, but it also benefits for those without disabilities. I know that I personally use assistive technology in everyday life, as do most everyone. For instance, your laptop or computer that you do homework or take notes on is considered a high-tech device.

Dell, A.G., Newton, D.A., & Petroff, J.G. (2017). Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities. Boston: Pearson

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Hi Ariana!
The wonderful thing about technology overall is that its purpose is to make life easier, regardless of anyone's abilities or disabilities. Assistive Technology devices have been broken up into low-mid-high tech tools to display variability and use. The higher the tech tool becomes, the more intense the qualifications may become. "Other terms are sometimes used to refer to technology that has been designed for individuals with disabilities. The meanings of rehabilitation technology, special education technology, educational technology, instructional technology, and information technology often overlap and may represent different things to different people (Golden, 1998)."

Dell, Amy G.; Newton, Deborah A.; Petroff, Jerry G.. (2017). Introduction to Assistive Technology. In Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities (pp. 6). Pearson Education.

That representation of "different things to different people" is where variation may occur as to who has access to this specific device and for what reasons, but overall, everyone has access to assistive technology devices, based on how they want to use them and their need for them.

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Assistive Technology is not only used to facilitate everyday things for people with disabilities, but have proven to also help the general public.  AT devices such as calculators, sticky notes, and apps can be used by everyone, and are considered Low, Mid, and High Tech assistive tools(Dell et al. 2017, p. 5). I am sure when you look around, you will be able to find dozens of assistive tools around you. The main focus of the chapter, however, is the use of Assistive Technology in the classroom setting. Students with disabilities sometimes depend on the use of assistive tools in order to facilitate learning.

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Students with disabilities (as well as people and students without disabilities) have been benefiting from AT for quite a while now. As we know, all types of AT exists at anyone's disposal, for example automatic doors, cut curbs, closed captioning, etc. (Dell et al., 2017, pg. 16). Those AT devices all make navigating day-to-day life easier and possible for everyone, not just students with disabilities!

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AT can benefit anybody, including us. There are simpler forms of AT that we probably use on a daily basis (calculators, sticky notes, can openers). However AT is most beneficial for students with disabilities who have limited physical, speech, and learning abilities. (Dell, et al. 2017, p. 4)

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Assistive technology can be a benefit to anyone! While AT is used to assistive children with disabilities, there are different levels of tools ranging from low-tech to high-tech. Items like pencil grips and calculators are common forms of assistive technology that are even used daily (Dell et. all, 2017, p.5).

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Assistive Technology is available to students with a disability if the technology is essential for accessing education and education-related resources. AT can be provided to assist with writing, reading, math, communication, behavior, and other daily living skills. The students receiving the AT support are more likely to receive a benefit if the IEP Team/ARD committee have considered the SETT Framework. There are a variety of low/mid/high-tech options to be considered.

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Assistive Technology is available to students with a disability if the technology is essential for accessing education and education-related resources. AT can be provided to assist with writing, reading, math, communication, behavior, and other daily living skills. The students receiving the AT support are more likely to receive a benefit if the IEP Team/ARD committee have considered the SETT Framework. There are a variety of low/mid/high-tech options to be considered.

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Dell, A. G., Newton, D. A., & Petroff, J. G. (2017). Assistive technology in the classroom: enhancing the school experiences of students with disabilities. Boston: Pearson.

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