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Assistive Technology allows people with disabilities or learning disabilities to enhance learning, working, or daily living.

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Differentiated Instruction is a teaching method that can adjust the instruction level so we can meet the needs of each student instead of teaching the same way to the whole class.

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There are many examples of AT. Examples include:

Wheelchairs

Prosthetics

Hearing Aids

Vision Aids

Etc.

Examples of AT that can be found in the classroom are:

Text-to-Speech

Speech-to-Text

Audiobooks

Captions

Etc.

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There are many examples of DI. Examples include:

Learning Stations

Student Choice of Activities

Small Groups

Flexible Seating

Task Lists

Interest Based Classwork/Assignments

Etc.

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AT is very essential in everyday life and the classroom. The World Health Organization says that AT can help maintain or improve a person's ability that's related to communication, hearing, cognition, vision, etc. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/assistive-technology#:~:text=Assistive%20products%20help%20maintain%20or,%2Dbeing%2C%20inclusion%20and%20participation.) Other reasons include:

Promotes Inclusive Learning

Enhanced Autonomy

Promotes Socialization with Others

Equal Opportunity

Etc.

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DI is beneficial as it helps teachers customize different lessons to meet students' needs. It creates an engaging and inclusive learning environment to meet the diverse needs of all students (https://online.siue.edu/degrees/education/msed/advanced-teaching-strategies/what-is-differentiated-instruction/). Other reasons include:

High Responsive Teaching

Active Participation

Student Interests Increases

Equal Learning Access

Supportive of Different Learning Styles

Etc.

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https://www.graduateprogram.org/2022/08/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/

https://www.atia.org/home/at-resources/what-is-at/

https://builtin.com/articles/assistive-technology-in-the-classroom

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/assistive-technology#:~:text=Assistive%20products%20help%20maintain%20or,%2Dbeing%2C%20inclusion%20and%20participation.

https://online.siue.edu/degrees/education/msed/advanced-teaching-strategies/what-is-differentiated-instruction/

https://www.hmhco.com/blog/why-is-differentiated-instruction-important

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