Assistive Technology by Ann Strassner https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e Electronic curb-cuts en-us 2018-06-07 03:31:18 UTC 2023-02-12 12:08:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png Universal Design strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266219603 Mobile devices like tablets and phones seem like one of the most far-reaching examples of universal design. Do you think there is a better or more diversely useful and modifiable example?
What do you think is the most promising potential for universal design?
Share your thoughts or post some examples. 
]]> 2018-06-08 01:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266219603 strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266220610 Mobile Devices as AT in Resource-Limited Environments]]> 2018-06-08 02:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266220610 strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266220810 The process of Universal Design]]> 2018-06-08 02:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266220810 AT and Universality strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266326092 Assistive technology is a category that spans the needs, conditions, and environments of a broad variety of individuals. Over the course of the last four decades, the presence of assistive technology has become common throughout American society and spaces both public and private. AT can be cheap or expensive, low-tech or high-tech, useful or necessary. Through the philosophy of Universal Design, many aspects of assistive technology have become regular parts of architecture, entertainment, education, and workplaces that are utilized and helpful to not only those individuals who may be limited without them but to all.

]]> 2018-06-08 14:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266326092 Legislation strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266327772 Through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, educational institutions are obligated to make provisions for assistive technology in the interest of effective learning for any student with disability.

]]> 2018-06-08 15:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266327772 Curb-Cuts and Equalizers strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266327901 Technology can function as an equalizer for individuals who have equal potential but are limited in some physical way from interacting with the environments around them, and educational contexts specifically, in the same way as the majority of the population.
It is exciting to consider how technology (“electronic curb cuts”) and the concepts of universal design can bring us all to a place where physical limitations do not have to limit or even necessarily be a factor in potential achievement.

Dell, A.G., Newton, D.A., & Petroff J.G. (2016). Assistive technology in the classroom: Enhancing the school experiences of students with disabilities. (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education 
]]> 2018-06-08 15:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266327901 Most Potential? strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266329744 2018-06-08 15:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266329744 Any Examples of Universal Design? strassner_ae https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266329771 2018-06-08 15:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/266329771 prestonlauren4 https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/267315656 I feel that tablets/phones are timeless. As time goes on technology is becoming more and more important. Tablets/phones have evolved with the different generations and are great for children starting at a very young age.]]> 2018-06-15 04:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/267315656 Using carlaalcastillo https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/271304939 The use of universal design can create a meaningful change in a individuals environment. This environment creates a difference in the growth of the individual. It also creates a difference in the way their developmental growth occurs.]]> 2018-07-27 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/strassner_ae/3p9nslv71t8e/wish/271304939