This article although written in the early 1990s would still be of use today especially if you're like me and still learning about special education. The article is titled assistive devices for students with disabilities written by Lech W. Sendwski and Robert Sedlak pulled from the elementary school Journal Volume 92 Number three Special Issue Integrating Learners with Disabilities in Regular Education Programs January 1992 pages 297 - 314 published by the University of Chicago press. This article reviews the number of devices that have been invented for disabled individuals to help integrate them into regular education classrooms.
This article first talks about the visually in paired and the blind in some of the assistive devices that are available for them. The first thing that they talk about is the white cane, we all know the white cane can only detect what it can touch which is a limitation of its ability. The article talks about a laser cane, the laser cane would pole an area ahead of the user with a laser beam that would cover straight, down, and up. This would help detect things such as stairs and curbs. Another assistive device is the Sonicguide landing on easy to operate as an on off switch and volume control and looks like and worn like a pair of sunglasses. This device works by sending out an inaudible high frequency pulse to an area in front of the user. Sonic energy scans the environment and reflects back to receivers and is converted for the user to interpret through ear tubes. This is a pretty cool assistive device very high-tech I've never heard this before it will be very easy for a person to blending in using this device can appear cool while doing it.
The user would appear to be wearing sunglasses and listening to music.
This article first talks about the visually in paired and the blind in some of the assistive devices that are available for them. The first thing that they talk about is the white cane, we all know the white cane can only detect what it can touch which is a limitation of its ability. The article talks about a laser cane, the laser cane would pole an area ahead of the user with a laser beam that would cover straight, down, and up. This would help detect things such as stairs and curbs. Another assistive device is the Sonicguide landing on easy to operate as an on off switch and volume control and looks like and worn like a pair of sunglasses. This device works by sending out an inaudible high frequency pulse to an area in front of the user. Sonic energy scans the environment and reflects back to receivers and is converted for the user to interpret through ear tubes. This is a pretty cool assistive device very high-tech I've never heard this before it will be very easy for a person to blending in using this device can appear cool while doing it.
The user would appear to be wearing sunglasses and listening to music.
Assistive devices for the deaf and hearing impaired, are discussed and just like the blind and visually impaired this section begins with what we should already know hearing aids. The first thing we should know is that a hearing aid needs to be in proper working order. To ensure that a child hearing aid is in proper functioning order hearing aids should be inspected regularly, inspections should include cleaning, performing routine listening checks, and identifying common problems and their causes. The Upton is mentioned, I've never heard of this assistive device. The Upton glass is said to help students in the art of lip reading. When in conversation the eyeglass identifies and transforms critical speech features to the lip reader. Speech analyzing microprocessors analyze and separate speech into five patterns and during the conversation, diodes attached to the rear of the eyeglass light up in order depending on the phonemes being heard providing important feedback. The next section discusses assistive devices for the speech or language impaired this section starts off talking about the different aids available to correct speech disorders such as computer software available on the market. This section also talks about the aids for language disorders dimension solutions can range from nonverbal systems of gestures to electronic gadgets and whatever you pick depends on your student’s abilities and level of assistance required.
The assistive devices for the physically in health impaired section talks about things such as wheelchairs, orthotics, and environmental controls. The wheelchair has been used as a primary mode of transportation for many physically disabled individuals, but because of consumer demand we have seen it drastically change in appearance. The wheelchair has undergone changes in breaking, steering, power, cushioning, and in an overall body frame. Orthotics which are the braces that aid in the proper positioning to ensure a stable gait, have undergone such improvements as the weight of the materials have been rigged as a half, new materials allow greater flexibility and comfort for users. The last thing that the article talks about is assistive devices for the learning disabled the authors talk about books on tape that are available to help children with reading disabilities they talk about assistive technology devices such as the talking pen to help kids with handwriting issues, or processors that have spellchecking available to help students that have writing and spelling issues and handheld calculators for our learning disabled kids that are having math difficulties. I think that this article would be a great article to read for someone who is just starting out and trying out low tech ideas for students and ruling them out before moving on to the more expensive items.
The assistive devices for the physically in health impaired section talks about things such as wheelchairs, orthotics, and environmental controls. The wheelchair has been used as a primary mode of transportation for many physically disabled individuals, but because of consumer demand we have seen it drastically change in appearance. The wheelchair has undergone changes in breaking, steering, power, cushioning, and in an overall body frame. Orthotics which are the braces that aid in the proper positioning to ensure a stable gait, have undergone such improvements as the weight of the materials have been rigged as a half, new materials allow greater flexibility and comfort for users. The last thing that the article talks about is assistive devices for the learning disabled the authors talk about books on tape that are available to help children with reading disabilities they talk about assistive technology devices such as the talking pen to help kids with handwriting issues, or processors that have spellchecking available to help students that have writing and spelling issues and handheld calculators for our learning disabled kids that are having math difficulties. I think that this article would be a great article to read for someone who is just starting out and trying out low tech ideas for students and ruling them out before moving on to the more expensive items.
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