Assistive technology training

Assistive technology training is provided in my organisation through a variety of different ways according to what suits the student best. 24/7 IT support is available by phone/email/video chat / text chat. Training is provided in print and audio material and is divided over several sessions. If training is provided face-to-face one-to-one – there is [...]

Student Retention

 
Factors contributing to students using assistive technology or stopping using them – depends on their ease of use and flexibility; the complexity, ensuring a variety of ways to learn how to use them and ensuring the technology always works and is of benefit. It is important to ensure the technology is a close match to [...]

Experiences of using assistive technology

My experience of assistive technology is different to the video clips in Skills for Access, because they are all accessible for me – whilst other students in the case studies have visual; cognitive; hearing and motor impairments. I used the technology to make me more efficient whereas for the students it slowed them down considerably [...]

Assistive Technology Familiarity Audit

 
I carried out the TechDis Assistive Technology Familiarity Audit and had direct knowledge of all but two of the technologies. Indirect knowledge of chording keyboards and keyguards – though have heard about these being used. What I find interesting about the hardware and software available is that whilst we are assisting disabled students – it [...]