June / July 2003
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Editorial Feature
Stories of ourselves
By
Deanna Kempka Wagner
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On a small stage in a local community center, three actors take their bows as an enthusiastic audience cheers their performance. They turn to their right, and bow to a young woman in a wheelchair, the author of their performance. There are high emotions in the room.
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DISKoveries
By
Joan Tanenhaus
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The computer is still a very valuable tool to reinforce educational and therapeutic goals for children in 1st through 4th Grades. Here are some new programs - many are based on favorite television characters, others on movies and Disney characters. Included also are toys and videos that are good for the age group.
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Jumping into the AT ring with the BATT team: One school district’s act at the AT circus
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Mary Gregory, Denise Murzyn, Jan Palmer and Lisa York
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At the beginning of the 2001-02 school year in the Wehaton-Warrenville Schold District in suburban Chicago, Illinois, a district-wide team was developed to address Assistive Technology needs.
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Take a deep breath and count to X
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Matthew Roberts and Matthew Wangeman
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Okay, you’ve taken, or are thinking about making the big leap to Mac OS X. You’ve heard how stable it is, that its rock solid UNIX core cannot be shaken by the likes of mere mortals. Nonetheless, let’s pretend you’re a skeptic, a pessimist.
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Adapt, accommodate and integrate AAC into the curriculum
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Elizabeth Rush and Gracie Williams
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Does using AAC across the curriculum and in varied environments continue to be a significant challenge to you and other team members? Is it a major effort to identify strategies for adapting, accommodating and integrating AAC? In this time of accountability, testing is being done in a variety of ways that reflects standard course of study for curriculum areas. All team members must examine the core subjects of reading, writing, and math in developing annual goals that meet the requirements of the curriculum while addressing the communication needs of students. Resource subjects of science, social studies, physical education, music and art require similar examination.
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Product Feature
Stacked HyperStudio: Engaging all students in constructive learning
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John Laskarzewski and Lauri Susi
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HyperStudio, a multimedia program common in many school districts, can be a powerful tool for providing the content in an inclusive environment and in a format accessible by all learners. Like other multimedia software programs, HyperStudio allows users to be creative, while communicating through text, pictures, video and sound. Because it has such a user-friendly format, educators often mistake it for a program primarily for elementary projects and lessons.
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Product Spotlight
‘How-to’ guide aids teachers in applying Kurzweil 3000 software to different learning styles in the classroom
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Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc., innovator of technology solutions for individuals with reading and learning disabilities, announces the availability of Active Learning and Study Strategies Using Kurzweil 3000, a guide for teachers with struggling students. The new book helps teachers maximize the impact of Kurzweil 3000 in the classroom, providing them with both functional and practical instruction to ensure effective and successful utilization of the software across different learning styles. Using the guide, teachers can provide direct, systematic strategies instruction to students, thereby empowering them to become successful, active learners.
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Pulse Data announces the launch of the BrailleNote Club
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Pulse Data announces the launch of the BrailleNote Club, a new initiative designed to encourage BrailleNote and VoiceNote users between the ages of 7–17 to interact with each other. Anyone who joins this club will receive a free BN Club Members Pack and will be able to: e-mail other BrailleNote and VoiceNote users to share tips and help each other use our products; Swap educational tools, e-books and favorite Web sites; and contribute stories, essays and poems To join, click on the following link: <www.pulsedata.org/BNClub.asp>. Fill in the membership form to be put in touch with other BrailleNote and VoiceNote users worldwide.
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Jordy: making seers and believers
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The traditional product for people with low vision is a CCTV, a table-top overhead projector and accompanying monitor which can magnify documents and books 30x or more. Though bulky, CCTVs have given reading “sight” to millions of people with low vision over the past several decades. However, this type of product design was not always accepted by patients–as many people are looking for products that will work with their lifestyle and keep them active in their community, connected with loved ones and enable them to regain their visual independence.
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Mind Reading: The educational software system that teaches emotions
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An Overview
Mind Reading is a software system that helps users learn to recognize human emotions. It was developed to help people on the autism spectrum ease interpersonal interaction and communication, and is also helpful for anyone who wants to learn more about emotion recognition. It is appropriate for children ages 4 and up and adults, as individuals or in groups, in home or educational settings.
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New assistive technology products for Mac OS X forthcoming
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Niemeijer Consult announces the release schedules for KeyStrokes® and SwitchXS®.
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Dynavox Systems LLC unveils DynaLessons and Word Power 2
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DynaVox Systems LLC, developers of high technology augmentative and alternative communications (AAC) solutions, has announced the availability of DynaLessons and Word Power 2. DynaLessons is a simple-to-use teaching support tool for the classroom; Word Power 2 enables communicators relying on scanning or other access methods to easily perform a variety of computer functions.
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Publisher O’Reilly makes books accessible to people with disabilities worldwide under landmark agreement with Bookshare.org
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Bookshare.org, an on-line library of accessible digital books for people with disabilities, announced an agreement with O’Reilly & Associates, a leading publisher of computer books, to make digital versions of O’Reilly books available worldwide to qualifying users with disabilities.
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SmartView 1000 now offered at a reduced price
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Pulse Data HumanWare has lowered the price of the SmartView 1000 to $1,595. This streamline, all-in-one, black and white system includes attached monitor and offers you a high contrast image and easytouse controls. No need to worry about setting up the monitor separately, just unpack the unit, plug it in and you’re ready to go.
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Three Intellitools products in the winner’s circle for 2002-03 Bessie Awards
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IntelliTools®, Inc.<www.intellitools.com>, announces that three of its products have won Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) for 2002-03 from The ComputED Gazette, published by the ComputED Learning Center. The three products recognized are: IntelliMathics® (K-8 virtual math manipulatives), IntelliPics® Studio (K-8 multimedia authoring), IntelliTools® Reading: Balanced Literacy (K-2 early reading).
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