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Technology Integration: Improving Access to the Curriculum for Student with Disabilities
Resource: Technology Integration: Improving Access to the Curriculum for Student with Disabilities
: Warger, C. (Ed.). (2005). Technology Integration: Improving Access to the Curriculum for Students with Disabilities. Arlington, VA: Technology and Media Division of CEC This manual addresses several areas including integrating technology into mathematics and content area literacy instruction. Available to purchase from www.tamcec.org
Type: publication
Cost: $20
Symptoms linked to this entry:
- Outside evaluator recommended AT, but no action has been taken.
- AT is physically available, but is not usable because software needs to be loaded on the school network.
- AT listed in the IEP is not physically available in the classroom
- AT is physically available, but teacher has not incorporated its use into daily schedule.
- Teacher reports that the use of the AT "interferes with other instructional activities."
Reasons linked to this entry:
- Teacher has requested software installation, but IT staff have not responded.
- There is a pattern of non-use of AT.
- Teacher hasn't made AT part of classroom procedures.
Actions linked to this entry:
- Meet with principal to discuss legal implications and his/her role in remedying the situation. If this fails, bring special education director into subsequent meeting.
- Help teacher figure out how to make the AT use part of the classroom procedures (e.g. how students get ready to work, this student gets out Fusion).