ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USED IN UPPER CUMBERLAND CLASSROOMS Contact UCAT to Schedule a Visit or Try a Device
kReader Mobile - A Nokia phone running Kurzweil print reader software. The camera in the phone takes a picture of the document and the software immediately reads it aloud. Small and fast, this device is ideal for hihg school students with reading disabilities. Learn more at http://www.knfbreader.com
Gary Tinsley at Clay County K-8 begins integrating Smart Board lessons with hands-on manipulative activities in his inclusion class. This classroom serves several students with severe reading disabilities.
Text Aloud - Text reading software for reading word processing or Adobe documents, web pages, email, etc. Program also allows user to save audio in MP3 format. Text Aloud is available on "Rover". Learn more about Text Aloud at www.nextup.com
Victor Stream - The Stream is available in the UCAT loan program. The Stream is HumanWare's most advanced and most portable player. It is a pocket size DAISY, MP3, and NISO player. It is recommended for students in grades 7-12, college students, and professionals who need a portable advanced player to play books and music transferred from a computer. Besides playing DAISY books it also can play MP3 books and music, text files with its built-in text-to-speech voice, and even record voice notes, meetings, and lectures. Go to https://custhub.rfbd.org/prddetail.asp for more information.
CREATURE GAMES - Six programs from Laureate Software for learners with functional ages under one year. A variety of games featuring cartoon characters and many opportunities to learn and practice cause and effect. Creature Games are in use in the Fentress County Technology Demonstration Classroom and are available for loan during assessments.
VICTOR READER VIBE - Plays Books on CD from RFB&D
INTERWRITE PAD - Writing Device Projects Student Work on Interactive Whiteboard
READING PEN - Hand Held Optical Scanner Converts Text to Speech
SPEECH-LANGUAGE program on laptop addresses the challenges of providing individualized, accessible interventions for language impaired students in the one year to six years functional language area. Speech Therapists are able to carry the program from school to school for maximum student access.
NEO KEYBOARD - Battery Powered, Portable Keyboard Interfaces with PC Word Processiing
TOUCH SCREEN - Converts Computer Monitor to Touch Screen
INTELLIKEYS - Adaptive Membrane Keyboard for Keyboarding and Modified Activities
POWERLINK and BIG RED SWITCH - Allows switch control of attached device.
COMPUTER BASED SOFTWARE and TOUCH SCREEN in the Language Enriched Developmental Preschool classroom allows for continuity of the language program between Speech pull-out and regular classroom time.