Assistive Technology
Sarah Burns, the Chief Marketing Officer, emphasizes the importance of evaluating and maximizing fundraising events to achieve your organization's strategic and revenue objectives. Learn how events can align with strategic, revenue, and mission goals, access templates and tools, and foster collaboration. Explore the benefits of fundraising events in creating awareness, engaging stakeholders, acquiring donors, and cultivating relationships. Understand the truth about events, the fundraising strategy, and the cost-to-raise ratio. Evaluate if an event is worth pursuing based on key criteria.
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Assistive Technology Tia Holmes
What is AT? Any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of children with disabilities.
Examples of AT There are many different forms of assistive technology to aid people with disabilities
Access and Environmental Control Helps provide easier access to places Buttons to open doors, ramps, handle bars, remote controls Helps increase control in an environment Adapted keyboards, mice, touchpads, electronic switches
Daily Living AT Devices to aid in doing daily activities Motorized tooth brushes, adapted silverware (i.e with grips), electronic can openers Helps people with disabilities be more independent and able to live without constant assistance
Augmentative Alternative Communication Helps people with disabilities communicate in a less conventional way that individuals without disabilities Voice-output devices, computers, picture boards
Computer-Based Educational Tools Programs, software, and online tools that help students understand a specific subject area word-prediction programs Screen reading programs Online tutorials/learning games
Visual/Hearing Aids Devices that allow people with visual impairments to access information Magnified e-texts Voice-over capabilities Text-to-speech programs
Making a Difference Assistive technology has so many positive impacts and can truly change a person s life Allows people with disabilities to live and learn with their peers and to keep up with people who don t have disabilities AT can be costly, but giving someone the power to learn, speak, write, or live independently is truly priceless
Citations http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/strategies-for- learning-disabilities/assistive-technology/ http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/strategies-for- learning-disabilities/assistive-technology-devices/ http://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/reallyusefultech.pdf
