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Target Audience
This hands-on workshop is targeted at any educational professional who wants to utilize technology in their classroom but is inhibited from purchasing new software by budgetary constraints. Participants may be special education teachers, general education teachers, technology coordinators, child study team members, inclusion staff, parents of students with disabilities, and resource personnel including occupational therapists, physical therapists, or vision specialists.
Description of Experience
Did you know that there are multiple tools to help support people with disabilities built directly in your PC and Mac computers? Come uncover these hidden tools and see how they can support people with a range of disabilities from vision impairments to hearing loss to learning disabilities. You're guaranteed to leave with new tricks to implement immediately . . . with software you already own!
Participants will modify the Windows operating system as well as Microsoft Word to help support reading, writing and study skill demands in a hands-on lab environment. Participants will also have the opportunity to customize accessibility features on a Macintosh computer.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
Participants need to bring:
Monday April 20, 2009
9:45 - 1:45
"Beat the Bus" Session - $79 for a single session, $69 for 2 sessions
Location: All workshops are presented at AT:LAST's Assistive Technology Educational Center located in Columbia, Maryland. Google Map Directions