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I am currently experiencing what it is like to teach 

a student that relies on assistive technology.   She 

has a moderate form of Cerebral Palsy and needs 

a mobility scooter to get her around where she 

needs to go.  

The girl has access to a laptop with her at all 

times and she is also trying a Smart Pen to aid 

her in writing assignments.   She is also utilizing 

software with word prediction and auditory text 

books to assist her. 

These are just some of the tools the student uses 

to help her succeed and flourish in the classroom 

setting.   She is very smart and even though she 

has disabilities, the students in her class have 

learned to look past her Cerebral Palsy and rely on 

her during review games.  

Keyboard filters are a communicative type of 

assistive technology.  

Keyboard filters include typing aids such as word 

prediction utilities and add-on spelling checkers 

This kind of tool can suggest words based on the 

first one or two letters typed, reducing the required 

keystrokes. 

People with certain mobility impairments, such as 

quadriplegia, and dexterity limitations, such as 

those caused by cerebral palsy may benefit from 

this type of assistive technology

Braille tools are a type of AT that fits under the 

category of communication

Braille tools can be used in many ways and are an 

essential component of braille literacy.   Quantum 

Technology excepted the challenge of creating a braille 

writing device and screen reader that was small and 

easy to carry; the Jot a Dot.

A screen reader is a software program 

that allows a blind person to read text 

on the screen and identify some 

graphics like buttons on a toolbar or 

icons on the Desktop. A person hears 

the information from a speech 

synthesizer or the computer's sound 

card. 

Braille tools can be used by anyone with vision 

impairments

It uses a system of six dots in different patterns. 

Each pattern of dots represents a different letter of 

the alphabet. The dots are raised up on paper, like 

little bumps, and the person who is blind "reads" 

these bumps with their fingertips. 

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