Writing

Low tech: pencil grips, adaptive writing utensils, adapted paper (www.printablepaper.net), highlighters, slant board, handwriting rubric, etc.

High tech, but readily available: keyboarding, speech recognition, word prediction, grammar/spell check, graphic organizers, electronic dictionary, notetaking pen

Examples:

Grammarly, Ginger

Word prediction built into mobile devices, Read&Write, Kurzweil, Co-writer

Inspiration, Kidspiration, Mind Meister

Livescribe Pen

Editing: Text-to-speech (TTS)

Including AT in a writing assessment:

 

• Example of referral form

 

 

• BVSD Offers examples of how to document

 

• Evaluation Protocol from BVSD.org

 

Integrated/Cloud-based AT for Multiple Devices

Google: Voice typing in Docs tools, Read&Write, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, Hangouts, Google Keep, Translate
Microsoft Windows: Built-in accessibility features– speech recognition, narrator, magnifier, One Note