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Universal Design for Learning
Due to the various levels of traumatic brain injury, multiple types of assistive technology may be used. As with any student with disability, the assistive technology would need to address student accessibility to the educational curriculum. For students with TBI, assistive technology falls into three categories:
Devices for Memory and Organization: These assistive technology devices focus on helping the student with memory and organization difficulties. This includes a wide range of devices:
Devices for Memory and Organization: These assistive technology devices focus on helping the student with memory and organization difficulties. This includes a wide range of devices:
- Calendar board
- Schedule organizers
- Voice organizers
- Medication reminders
- Smartphones
- Specialized watches
- PDA devices
- Speech recognition software
- Screen reading software
- Tinted overlays for reading (this may help with visual processing)
- Canes
- Crutches
- Wheelchairs
- Specialized beds
- Specialized chairs, desks, and table