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Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams
From voice-activated software to customized laptops, tech changing the way disabled students communicate, learn, and play. More to this story.
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Release Date: 2/2/2005
Running Time: 11 min.
Video Credits
Produced, Written, and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Associate Producer:
- Miwa Yokoyama
Editor:
- Karen Sutherland
Camera Crew:
- Rob Weller
- Michael Curtiss
- Ken Ellis
- Peak Video Productions
- Mike Stine
Narrator:
- Kris Welch
Additional Footage Courtesy of:
- Robin Amend
- Kristy Bratcher
- Tom Engdahl Video Productions
- DO-IT!
- KHQ-TV
- KXLY News4
- © 2005
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Assistive Technology makes people exist
Submitted by Joseph Rézeau (not verified) on November 11, 2008 - 06:30.
I have just shown this video in an English class to my master students of Educational Technology. Personally I was impressed (and moved) by the courage, energy and radiant mood of student Susanna Martini. Her words "Assistive technology is the major foundation of my life. Without it I could not exist as I am today." are the best incentive to people who devote their life and work to making the life of people like Susanna more liveable.
Thanks to Utopia for making such great video testimonials.
JR
Senior Lecturer in English, University of Rennes II, France.
Adaptive Resources
Submitted by Carolyn (not verified) on November 10, 2008 - 07:09.
What a great video. My son uses a device to speak and it amazes me how fast he has picked up new words and sentence structures. I know there are technologies out there that would help him even more, but finding them and then having help affording them is the real challenge.
Some devices are starting in the thousands and go up from there. To get school districts to understand the devices and why they are inportant is a challenge and they usually need more training than do the children.
Assistive Technology
Submitted by Rebekah Nichols (not verified) on November 3, 2008 - 13:14.
I think that this is absolutely amazing. For technology to be able to save a person's life, helping them able to speak is amazing. I can't wait to read more about this.
This is so cool..... I have
Submitted by April (not verified) on October 29, 2008 - 19:11.
This is so cool..... I have never really imagine that technology was used is such ways. Another thing that is really amazing are the people who are subjected with disabilities able to live their lives to the highest potential of their abilities. Not only are the people with disabilities have opportunities and having a greater future a head of them are the people that help others to achieve greatness. I really do think this video is amazing. I would have never thought that there are those types of technology available. Especially since, I live on a small island, those type of technology for people with disabilities is unheard due to the economics standards and lack of funding for such technology.
Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams
Submitted by keyla (not verified) on October 28, 2008 - 15:35.
This is a great video. It makes me extremely happy to know that disable students can benefit from new technology. I wish all schools would invest in this type of technology. Very inspiring.
My professor, Dr. Jacqui
Submitted by Darlene Vigil (not verified) on October 28, 2008 - 04:12.
My professor, Dr. Jacqui Cyrus linked this for us to watch. At first, I thought it was going to be dry. I certainly was wrong. It amazes me how technology truly assists others in terms of getting by in school to achieving dreams in music. A great clip to helps students appreciate what they have.
Enabling Dreams w/ Assistive Technology
Submitted by Dr. Jacqui Cyrus (not verified) on October 19, 2008 - 04:04.
Hi:
This is the 3rd year that I have required my education students to view this video clip. The second part of their assignment is to write about this video in their individual BLOGs. It the perfect capstone for our unit on enabling all learners.
-j-
Assistive Technology
Submitted by Jill (not verified) on September 28, 2008 - 16:32.
That really was a great video, WOW! As a teacher of students with severe mental retardation and physical disabilities, assistive technology has certainly opened up many options for teaching and learning for my students. It is worth noting that in order for assistive technology to be truly effective, it must be functional for that student. It was nice to see the variety of devices and input methods being used at Redwood Heights Elementary School.
Great Video
Submitted by Ian Prietz (not verified) on September 19, 2008 - 06:47.
Great job on the video
There is so much technology available but..
Submitted by Handicap Equipment (not verified) on July 28, 2008 - 08:02.
There's also a lot of technology that has been developed for practical or entertainment purposes, that could be adapted into handicap equipment and make the lives of in need of it so much easier. The big corporations should take their responsibility against humanity more seriously.
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