Course Overview
Award(s)
Accreditation: QQI Level 6 Minor Award in Assistive Technology (6N2211
Course Code:
WED 18.45 – 21.45 | 12 weeks
Fees:
€280
Course Description
- Definition and Understanding of Assistive Technology
- Recognition of the benefits associated with the use of Assistive Technology – Sensory disabilities, Physical and neurological disabilities, Developmental disabilities
- Identify the funding streams available to people with disabilities SENO, HSE, Department of Education and Science, Department of Health and Children
- Develop an understanding of how technologies used can be adapted to make them more accessible – Laptop , Accessibility Options in Microsoft Systems, Ease of Access, Switch access, Magnifier, Narrator, On-screen keyboard, Speech narrator
- Conducting an Assistive Technology Assessment – principles of good practice when conducting an assessment – Person Centred Assessments b, select a client, Research the disability involved, Matching the client with the technology, Assistive Technology abandonment, Assessment Forms, Statement of Need, Review, Applying best practice
- Challenges presented when conducting an Assistive Technology Assessment
- How to Act as an advocate for a person with a disability / client when accessing or using Assistive Technology
- Technology as applied in an Educational Setting – Microsoft accessibility options mind- mapping software etc
- Examining own organisation – key issues relating to current legislation, rights of the person to education, support services available etc
Participant Profile
This course aims to facilitate the participant to enhance their knowledge of Assistive Technology and develop the skills required to conduct an Assistive Technology Assessment
