Universal Design only comes about with full acceptance of the Social Model of "Disability." Then all students make technology and strategy choices based in preference, not prescription.

1. Universal Design Technology and Disability Rights EqualTech Ira David Socol – Michigan State University College of Education

2. Mythic Educational Technology Assistive Technology is just for Special Ed Technology is expensive Technology is an add-on Technology should be centrally controlled Technology is any tool invented after I was born

3. Technologies which Disrupt… Understandings of what “school” means. Concepts of Ability and Disability Inability. Systems of “Authority.” Boundaries and Borders. Definitions of Nations and Cultures. Roles of teachers and students.

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6. Universal Tools for Education Universal ICT Tools Shifting Control. Enabling different paths. Enabling different “winners.” Expanding the universe of educational “winners.”

7. Free Technologies – Using commercially based services for our own needs. Ubiquitous Technologies – using multi-purpose commercial and/or open source systems that are already widely in use. Collaborative Technologies – systems which allow non-hierarchical “student” relationships. Multi-Modal Technologies – which allow for multiple representations. Lifespan Technologies – learning technological paradigms that will support learning and communication outside of “school.”.

8. multimodality: digital technologies allow content to be presented using a diverse range of systems of representation and a combination of different semiotic means of meaning-making. Kress, G & Pachler, N. Thinking about the ‘m’ in m-learning (2007)

9. In the emergent literacy view, aspects of language — both oral and written — develop concurrently rather than sequentially (Goodman, 1986). According to this view, literacy learning does not happen only in formal classroom settings, but also in informal settings, in both oral and written modes, and in collaboration and interaction with others. Ryokai, K, Vaucelle C, and Cassell, J. Virtual peers as partners in storytelling and literacy learning

10. An open definition of literacy and “reading” and “writing” – “web 2.0” means students should be allowed access via whatever system works best for themselves. Flexible Communication – multi-modal structures that allow varying participants to participate various ways. Options – Synchronous/Asynchronous – systems which allow communication across rooms, learning times, even time zones and cultures.

12. Free Text-To-Speech in Firefox Windows – Mac OS Click-Speak Speaking Fox (Mac Only) Fox Vox

13. Input Speech Recognition Keyboard/Mouse Options DSpeech On-Screen Keyboards Bluetooth DKey Tapir

14. On Line Text-To-Speech VozMe YakIToMe

15. Phone Speech Recognition Dial2Do Vlingo iPhone

16. Phone Texting-To-Voice http://www.abbyme.com/

17. Phone Text Conversion Qipit (free) TopOCR (free windows system) ScanR (low cost cross-platform)

18. Backchannel in the Classroom Today’s Meet Twitter with Twitterfall

19. OnLine Sources Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg Australia University of Virginia Literature Network ABC Books Bookshare

20. Simple Downloadable Windows Text-To-Speech http://www.naturalreaders.com/ http://www.readplease.com/

21. Downloadable MS Office Free Text-To-Speech WordTalk PowerTalk

22. Simple Mac OS TTS Open System Preferences - it’s the fourth item in the Apple menu. In the “System” section, usually about the fourth line of icons, there is an icon labeled “Speech” which looks like an old fashioned microphone. Click on the Speech icon.

23. Simple Mac OS TTS Select any key combination that isn’t already used for something else. Now all you need to do is select some text in an application - I suggest you try it first with Safari or Text Edit - and hit your keys and you should hear Mac OS X read out whatever you have selected!

24. Mobile Web Builders http://www.ubik.com/ http://www.mobilemo.com/main.php

25. Flash Drive Suite AccessApps

26. EqualTech Ira David Socol – Michigan State University College of Education [email_address] http://speedchange.blogspot.com