Back to School News from Enable Ireland's AT Training Service

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CDC 2016

2017 At Training Course

Social Media

The Era of the Digital Schoolbag..........

FAQ’s from Parents of Children with Disabilities

Interview - Gordon D'Arcy

Breaking down Barriers: Technology and Third-Level Education

CDC 2016

Just before the summer holidays, we had the finals of this year's Community Design Challenge, where students from Dublin Institute of Technology's Product Design course and engineering students from Purdue University in the United States, collaborated with Expert AT Users to create new design concepts to meet everyday challenges.

The winning design concept was the Eye Bowl, a bowling app for people who are vision impaired.

You can check out this year's CDC winner here.

2017 At Training Course

The face to face elements of the course take place on 7th February, 7th March and 4th April 2017 in Microsoft, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, D18

Visit the website for further information

To reserve your place/receive further information please contact Shirley (01) 2184100 or Email: sdeakin@enableireland.ie

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National Assistive Technology Training Service
Enable Ireland
Sandymount Avenue
Dublin 4

Tel: (01) 2184100
E: sdeakin@enableireland.ie

www.enableireland.ie/at

Welcome Back!

Hi everyone,

We hope you had an enjoyable summer! Welcome to our ‘Back to school’ issue of AT News.

September is a busy month for everyone: students, families, teachers, special needs assistants and lecturers. Here in Enable Ireland, we are acutely aware that technology is moving at a fast pace and that there are many developments which will be of interest to those involved in education.

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Digital School Bag

The Era of the Digital Schoolbag..........
by Karl O'Keeffe

Increasingly schools are opting for what is sometimes termed a digital schoolbag. This involves the purchase of an electronic device, usually an iPad with a package of digital textbooks preinstalled.

Digital textbooks are undoubtedly a step in the right direction in terms of accessibility and are indeed essential for many students with disabilities. There are students however who may need to use a different platform (hardware and/or operating system - OS) than the one chosen by the school because of compatibility issues with their Assistive Technology.

FAQ’s from Parents of Children with Disabilities
Helping children to achieve their full potential in literacy development.
by By Rebecca Candon Speech and Language Therapy Manager and school clinic team coordinator at the Enable Ireland School Sandymount.

What is assistive technology for literacy?

Assistive technology for literacy is any item, piece of equipment or computer programme that is used to increase or improve the functional literacy capabilities of a child with a disability.

Children with disabilities may need assistive technology to support them in achieving their full potential in literacy development.

The Big Interview

Interview - Gordon D'Arcy

My name is Owen Stubbs and I am 17 years old. I am a BIG rugby fan and was delighted to hear that our journalism project for our summer camp was to take a trip to Investec and interview Gordon D'Arcy in his new job.

In my Own Words

Breaking down Barriers: Technology and Third-Level Education

My name is Christina McCarthy, I’m in my 20s, and I’m totally blind. I have a degree in French and Spanish, and I’m currently working towards a professional diploma in Public Relations and Communications. I’m absolutely sure that none of this would be possible without assistive technology.

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