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Not every student can hold a pencil, but every student can learn to write! Whether it’s eye gaze, pointing, or switches, alternative pencils give students access to all 26 letters in a way that works …
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In this video, we share some key helpful tips while demoing how to calibrate for eye gaze using IntelliGaze software on a Grid Pad 13 with Vida camera.
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This video demos eye gaze calibration using Tobii Eye Tracking settings. Before you calibrate, it is important to first customize the target number, style, speed and size and then create a user profil…
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Want smoother, more accurate eye gaze interaction with your device? It starts with calibration! Different software options offer unique features—some save profiles, others adjust target sizes or offer…
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If you are using a custom device mount on your student’s wheelchair, the M3D Base Coupler is a handy add-on that makes removing and re-attaching a mount to a wheelchair easier. It’s a safer, faster an…
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In this video Doug introduces different ways to use the accessibility features in a PC to make mouse control more accessible.
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Blake is a Grade 1 student at Houston Christian School, an independent school in Houston, BC. He is supported by a dedicated team of educators and family members, including his mother, Cheri Kobes (LS…
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Most switch accessible apps are all ready to go, but some take a little tweaking. Sensory Light Box is one of those that takes a little tweaking. Doug shows you how to get switch access to work with S…
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Supporting literacy with a switch user has never been so easy! Pictello is set up for one or two switch interactions. A single switch will allow a student to read the page, and it will automatically s…
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Big Bang Patterns and Big Bang Pictures are great cause and effect apps that allow students to really explore one and two switch interactions. As long as your switch interface is set up correctly (see…
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There are so many types of switch interfaces. In a minute or so, Doug walks you through how to set up a Bluetooth switch interface. The interface he uses is the Pretorian APPlicator. Although others m…
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Monarch Reader is an amazing website with an almost limitless number of switch adapted books. It’s a free website, so nothing has to be downloaded, and it will work on any device. Students can navigat…
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Like Monarch Reader, Tar Heel GamePlay is a website available on any device. It allows students to play switch activated games and watch youtube videos. Just like Monarch, they are able to independent…
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Sarah is a Grade 9 student at Matthew McNair Secondary in Richmond (School District #38). Sarah is supported by an amazing school-based and district team, including Hannah Liu (Special Education ACCES…
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Russell, a grade 5 student in SD41, shares his excitement about using his SET-BC technology. Russell is a student who has low vision. He requires a number of adaptations in the classroom to participat…
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Since receiving a NovaChat device, Asher has made remarkable progress and significantly improved his communication.
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Keirnan is a grade nine student at Sa-Hali Secondary School in Kamloops. He has Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (LNS), a rare metabolic disorder that often causes unpredictable behaviours, including uncontrollab…
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A mounting system supports the positioning of technology for better access. Mounting optimizes a student’s positioning to the technology, leading to effective equipment use and increased independence.…
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This user-friendly guide offers visual and text support for initial set-up and use of the basic features of the Mountbatten Brailler Tutor. The Tutor is the most recent version in a long line of Mount…
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This resource is designed to support students at level 3 of the Eye Gaze continuum to access ARC-BC’s PowerPoint Show book repository.
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Meet Tom, an active and outgoing grade 7 student at Caulfeild Elementary in West Vancouver. Tom is legally blind, has cerebral palsy and has some hearing loss. Last year, Tom worked with a dedicated…
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This is a list of sample data collection sheets to assess your assistive technology trials.
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Liam is a grade two student at Nanoose Bay Elementary in School District 69 (Qualicum). He is an enthusiastic and determined child who is nonverbal. Liam has had SET-BC services since 2021, which init…
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Meet Colbie. She is a grade 4 student at Thornhill Elementary School. What’s cool about Colbie is, although she has Cerebral Palsy which impacts her left side and low vision challenges, in her view, s…