Stories from the Field
The AIM Center has compiled a collection of student stories from a number of different websites. These stories are from students with a range of disabilities, span from elementary school to post-secondary education, and provide examples of how technology has been employed to support learning and communication.
If you know of more stories that we should share, please aim [at] cast [dot] org (e-mail us) so that this collection can continue to grow.
| Stories from the field for: | Elementary | High School | Post-Secondary |
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 Video AIM Goes MobileFifth grade student Amy MacLaren talks about how she uses an iPad loaded with her books and various Apps to access learning materials in her classes. She describes how options such as adjustable text size and listening to text read aloud are helping her learn. Source: PATINS Project Video Collection, use search term, “AIM Goes Mobile” |  | ||
 VideoHow Assistive Technology Enables DreamsFrom voice-activated software to customized laptops, tech is changing the way students with disabilities communicate, learn, and play. Source: Edutopia | | | |
 VideoThe Sound of Learning: Albano BerberiAssistive technology helps a computer science student who is blind pursue his passions. Source: Edutopia | | ||
 EssaysAT Success StoriesThe Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) has compiled a series of stories from students with a range of disabilities who have used various Assistive Technologies to improve learning opportunities. Source: Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) | | | |
 ArticleAssistive Technology Can Work MagicExamples of how students with and without disabilities are using various AT products in the K-12 classroom. Source: Tech & Learning | | |