[Oz-gifted] Assisitive technology fo uni

[Alison Miller]

> Perhaps if you could explain here what sort of problem she has with note

she has never and i mean never learnt/taken notes at school.

> is to add comments during the lecture to the notes
> they have printed out.


not at Uni Syd/UNSW science faculties........

>
> If this isn't the case and she has a documented handwriting disability
> perhaps she could arrange to get a copy of the lecturers own notes.

yes
but never happened for dd no 1.

> make some $s and the taped lectures began appearing in online courses!

this apparently is supposed to happen but didnt for dd over 4.5 yrs.

>
> Talk to the disability counsellor at her home campus and get information
> about what support is available. Haven't you already gone through all of
> this with daughter no 1?  Maybe use the same strategies with this
daughter.

yes but dd 1 has no language issues,dd 2 is ASD and OCD and ADHD and has
severe langauge disorder(dd 1 has all 3 but no language disorder)
alison

>
> Leonie
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alison Miller" <rmil6566 at bigpond.net.au>
> To: <oz-gifted at cobia.ed.qut.edu.au>
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Oz-gifted] Assisitive technology fo uni
>
>
> > thanks any clues for notetaking herself?
> > alison
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "tony nolan" <t.nolan at uts.edu.au>
> > To: <oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 5:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Oz-gifted] Assisitive technology fo uni
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Alison,
> >>
> >> I use a MP3 recorder, a Pocket PC PDA and a PC Tablet, where I can
write
> > on
> >> the screen. I previously used a tape recorder, with a counter.
> >>
> >> One thing you need to ask the person involved is how they intend to
> >> listen
> >> and store the information for future use. Some MP3 recorders record
only
> >> record in single sessions, and not multiple ones. Some only record with
> >> on
> >> and off, others are Voice Activated. Some have to be converted for
> >> storage
> >> and others can be down loaded into a computer. There is also the
problem
> > of
> >> 10 hour of recording means 10 hours of play back, and if you are using
> >> the
> >> recorder every day, you then have to listen or down load, before the
next
> >> days classes.
> >>
> >> What I find most useful is a MP3 voice recorder, that has Voice
> > Activation,
> >> that will last for 10 hours and that you can down load and store the
file
> >> onto the computer for later use and replay.
> >>
> >> I use one from a company called JNC
> >>
> >> There is a Store in the City that I called "Gifted Friendly", because
> >> they
> >> help sponsor me with cheaper equipment, that I use in the out reach
stuff
> >> to other Gifted people. You might be able to score a discount from
them,
> >> I
> >> can try and set it up and ask if you wish, they are located in the
middle
> >> of sydney though.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Tony
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 07:02 AM 24/11/2005 +1100, you wrote:
> >>
> >> > > Dear colleagues
> >> > > I have a dd with ADHD,OCD,Autism who is doing a BSc in 2006.She
will
> > need
> >> > > some assistive tech for note taking.The possibilities are over
> > whelming my
> >> > > tech-hopeless head.Anyone have any links/experience ?we are looking
> >> > > at
> > a
> >> > > read aloud program/note takers/PDAs/Danas/draft builders.
> >> > > alison miller
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
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