Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities

Presented in partnership with The City of Fishers and Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability

This free workshop will cover accessibility hardware solutions for reading and writing, as well as apps and plug-ins that can help improve both. Attendees will be able to explore in a short hands-on session a few switch-based toys, BluBee Pals, and iPad apps for academic and behavior solutions. Registration not required.

Speaker bio:

Penny Craig spent nine years in the K12 classroom before returning to Ball State to work on her doctorate, which she completed in 2010. She has more than twenty-five years of college-level teaching experience and enjoys working with undergraduate pre-service teacher candidates. She manages and teaches assistive and adaptive technology classes in the TEACH Lab, a specialized technology lab just for the Department of Special Education at Ball State University. As the newly appointed Director of Undergraduate Programs, she works with K12 schools on practicum placements, departmental program updates, and accreditation reporting.

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