Assistive Technology and Autism |
Saturday, 1:00 PM, Russell Hall 121
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Assistive technology as defined in the Tech Act and subsequent laws refer to “any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off-the-shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities” (U.S. Congress, 1988). With that definition in mind, this session will focus on devices, iPad apps and how to arrange for AT to be provided in music classes and ensembles.
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Kim McCordProfessor of Music Education
School of Music Illinois State University Kimberly McCord is Professor of Music Education at Illinois State University. She is the past chair of the ISME Commission on Music in Special Education, Music Therapy and Music Medicine and the founder and past chair of the National Association for Music Education Special Research Interest Group on Children with Exceptionalities. She was a teaching artist at the Henry Viscardi School for Students with Physical Disabilities 2006-2008. Her books include Exceptional Pedagogy for Children with Exceptionalities: International Perspectives, Accessing Music: Using UDL to Enhance Student Learning in the General Music Classroom, Together We Can Improvise! Vol. 1 & 2, Strategies for Teaching Technology, and chapters in Orff Schulwerk: Reflections and Directions, Music Experience in Our Lives. Her articles have been published in the Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education, Update, General Music Today, Australian Journal for Music Education, Jazz Educators Journal, Orff Echo, Illinois Music Educators Journal, Connecticut Music Educators Journal and the Journal of Technology in Music Learning. She is on the Board of the International Society for Music Education.
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