Computer

Part of the Adult Development Center, the Computer Learning Center is a state-of-the-art, assistive technology computer lab for consumers' assessment, learning and rehabilitation. Consumers learn skills in communication, education, advocacy, recreation and edu-tainment and vocational training.
Learning

Center
dolores using Intellikeys to create a web page

ADVOCACY

  • Communication
  • Decision making
  • Internet access//
  • exploration
  • information
  • email
  • relationships
  • lobbying
  • shopping
  • community integration

 
Clarence using a single switch to access a phonics activity on a computer

EDUCATION

  • Cause & effect concepts
  • Concept formation
  • Phonics, reading, writing
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Math, money and budgeting
  • General knowledge--history, science, geography

 
Augmentative communication group

COMMUNICATION

  • Thoughts and feelings
  • Feelings & thoughts
  • General conversation
  • Social--friends, family, others
  • Food related
  • Community

 
Paul using a headwand to access the computer

RECREATION

  • Go to the Head of the Class
  • Scrabble, Shanghai, Othello
  • Super Concentration
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Reading Maze
  • Surfing the Internet

 
Adele using a headwand to enter data into a computer

PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING

  • Computer access
  • General computer operations
  • Word processing, data base, spreadsheets
  • Desktop publishing
  • Work habits

 

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