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Discuss the technology resources and strategies available to teachers of students with sensory impairments.
 
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Intellikeys from Intellitools is one example of this category of devices designed to simplify the physical or cognitive demands of getting input to the computer.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answers may vary and will include: For the blind: uses of canes and sensory technologies to enable mobility and navigation, uses of OCR and speech synthesis software, speech synthesis, and screen-reading software to enable communication. For the vision impaired (partially-sighted): CCTV and screen magnification control panel to allow access to videos and printed materials. For hearing-impaired: FM amplification systems to focus attention

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