REGINA, SK--(Marketwired - December 12, 2017) - Neil Squire Solutions will be providing assistive technology support to students and teachers at the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, with a focus on helping students with disabilities transition from school to post-secondary education/training or employment.
Solutions will be reviewing and assessing the current teaching strategies at six schools in the region, with an eye to improving learning for students with disabilities. They will assist teachers in investigating and demonstrating the use of assistive technology in their classrooms, and they will support students with disabilities in the use of technological supports to maximize their learning. Solutions will provide professional development training in the use of text-to speech software, word prediction software, and organizational tools.
Additionally, Solutions will provide assistive technology kits for classrooms which will include such technology as smart pens, iPads loaded with accessible apps, and the LipSync. They will also distribute a monthly newsletter for the schools with information about assistive technology.
Neil Squire Solutions has been on the cutting edge of technology for students with disabilities, educators, parents and decision makers. They have been a leader in ensuring students transition from school to post-secondary education/training or employment, as well as the use of Universal Design for Learning as it supports inclusive schools.
About Neil Squire Solutions
"A little technology, a lot of independence." Neil Squire Solutions is a team of occupational therapists and assistive technology specialists who provide a range of related services to meet individual ergonomic and assistive technology needs. They provide their services in a variety of settings including the workplace, home, classroom, or at their fully-equipped Solutions Assistive Technology Lab. Services are offered on a fee-for-service basis to individual or corporate clients.
About Neil Squire Society
"We use Technology, Knowledge, and Passion to Empower Canadians with Disabilities." The Neil Squire Society is the only national not-for-profit organization in Canada that has for over thirty years empowered Canadians with disabilities through the use of computer-based assistive technologies, research and development, and various employment programs. Through our work, we help our clients remove barriers so that they can live independent lives and become active members of the workplace and our society. Specializing in education and workplace empowerment, the Society has served over 35,000 people since 1984.
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Contact Information:
For Further Information, please contact
Suzanne Wiens
604.473.9363
suzannew@neilsquire.ca