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Blue Mountain Celebration's mission is to support individuals with disabilities by
providing services that will enhance and expand their computer use for communication,
education, leisure, and employment.
When well chosen and well integrated, assistive technology can have a powerful impact
on the lives of individuals with disabilities. Motorized wheelchairs, computer
modifications, and creative software are allowing individuals with disabilities to
acquire higher levels of education, live independently, and have meaningful jobs.
As computer-related technology becomes more sophisticated and more available for
individuals with disabilities, there is a growing need for expertise in the optimization
of assistive technology on an individual basis.
That's where Blue Mountain Celebration comes in. We provide:
- Customization of technology for each individual's unique needs
- Training for individuals using the technology and for their families, school
staff, and employers
- Integration of computer-based technology into school curricula
- Documentation to establish technology efficacy and to aid in decision making
In identifying the combination of assistive technologies that will be most helpful
to the individual, we also carefully consider careful the precise nature of each
individual's gross motor, fine motor, and sensory difficulties as well as to any
physical positioning needs.
Please explore this site to find examples of
customized software and hardware,
case studies, news,
links, and a list of services available from Blue Mountain Celebration.
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Examples of the Benefits of Our Assistive Technology Services
Who Could Benefit from Specialized Computer Services?
Examples of the Benefits of Our Assistive Technology Services
- For All Students:
- More objective decision making regarding student progress and the need
for programming changes through individualized, measurable objectives
- Greater success in computer/curriculum integration through careful IEP
construction, curriculum modifications, and team training
- More active classroom involvement through advanced preparation of word
banks, style sheets, math sheets, and graphic organizers
- For Students with Severe Communication Disorders:
- An increase in the quantity and quality of communication opportunities
through customized software setups that include photographs of family,
friends, community activities, classmates, family vacations, and favorite
family activities
- Improved age-appropriate play through software setups developed for
specific games and favorite activities (such as playing Barbie, building
with Legos, playing CandyLand Bingo or Hungy Hungy Hippos, playing with
specific Play Doh sets, and using an Easy Bake Oven)
- Improved communication through individualized digital scrapbooks that
can be used as conversation starters
- Expanded learning opportunities with manipulatives developed to support
digital books and songs
- More active classroom involvement through advanced preparation of word
banks, style sheets, math sheets, and graphic organizers
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Who Could Benefit from Specialized Computer Services?
- Individuals with Disabilities:
- Of any age, infant through adult, who need computer access or improved
computer access
- Who can not access a computer through the standard keyboard and mouse
- Who type slowly, who have trouble spelling or who need organizational skills
- Who want to explore computer-related employment or who need computer skills
in order to seek employment
- Who would like to use a computer to compensate for severe reading and
writing difficulties
- Individuals with Very Severe Disabilities:
- Who could use a computer to communicate, play games, read books, listen
to music, view a family photograph album, or participate more actively in
school or in an adult program
- School Teams and Families seeking assistance with:
- Computer assessments for students with disabilities
- Computer/curriculum integration
- Curriculum modifications
- Development of curriculum-specific software applications and related
manipulatives
- Ongoing services to meet students' ever-changing and ongoing need for
customized software solutions
- Documentation of technology effectiveness
- Families of Individuals with Disabilities:
- Who want help integrating technology into home activities
- Wanting templates they can use to easily create or update digital books,
photo albums, scrapbooks, and social scripts
- Wanting individualized software setups to match an individual's interests,
family activities, and community activities
- Needing assistance in implementing goals, objectives, and recommendations
from an existing computer assessment
- Wanting a new IEP or a revised IEP with particular emphasis on technology
integration, training, meaningful goals, and measurable objectives
- Teachers and Therapists:
- Seeking assistance in developing templates, finding graphics, and creating
custom software setups for communication or curriculum access
- Adult Day Program Administrators and Staff who work with adults having
very severe, multiple disabilities and who are exploring strategies to:
- Enhance participant communication skills
- Provide participants with a more active role in decision making and daily
program activities
- Explore participant employment or community volunteer opportunities
- Employers:
- Who want to learn about modifications that would increase their confidence
in hiring individuals with significant disabilities
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