The project has been a huge success with high levels of teacher and student engagement and commitment to the concept and use of the model classroom. The key components of the project are the use of an interactive whiteboard linked to a laptop, and a Soundfield amplification system to deliver captioned audiovisual material with improved sound and picture quality.
Employers, job seekers and various government agencies were all invited to the ‘sundowner’, and there were presentations by Janine Varley, CEO of Career Contact, a group that supports people who are blind or vision impaired, and Media Access Australia’s Dr Scott Hollier, who is now based in WA.
The section contains over 80 applications in 10 categories for disabilities and special needs: sign language, communication, accessible readers, diagnostics and reference, emotional development, seeing and hearing, language development, literacy and learning, organisation and life skills.
Apple also has a section of their website that discusses the use of Apple devices in special education.
