Here is an IEP for a student named Sarah:
Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance: Sarah can use eye gaze fairly successfully to indicate her wants and needs when items are appropriately displayed so that her communication partner can tell what she is gazing at. She currently makes a grunting sound to greet others, to get attention, and to represent both yes and no. She has recently been using a four-message output device and is having some success at making choices. Sarah travels independently about the school in her power chair.
Annual Goal: Sarah will interact with others in the school environment in four out of five opportunities to indicate her preferences and needs using voice output devices and eye gaze strategies.
One option for Sarah is a device that simulates mouse movement through eye gaze technology. (See photo above) This particular one is called TrackerPro and it is a “computer input device that takes the place of a mouse for people with little or no hand movement”. This would be a device that Sarah could operate with her eye gaze; she would be able to type up assignments (possibly with an adaptive keyboard - shown on the computer screen) and also use the computer for other reasons. Sarah could also benefit from voice output devices I mentioned in the previous post (for Mary) and/or devices in my Voice Output Communication Device post.
Reference: IEPs written by the Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative and CITE
http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Computer-Access/TrackerPro
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