Technology for special needs students

Today's lesson on teaching learners with disability was fantastic.
We did some simulation activities, in which we had to solve some tasks, as if we had dyslexia or hyperactivity.
If you want to do the simulations take a look at the following links:

Http://geon.github.io/programming/2016/03/03/dsxyliea 

Http://webaim.org/simulations/distractability

We also focused on easy ways of helping students with such problems in the classroom. Like making the hyperactive kids squeeze a ball while in the classroom, or allowing students with dyslexia use their computers in order to hear what is written (using a program that turns text into speech), instead of making them read.

And last, but not least, Dr Kristine Neuber showed us different kinds of "adapted technology", meant to improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. Below you can see some alternative keyboards and a joystick-like mouse.

 And what about a robot which can be controlled from a computer at home and be in the classroom instead of you....interacting with classmates and teacher, moving around and many other thing? It's not science fiction, and it's here at GMU.
Let me introduce you to VGo, telepresence robot:

The robot can move in the classroom and outdoors, it uses GPS technology.

This is the way you see (in the PC)  what the robot has in front of him.

We watched a video on how the VGo robot was used by a teacher to attend to her daughter's graduation, without leaving her workplace. AWESOME !

 Can you imagine a student who cannot attend to school and connects his computer to a robot in the classroom?... Or a classroom full of these robots, and us (teachers) watching their heads (screens with the faces of the students on the other side)??. ..
Scary... but still awesome :)