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The purpose of this Wiki is to create a digital resource for regular education teachers that includes accommodations, adaptations, and augmentations for students with autism that are in their general education classrooms. Most students with disabilities are learning in the least restrictive environment (LRE) which many times is in the general education classroom. For students placed in a classroom with non-disabled peers, they should be provided with supplementary aids necessary to achieve their educational goals. As defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA), an assistive technology device is "any piece of equipment, or product system. . . that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities”. For example, word processing assists students with disabilities in improving writing. Assistive technology serves two major purposes: to augment an individual's strengths, thereby counterbalancing the effects of the disability, and to provide an alternative mode of performing a task. Thus, the use of technology allows students to compensate for their disability or circumvent it entirely (Quenneville, 2001). I am providing a go-to resource on how to help support students with autism in the classroom for students, parents, and teachers.

The rationale is to provide regular education teachers with a digital resource that includes accommodations, adaptations, and augmentations for students with autism that can be used in the general education classroom. This type of educational resource can support both the regular education teacher and the student with disabilities.

The research base will consider the needs of students with autism in the LRE and effective accommodations, adaptations, and augmentations that support these learners. It will examine and study what strategies regular education teachers are integrating with students with autism in the general education classroom. Additionally, it will pose what supports are current and successful with these students.

The projected application of this project is to use this resource in my own classroom one day. In addition, I would like to share my resource with other teachers to use in their classrooms if needed. I will continue to update this Wiki as new strategies and technologies are developed and researched accordingly.

The projected outcomes for this project include higher achievement for students with autism in the general education classrooms, less stress in the classroom, and increased teacher awareness regarding research-based accommodations, adaptations, and augmentations for students with autism.