To meet satisfactory requirements for ASHA CEUs or to receive a certificate, participants must:
- Attend for the entire length of the course
- Participate throughout the course
- Complete the Texas Technology Access Program ASHA Certificate Request Form at the beginning of the course
- Complete an assessment at the end of the course
- All required components must be completed within 48 hours of the end of the offered course. Requirements completed after this time cannot be accepted.
AT Assessment: Tools for Today Success for Tomorrow
Description
This session is designed for educators and related service providers seeking to strengthen their knowledge and build capacity in the consideration and assessment process of school-based assistive technology (AT). Participants will explore federal and state requirements related to AT services and devices, including the role of a functional evaluation within a student’s customary environments. Regardless of a student’s age, participants will learn to keep long-term outcomes in mind by considering tools and supports that can promote success beyond graduation and into postsecondary education, employment, and independent living. Participants will review a variety of resources and strategies for examining student needs, environmental factors, and task demands prior to selecting tools and supports. From low-tech solutions to innovative digital supports, this session highlights how meaningful AT consideration and evaluation can increase access, participation, communication, autonomy, and independence for students with disabilities.
Session Objectives:
-List key members of the AT assessment team
-Compare and contrast AT consideration, assessment, and evaluation
-Use the SETT Framework to identify student assistive technology needs
-List AT services based on the identified assistive technology tool
Presenter Disclosures: Shannon Paige is employed by the Texas Technology Access Program and receives a salary.
This course is registered for .55 ASHA CEUs.
Time Ordered Agenda
Training Agenda: 5.5 Hours of Instruction
DURATION-TOPIC
20 minutes-Introduction to AT
30 minutes-Consideration Process
30 minutes-Evaluation and Assessment Process
10 minutes-Break
45 minutes-Building an Effective AT Team
45 minutes-Gathering Information and the SETT Framework
Time determined by host organization-Lunch
25 minutes-Making AT Decisions
30 minutes-Exploring AT Tools and Solutions
30 minutes-Planning and Conducting AT Trials
10 minutes-Break
20-Reporting Results to Assessment
35 minutes-Developing an AT Implementation Plan and Data Collection Method
20 minutes-Action Planning and Next Steps
Cancellation
For cancellations, please submit your request in writing directly to ttap@austin.utexas.edu . All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing; phone cancellations will not be accepted. Please allow at least one full business day for a response. A non-waivable $25 processing fee applies to all cancellations for events requiring a registration fee. There is no cancellation fee for events that are offered free of charge. There will be special considerations made to transfer a registration within organizations. Use the email above to make the written request. Confirmation of request will be provided once change is completed. A refund of up 80% will be available if the request is received up to 48 hours prior to the event. No refund is available within the 48 hours prior to the event. Participants will receive a full refund for events cancelled by TTAP and UT partner organizations.