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Assistive
Technology: Consideration and Assessment
AT
Consideration: Resources
- The Georgia
Project for Assistive Technology has many excellent
resources on its website, including an Assistive
Technology Resource Guide that provides a continuum of solutions
from standard tools to assistive technology. It also includes
potential modifications and accommodations for a variety of
tasks. Choose
Resources from the navigation menu on the left side of the
screen, then on the new screen choose AT Consideration, finally
on the
next screen choose AT Resource Guide. If you chose the MS Word
or PDF format it will automatically be downloaded to your computer.
If you choose the video linked version you will have access
to videos of much of the AT that is mentioned.
- Prekindergarten
Resource Instruction Mobile for Exceptional Education (PRIME
Time). This website is a wealth of information and useful tools.
It was
developed
by the Miama-Dade County Public Schools in Florida. Click on
Resources
in the navigation menu on the left. Then choose Pre-K ESE
Assistive Technology Implementation Plan. This form will guide
your team
through an excellent discussion that will help you determine
if
AT is needed and facilitate the development of an implementation
plan. It is designed for young children with disabilities.
- The
Texas Assistive
Technology Network has excellent
training modules including one on
Considering AT in the IEP Process that can be downloaded. It includes
PowerPoint slides and other useful materials for training others.
- Assistive
Technology Training Online (ATTO) Project, AT Decision making
Module, http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/decisionMaking/
- Georgia
Project for Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology Consideration
Checklist, Assistive Technology Resource Guide,
http://www.gpat.org/GPAT%20Forms.htm, Assistive Technology
Resource Guide with videos of AT Solutions: http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/spe/ATRB/AT_considerati_resource.htm
- Oregon Technology
Access Program, AT Consideration Guide,
http://www.otap-oregon.org/index.cfm
- Quality
Indicators for Assistive Technology (QIAT) Website,
http://www.qiat.org
- Texas Assistive
Technology Network, Considering AT in the IEP, http://www.texasat.net
- University
of Kentucky Assistive Technology Project, UKAT Toolkit,
http://edsrc.uky.edu/www/ukatii/toolkit/index.html
- Valdosta
State University and Georgia Project for Assistive Technology
(GPAT),
Teacher Resource Bank (http://www.teacherresourcebank.com),
video resources: http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/spe/ATRB/Educators.htm,
GPAT Assistive Technology Resource Guide with videos of AT
Solutions: http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/spe/ATRB/AT_considerati_resource.htm
- Wisconsin
Assistive Technology Initiative: WATI Consideration Guide,
http://www.wati.org
- Zabala,
J. and Denham, A. AT Consideration Guide for IEP Teams. http://www.joyzabala.com
AT Consideration:
Commercially Available Materials
- Bowser,
G. and Reed, P.: Assistive Technology Pointers for Parents,
http://www.edtechpoints.org
- Bowser,
G. and Reed, P.: Education Tech Points: A Framework for Assistive
Technology Planning,
http://www.edtechpoints.org
- Reed, P.
Bowser, G. and Korsten: How Do You Know It? How Can You Show
It?, (chapters 2 and 6
) Attainment Company, http://www.attainmentcompany.com
- Technology
and Media Division of CEC, AT Consideration Quick Wheel,
http://www.tamcec.org
AT Assessment:
Resources
- The
Georgia Project for Assistive
Technology has many excellent
resources on its website, including a full set of assessment
forms. Choose Resources from the navigation menu on
the left side of the screen, then on the new screen choose
any of the
assessment protocols.
- The
Wisconsin Assistive Technology
Initiative website provides
free copies of the WATI
AT Assessment forms that
can be downloaded as well as a wealth of information
on assistive technology and assistive technology assessments.
Forms are available
in both English and Spanish.
- UKAT
Toolkit. The University of Kentucky AT Project has developed
this toolkit,
a set
of forms and directions for AT assessment.
- Alliance
for Technology Access: AT Mini-Assessment http://www.ataccess.org/resources/atk12
- Assistive
Technology Outcomes Measurement System http://www.uwm.edu/CHS/atoms
- Assistive
Technology Training Online Project (ATTO): AT Decision Making
practice: http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/DecisionMaking
- ATSTAR Project,
Austin, Texas: ATSTAR Assessment Module http://www.atstar.org
- Boston Public
Schools: Student Access Map, Maps for Instructional Areas http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/teach/technology/emmanuel.asp
- Bowser,
G. and Reed, P.: Assistive Technology Extended Assessment
http://www.otap-oregon.org
- Bowser,
G. and Reed, P.: Hey! Can I Try That? Student workbook: http://www.edtechpoints.org
- Georgia
Project for Assistive Technology: Assessment Protocols, Core
Equipment Inventories http://www.gpat.org
- LD On-line:
AT Evaluation Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/technology.html#techeval
- University
of Kentucky Assistive Technology Project: Assessment forms
and Instructions: http://serc.gws.uky.edu/www/ukatii/index.html
- Wisconsin
Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) Assessment Forms Packet
http://www.wati.org/assessmentforms.htm
- Zabala,
J.: SETT Framework, Additional Forms and Resources http://www.joyzabala.com
AT Assessment:
Commercially Available Materials
- Assistive
Technology Assessment: Written Productivity Profiles, National
Assistive Technology in Education
Network,
http://www.natenetwork.net
- AT Video
Series (AT Assessment Made Easy, AT: More Than Computers,
The IEP Team and AT Decisions) Attainment Company http://www.attainmentcompany.com
- EvaluWare,
Assistive Technology, Inc.: http://www.assistivetech.com/p-evaluware.htm
- Functional
Evaluation of Assistive Technology (FEAT), Psycho-educational
Services:
http://www.psycho-educational.com/pages/791140/index.htm
- Reed, P.
Bowser, G. and Korsten, How Do You Know It? How Can You Show
It?, Wisconsin
Assistive Technology Initiative http://www.wati.org/WatiMaterials or Attainment
Company, http://www.attainmentcompany.com
- Sherer,
M.,: MPT Assessment Process, MATCH Assessment Process, Institute
for
Matching Person and Technology, http://www.hometown.aol.com/IMPT97/MPT.html
- Wisconsin
Assistive Technology Initiative: Assessing Students’ Need
for Assistive Technology http://www.wati.org/WatiMaterials
Including
AT in the IEP: Resources
- The
AT
Section of the Nebraska Department of Education website
includes the
legal definitions of AT, a step by step process for including
it in the IEP and several examples of IEP goals for AT use.
- This
document from the Minnesota Disability Law Center provides
a thought provoking overview of the process
of including AT in
the IEP process as well as several examples of goals.
- ORCLISH:
Serving Students with Low Incidence and severe Disabilities,
Ohio’s
statewide technical assistance project directed by the Ohio
Department of Education, has a very
helpful manual. Select “Assistive Technology” on
the front page and then select “Noteworthy Resources”.
On that page among many useful resources is their “Assistive
Technology Manual”. Select that and then choose
the chapter on “Writing AT in the IEP.”
- Assistive
Technology Training Online Project. Integrating AT into the
IEP. http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/Assessment/stepfour.php
- Cunningham,
L. & Kelly, R.M. Assistive Technology: A Handout
for Teachers. National Association of School Psychologists.
http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq262assisttech.html
- Carl, D.F. & Zabala,
J.S. Assistive Technology and the IEP: Building on a Solid
Foundation. Presentation Handout.
Contact joy@joyzabala.com
- DakotaLink.
Assistive Technology and the IEP Information and Assistance
Document.
South Dakota program for Assistive Technology,
Division of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Human
Services. http://dakotalink.tie.net/ATinIEPbkG.htm
- Georgia
Project for Assistive Technology. Documenting Assistive Technology
in the IEP. http://www.gpat.org/Documenting%20Assistive%20Technology%20in%20the%20IEP.doc
- KATS NET.
Fact Sheet 4 - Assistive Technology & the IEP, http://
www.katsnet.org
- KATS NET.
The Buck Starts Here... A Guide to Assistive Technology Funding
in Kentucky; Revised
March 1998. http://www.katsnet.org/fundingbook.html
- Kentucky
Department of Education. Assistive Technology Guidelines
for Kentucky Schools. (1997). (PowerPoint Presentation)
http://tli.jefferson.k12.ky.us/stcdigital/Lead/ATPresentation/sld001.htm
- Massachusetts
Assistive Technology Partnership Technical Assistance Guide
on Assistive Technology in the Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) Process. Massachusetts Department of Education. http://www.matp.org/f_matpsvcs.html
- Michigan
Assistive Technology Resource (1999). Questions and Answers:
Assistive Technology and the IEP. http://www.matr.org/PDFs/Handouts/Q&A%20AT%20&%20IEP.pdf
- Minnesota
Disability Law Center. Assistive Technology in the Individual
Education Plan Outline. http://www.nls.org/atiep.htm
- Minnesota
Disability Law Center. Assistive Technology for Students
with Disabilities: A Fact Sheet. http://www.admin.state.mn.us/assistivetechnology/atpub2.htm
- Nebraska
Department of Education. Examples of Assistive Technology
in the IEP. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/iepproj/factors/assist.html
- Nebraska
Department of Education. Assistive Technology Flowchart.
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/iepproj/factors/assist.html
- Reed, Penny.
Let’s Put Planning Back in Individualized
Educational Programs. http://www.wati.org/atintheeip.pdf
- Rhode
Island ATAP. Rhode Island Parent Guide to Assistive Technology.
http://www.atap.state.ri.us/PDF/handbk.pdf
- Southeastern
Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center The Assistive
Technology Process.
http://www.seo-serrc.org/ATprocess.htm
- WCOSERRC.
West Central Ohio Technology Resource Manual: Assistive Technology
in the IEP. http://www.orclish.org/1_assistive_tech/techmanual/at_7%20writing%20at%20in%20iep.pdf
- Warger,
Cynthia. Including Assistive Technology in the Standard Curriculum.
ERIC. http://ericec.org/digests/e568.html or http://www.kidneeds.com/diagnostic_categories/articles/assistivetech.pdf
- Wolfenden,
D.P. IEP - AT Considerations Checklist. In Commonly Asked
Questions About Assistive
Technology Devices and Services: An Educators', Parents' and Advocates' Guide.
Maine CITE Project.
http://www.mainecite.org/caq/lists.htm
- Valdosta
State University – GPAT Collaborative Project.
Assistive Technology
in the IEP. (Video) http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/spe/ATRB/Video_Tips.htm
Including AT in the EIP: Commercially Available Materials
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