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A T houghtful Assistive T e c hnology Pr oc e ss Pre se nting July 9th, 2018 a t: E vide nc e fo r Suc c e ss – Co mb ine d Disa b ility Co nfe re nc e Christine F la nig a n, Assistive T e c hno lo g y Spe c ia list Gle nda le Unio n Hig h Sc ho o l Distric t & Alyc ia Do tse th-Ha ll, Spe c ia lty Ce rtifie d Sc ho o l Syste ms Oc c upa tio na l T he ra pist Gle nda le Unio n Hig h Sc ho o l Distric t

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Abstr ac t/ Se ssion De sc r iption T his pre se nta tio n will disc uss the a ssistive te c hno lo g y pro c e ss in the sc ho o l se tting with prima ry e xa mple s in the se c o nda ry se tting fo llo wing the pro c e ss o f c o nside ra tio n, e va lua tio n/ a sse ssme nt, tria l, imple me nta tio n, a nd pe rio dic re vie w. Pa rtic ipa nts will le a rn a b o ut te a m ro le s a nd ho w e duc a tio na lly re le va nt a ssistive te c hno lo g ie s c a n b e ide ntifie d a nd suppo rte d b y the va rio us te a m me mb e rs. T his pre se nta tio n is c o nside re d a n intro duc to ry le ve l c o urse fo r tho se pro vide rs who ha ve no t ye t re g ula rly pa rtic ipa te d in the a ssistive te c hno lo g y pro c e ss o r fo r tho se ne w pra c titio ne rs who a re lo o king fo r g uida nc e o n a tho ro ug h a nd tho ug htful a ssistive te c hno lo g y pro c e ss.

Ke y L e ar ning Outc ome s 1) T he pa rtic ipa nts will b e a b le to ide ntify five ke y e le me nts o f the a ssistive te c hno lo g y pro c e ss. 2) Pa rtic ipa nts will b e a b le to na me thre e ke y te a m me mb e rs a nd e xpla in the impo rta nc e o f the ir ro le s in the a ssistive te c hno lo g y pro c e ss. 3) Pa rtic ipa nts will b e a b le to c o mmunic a te the impo rta nc e o f fo llo wing a tho ro ug h a ssistive te c hno lo g y pro c e ss.

Mode ls/ Sour c e s o QI AT =Qua lity I ndia to rs fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y o WAT I =Wisc o nsin Assistive T e c hno lo g y I nitia tive o ASNAT =Asse ssing Stude nts’ Ne e ds fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y o GPAT =Ge o rg ia Pro je c t fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y o HI AT =Hig h I nc ide nc e Assistive T e c hno lo g y o E duc a tio n T e c h Po ints=Co a litio n fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y in Ore g o n (Bo wse r & Re e d)

AT L aws Affe c ting Sc hool Distr ic ts o 300.308 Assistive T e c hno lo g y o 300.5 Assistive te c hno lo g y de vic e o 300.6 Assistive te c hno lo g y se rvic e s o 300.346(a )(2) Co nside ra tio n o f Spe c ia l F a c to rs (ASNAT , 2009, pa g e 2-3)

What is AT ? I DE A (I ndividua ls with Disa b ilitie s E duc a tio n Ac t) Sta tute I .A.602.1 “I n g e ne ra l -- the te rm ‘ a ssistive te c hno lo g y de vic e ’ me a ns a ny ite m, pie c e o f e q uipme nt, o r pro duc t syste m, whe the r a c q uire d c o mme rc ia lly o ff the she lf, mo difie d, o r c usto mize d, tha t is use d to ove func tio na l c a pa b ilitie s o f a c hild inc r e ase , maintain, or impr with a disa b ility. E xc e ptio n -- the te rm do e s no t inc lude a me dic a l de vic e tha t is surg ic a lly impla nte d, o r the re pla c e me nt o f suc h de vic e .”

AT vs. E duc ational T e c hnologie s Assistive T e c hno lo g ie s E duc a tio na l T e c hno lo g ie s • Spe c ific to o ls a spe c ia l • sma rt b o a rd e duc a tio n • c la ssro o m se ts stude nt re q uire s o f c a lc ula to rs, to a c c e ss the ir wo rd pro c e sso rs e duc a tio n o r c a mpus

Rationale for an AT Pr oc e ss “Ne ithe r the la w no r the re g ula tio ns pro vide d g uide line s fo r sc ho o l distric ts in the imple me nta tio n o f the se re q uire me nts. T his ma y b e pa rt o f the re a so n tha t sc ho o l distric ts still strug g le to c o mply with the la ws re la ting to a ssistive te c hno lo g y” (ASNAT , 2009, pa g e 3).

5 Ste p Pr oc e ss 1. Co nside ra tio n 2. Asse ssme nt/ E va lua tio n 3. T ria l 4. I mple me nta tio n Pla n 5. Pe rio dic Re vie w

T e am Me mbe r s: “A b a sic princ iple in I DE A is tha t no o ne pe rso n ha s suffic ie nt kno wle dg e o r e xpe rtise to ma ke a ll o f the de c isio ns a b o ut the e duc a tio na l ne e ds o f a stude nt with a disa b ility”. (E duc a tio n T e c h Po int: A F ra me wo rk fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y, pg 8) “T he e ffe c tive a nd e ffic ie nt pro visio n o f a ppro pria te a ssistive te c hno lo g y se rvic e s re q uire s e a c h se rvic e pro vide r to no t o nly de ve lo p his/ he r individua l kno wle dg e b a se , b ut a lso to wo rk mo re c o o pe ra tive ly a s me mb e rs o f o ne o r mo re te a ms”. (E duc a tio n T e c h Po ints: A F ra me wo rk fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y, pg 15)

T e am Me mbe r s  Sc ho o l Distric t  Pa re nt a nd, whe n a ppro pria te , the c hild Re pre se nta tive  Spe c ia l E duc a tio n T e a c he r  Sc ho o l Psyc ho lo g ist  Oc c upa tio na l T he ra pist  Spe e c h L a ng ua g e T he ra pist  Physic a l T he ra pist  AT Spe c ia list  Ge ne ra l E duc a tio n T e a c he r  Othe rs a s Ne e de d  Visio n/ He a ring Spe c ia list  I nte ra g e nc y Pe rso nne l

Ste p 1: Conside ra tion Co nside ra tio n is re q uire d to ta ke pla c e a nnua lly fo r e a c h stude nt re c e iving spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s. T he stude nt is me e ting his/ he r a nnua l g o a ls, pro duc ing suc c e ssful wo rk, a nd a b le to a c c e ss his/ he r e nviro nme nt a nd c urric ulum?

Conside ra tion Cont. Do c ume nt in I E P.  AT F urthe r pro c e ss ha s is no t ne e de d a lre a dy b e e n c o mple te d/ no t  AT is ne e de d, a nd is suc c e ssfully b e ing use d ne e de d/ in pla c e  AT ma y b e ne e de d, b ut the I E P te a m is unsure wha t se rvic e Co ntinue o r de vic e wo uld me e t the stude nt’ s ne e ds 5 ste p pro c e ss  T he te a m is unsure wha t AT is, a nd so must find re so urc e s in o rde r to ma ke a n info rme d de c isio n re g a rding c o nside ra tio n.

va lua tio n T e a m T e c hno lo g y Me mb e rs T ype I nfo rma tio n Asse ssme nt/ E (stude nt, ta sks, e nviro nme nt) Ste p 2: F o rma l I nfo rma l

Asse ssme nt/ E valuation c ont. SE T T (Jo y Za b a la ) T E ST (Christine F la nig a n) S=Stude nt T =T a sks E =E nviro nme nt E =E nviro nme nt T =T a sks S=Stude nt T =T o o ls T =T o o ls

Asse ssme nt/ E valuation c ont. o Do we think the stude nt mig ht b e ne fit fro m te c hno lo g ie s? o Wha t te c hno lo g y F E AT URE S mig ht the stude nt b e ne fit fro m? NOT F e a ture s: AT F e a ture s: • I pa d • Po rta b le • Surfa c e Pro T a b le t • Co lo r F ilte rs • Big K e ys K e yb o a rd • Pho ne tic Spe ll Che c k • No va Cha t • 15 in sc re e n o r la rg e r • K e y Gua rd • Pre ssure Amo unt • Ca me ra

Asse ssme nt/ T r ial E valuation Stude nt: Re so urc e le ve l fre shma n, IPa d L a ptop Chrome book te a m re po rte d ne e de d AT fo r “writing ”, fo rma l e va lua tio n E d T e c h c o mple te d X T T S X * INDPE X e s: Po rta b le , wo rd F e atur NDE NT L Y WP pro c e ssing , T T S X X X Porta ble Ac c ommodations r e c omme nde d: X X X Pro vide d no te s, de c re a se d *Note s X do c ume nt tra nsfe r whe n po ssib le *  T ra nsfe r X

Asse ssme nt/ T r ial E valuation Stude nt: F re shma n ta king g e n e d. IPa d L a ptop Chrome book c la sse s, te a m re po rte d diffic ultie s with writing le g ib ility, fo rma l e va l E d T e c h X c o mple te d. Porta ble WP X X X e s: E dT e c h, Po rta b le wo rd F e atur  Sta rt Up pro c e ssing , de c re a se d sta rt up T ime X X time , ro b ust spe ll c he c k, spe e c h- to -te xt Spe ll Che c k X X X ST T X X X

Ste p 3: T r ial Go in with a pla n! 1. I de ntify g o a ls, sc o pe , time line s  Da ta Co lle c tio n & I nfo rma tio n Ga the ring Ac tivitie s -- Pic k o ne c la ss, o ne / two ta sks, de te rmine spe c ific da ta to b e c o lle c te d  E xa mple s: • AAC - stude nt’ s a b ility to a nswe r c o mpre he nsio n q ue stio ns during a da ily g ro up re a ding a c tivity • Wo rd Pro c e sso r - le g ib ility o f b e llwo rk a ssig nme nts in E ng lish c la ss • Ada ptive K e yb o a rd – stude nt’ s use o f the de vic e a nd time spe nt to c o mple te writte n 2. Ac q uire E q uipme nt Ne e de d fo r T ria l 3. Co mple te the tria l

T r ial c ont. 4. De c isio n Ma king :  Ana lyze the da ta • T e a m fe e db a c k • Did the stude nt use the de vic e ? • Do e s a diffe re nt de vic e ne e d to b e tria le d? 5. Ma ke Re c o mme nda tio n  Did we se e a c ha ng e ?  Do e s the stude nt a c tua lly re q uire the de vic e fo r F APE ?