How do I make decisions about assistive technology? (VDOE's Assistive Technology Network)
Description:
When making decisions about assistive technology for a student, there is a lot to consider. You need to apply a framework that will help describe the student's needs and abilities and know how to select appropriate tools and strategies. These resources will help you as you navigate through helping a student with their assistive technology needs.
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Getting Started with AT
- Podcast: AT in 3 - Assistive Technology in Education Podcasts (VA Tech T/TAC)
- Resource: Assistive Technology: An Overview (IRIS Center)
- Resource: Assistive Technology Internet Modules (ATIM)
- Resource: AT Tools in Schools Booklet- 2nd Edition (VDOE's Assistive Technology Network)
Documentation of Consideration
- Resource: 2022 Virginia Assistive Technology, Tools, and Strategies (VATTS): Consideration Guide and Resources (VDOE's Assistive Technology Network)
- Resource: Assessing Students’ Needs for Assistive Technology (WATI, Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative)
- Resource: SETT Framework Resources (Joy Zabala)
- Resource: The SETT Framework and Evaluating Assistive Technology Remotely (Council for Exceptional Children, CEC)
- Website: AT Network Website: Consideration & Assessment Information Gathering
Finding the Right Tool
- Resource: Hey! Can I Try That? A Student Handbook for Choosing and Using Assistive Technology
- **Webshop: [TechKnowledgy 2020-21] Putting the 'AT' in mATh: Making Math More Accessible with Assistive Technology
- **Webshop: [TechKnowledgy 2018-19] Archived Webinar: Assistive Technology Tools in Literacy Instruction and Support
- **Webshop: [TechKnowledgy 2021-22] Assistive Technology and its Role in Education for Students with Vision Impairments
- Resource: Google Documents Speech to Text: Step by Step Directions
- Resource: Office 365: Step by Step Directions for Dictation
- Resource: Read&Write for Education (Texthelp) (Read & Write)
- Resource: Executive Function and Organization (OCALI)
- Resource: Accommodations to the Physical Environment: Setting up a Classroom for Students With Visual Disabilities (IRIS Center)
- Resource: Assistive Technology for Math (Understood.org)
- Resource: Assistive Technology for People with Brain Injury (BrainLine & Easterseals Iowa)
- Resource: Assistive Technology That's Built Into Mobile Devices (Understood)
- Resource: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) may be necessary for individuals with complex communication needs. How do I get started?
Assessment & Trials
- Website: AT Network Website: Consideration & Assessment Trial Implementation
- Resource: AAC Trial Implementation: Team Roles & Responsibilities
- Resource: Don Johnston (Learning Tools and Evaluation)
- Resource: Direct Selection Checklist (Tobii Dynavox)
- Resource: Eye Gaze Observation Form (Tobii Dynavox)
- Resource: Scanning Observation Form (Tobii Dynavox)
- Resource: Access Screening Tool (Tobii Dynavox)
- Resource: AAC Evaluation Genie (Apple App)
- Resource: AAC Assessment Compass (AACcessible)
- **Webshop: Assistive Technology Assessment in School-based and Remote Settings
- Resource: AAC Data Collection: Checklist and Rubric
- Resource: Transition Assessments: Assistive Technology, Career, Employability/Life Skills, Postsecondary, Self-Determination and Transition Planning (2023)
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