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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
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
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
L e t’s le ar n a bit about the audie nc e
Ho w ma ny o f yo u a re :
T
e a c he rs
I
nstruc tio na l Assista nts
T
he ra pists
DDD Ca se Ma na g e rs Pa re nts Othe r? ?
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
AT =Qua lity I ndia to rs fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y
I =Wisc o nsin Assistive T e c hno lo g y I nitia tive
=Asse ssing Stude nts’ Ne e ds fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y
=Ge o rg ia Pro je c t fo r Assistive T e c hno lo g y
AT =Hig h I nc ide nc e Assistive T e c hno lo g y
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
e c hno lo g y
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
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
duc ational T e c hnologie s
E duc a tio na l T e c hno lo g ie s
wo rd pro c e sso rs
Assistive T e c hno lo g ie s
spe c ia l e duc a tio n stude nt re q uire s to a c c e ss the ir e duc a tio n o r c a mpus
Rationale for an AT Pr
“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
va lua tio n
ria l
mple me nta tio n Pla n
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
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
Re pre se nta tive
Sc ho o l Psyc ho lo g ist Spe e c h L
a ng ua g e T he ra pist
AT
Spe c ia list
Othe rs a s Ne e de d Pa re nt a nd, whe n
a ppro pria te , the c hild
Spe c ia l E
duc a tio n T e a c he r
Oc c upa tio na l T
he ra pist
Physic a l T
he ra pist
Ge ne ra l E
duc a tio n T e a c he r
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.
AT
is no t ne e de d
AT
is ne e de d, a nd is suc c e ssfully b e ing use d
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
T
he te a m is unsure wha t AT is, a nd so must find re so urc e s in
c o nside ra tio n.
Do c ume nt in I E P. F urthe r pro c e ss ha s a lre a dy b e e n c o mple te d/ no t ne e de d/ in pla c e Co ntinue 5 ste p pro c e ss
Ste p 2: Asse ssme nt/ E va lua tio n
F
nfo rma l
I nfo rma tio n (stude nt, ta sks, e nviro nme nt) T e c hno lo g y T ype T e a m Me mb e rs
Asse ssme nt/ E valuation c ont.
SE T T (Jo y Za b a la )
S=Stude nt E =E nviro nme nt T =T a sks T =T
T E ST (Christine F la nig a n)
T =T a sks E =E nviro nme nt S=Stude nt T =T
Asse ssme nt/ E valuation c ont.
E AT URE S mig ht the stude nt b e ne fit fro m?
AT F e a ture s:
ilte rs
e y Gua rd
NOT F e a ture s:
pa d
a b le t
e ys K e yb o a rd
Asse ssme nt/ E valuation
Stude nt: Re so urc e le ve l fre shma n,
te a m re po rte d ne e de d AT fo r “writing ”, fo rma l e va lua tio n c o mple te d
F e atur e s: Po rta b le , wo rd
pro c e ssing , T T S
Ac c ommodations r e c omme nde d:
Pro vide d no te s, de c re a se d do c ume nt tra nsfe r whe n po ssib le
T r ial
IPa d L a ptop Chrome book E d T e c h
X
T T S
X *INDPE
NDE NT L Y
X
WP
X X X
Porta ble
X X X
*Note s
X
*T ra nsfe r
X
Stude nt: F
re shma n ta king g e n e d. 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 c o mple te d.
F e atur e s: E
dT e c h, Po rta b le wo rd pro c e ssing , de c re a se d sta rt up time , ro b ust spe ll c he c k, spe e c h- to -te xt
Asse ssme nt/ E valuation T r ial
IPa d L a ptop Chrome book E d T e c h
X
Porta ble WP
X X X
Sta rt Up
T ime
X X
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!
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:
da ily g ro up re a ding a c tivity
ng lish c la ss
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
q uipme nt Ne e de d fo r T ria l
T r ial c ont.
Ana lyze the da ta
e a m fe e db a c k
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 ?
Ste p 4: Imple me ntation
Do n’ t fo rg e t the a c c e sso rie s
Who ’ s o ve rse e ing the
imple me nta tio n?
Ho w & whe n will the de vic e b e
use d?
Who ’ s in c ha rg e o f pro g ra mming if
re q uire d?
Wha t ha ppe ns if the de vic e
b re a ks?
T
ra ining Ne e ds
F
nfo rma l
Info rma tio n (stude nt, ta sks, e nviro nme nt) T e c hno lo g y T ype T e a m Me mb e rs Imple me ntation c ont.
E P Do c ume nta tio n
Pre se nt L
e ve ls
Spe c ia l Co nside ra tio ns Annua l Go a ls/ Ob je c tive s Re la te d Se rvic e s Supple me nta ry Aide s a nd Se rvic e s Suppo rts to Sc ho o l Pe rso nne l Ac c o mmo da tio ns T
e sting (distric t a nd sta te )
T
ra nsitio n Se rvic e Pla n - c o o rdina te d a c tivitie s
Ste p 5: Pe r iodic Re vie w
T
his is c o uld b e with a nnua l I E P o r no t
Che c k-in:
s the stude nt still using the te c h
Co nside r stude nt c o mpe te nc ie s a nd re me mb e r to re fle c t if se rvic e s
a re still ne e de d
Compe te nc ie s
Ope ra tiona l Compe te nc e – ma king the de vic e wo rk F
unc tiona l Compe te nc e – using the de vic e to o ve rc o me
b a rrie rs
Stra te g ic Compe te nc e – kno wing whe n to use the de vic e Soc ia l Compe te nc e – using the de vic e in re a l wo rld
c o mpe te nc ie s