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DEPART DEP ARTMENT MENT OF OF SPEC SPECIAL IAL EDUC EDUCATION ATION ASS ASSISTIVE ISTIVE TEC TECHNOLOGY HNOLOGY Presented By: Tosha Mobley ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS 1

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Department of Special Education Assistive Technology Department 130 Trinity Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 802-2608 Katika Lovett, AT Coordinator Edroce Etheridge, AT Specialist Harry Davis, AT Specialist Tonisha Johnson, AT Specialist Tosha Mobley, AT Specialist Ty Lewis, AT Specialist Diana Faulk , Office Assistant 2

ENABLING DREAMS … … one child at a time. 3

WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY? In general, the term means any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability. 4

AS ASSIST SISTIVE IVE TE TECHN CHNOL OLOGY GY REFERR REF ERRAL AL PROC PROCESS ESS • An IEP team must meet in order to consider a student’s need for assistive technology. The discussion about the student’s needs should be documented in the IEP notes. • The following three items ARE required in order for an evaluation or consultation to be completed ➢ AT request ➢ Student Information Form ➢ AT Considerations Checklist 5

AS ASSIST SISTIVE IVE TE TECHN CHNOL OLOGY GY REFERR REF ERRAL AL PROC PROCESS ESS (Con’t) ❑ Referrals MUST be scanned via email to: Diana Faulk and will be logged and assigned to an AT Specialist within 7 days. ❑ Evaluations/Consultations completed and a report will be submitted to the SLT and parent by the AT Specialist ❑ AT Specialists will provide additional recommendations and assessments as needed 6

AT SOLUTIONS AT SOLU TIONS 7

Assistive Assistive Technology Technology Initiatives Initiatives 8

RESOURCES RESOURCES Atl Atlan anta ta Pu Public S blic Sch choo ools ls Assistive Assistive Tech Te chno nology logy Sp Spec eciali ialists sts Edroce Etheridge – emetheridge@atlanta.k12.ga.us Tosha Mobley – tomobley@atlanta.k12.ga.us Tonisha Johnson – tljohnson@atlanta.k12.ga.us Ty Lewis – tylewis@atlanta.k12.ga.us Harry Davis – hjdavis@atlanta.k12.ga.us Katika Lovett – kdlovett@atlanta.k12.ga.us Diana Faulk (Admin. Ass.) – dfaulk@atlanta.k12.ga.us 9

ADD ADDITIONAL ITIONAL RESOURCES RESOURCES ❖ Georgia Project for Assisti Assistive ve Te Tech chno nology logy http://www.gpat.org/ The Georgia Project for Assistive Technology ( GPAT ), a unit of the Georgia Department of Education, supports local school systems in their efforts to provide assistive technology ❖ Misunderstood Minds . Introduction | PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/intro.html Misunderstood Minds , Stories from the Documentary: Nathan V. Lauren Sarah Lee Adam Nathan S. 10

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? THANK YOU !!! HAVE A WONDERFUL 2015 SCHOOL YEAR! 11