PPT-Abilities Expo 2015 Assistive Technology

By Sarah Mitri The Abilities Expo AT Showcase is your chance to explore how assistive technology can help you or your loved ones bridge the gap between ability and disability INTERACTION JOY KNOWLEDGE. Neil Cottrell. ADSHE Annual Conference, 28. th. May 2013. Timing and Questions. Overview. Personal Perspective. Assistive technology as coping strategies. How I chose strategies. Reading. Memory. Organisation. Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology. .. Assistive Technology. Jim Ellam. Staffordshire County Council. Technology changes throughout our lives. Its not about the technology…….. "Switched-on" generation switched off to life-changing care technology. Sara . Muharemovic. If your face is like this, FEAR NOT!. Well what is it?. Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.. Presented by . Janet Peters . and . Bryan Ayres. Center for Technology. And Disability . Webinar May . 4, 2015. Session Overview. Key Factors to Consider when Transitioning with . AT. Our Research. Introducing the QIAT-PS . Training materials created by the Technology to Improve Kids’ Educational Success (TIKES) Project, a project of PACER Center: PACER.org/. stc. /tikes. © . 2016, . PACER Center. Including Assistive Technology (AT) . Heather C Markham, MS CS, MS RST. KY OVR Rehabilitation Technologist. *But not the entire 525 pages of the ASNAT 5. th. Edition (2009) by WATI. Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education . Amanda M. Reinsfelder, ATP. Assistive Technology Specialist. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or U. S. Government.. 1 A Crash Course on Assistive Technology Evaluations Kyle Slough, MS., CRC Kgslough@live.com Marie Agius, MS., LCAS, CRC Dotym07@students.ecu.edu Melissa Engleman, EdD . E nglemanm@ecu.edu Irene Howell Assistive Technology Center Chapter 1 - Assistive Technology Assessment WATI Student Information Guide SECTION 2 Communication 1. Student UCC. . 11. th. December 2013. Assistive Technology: . What is it?. 2. The most commonly used definition is the American definition, which is.  . "Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customised that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities". Assistive Technology (AT). Goals . of this . presentation:. Help . you see ways that AT can help you adapt to life with a spinal cord injury or spinal cord disease. Discuss . how technology helps to re-define “Disability” and helps to create “resilience”. A brief guide for families. Washoe County School District . AT Team. Who am I?? . Special Education teacher by heart and education – 25 years. Bachelor’s in Elementary and Special Education; Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction. What is Assistive Technology?. Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional abilities of a person.. Students with Disabilities. To Use At Home. Adam Krass, MS, ATP. President. Adam Krass Consulting, LLC. Grant Partner: SPAN Parent Advocacy Network. Funded Through . The AT For Students with Disabilities and Their Families 2019-2020 Project .