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Nebraska AgrAbility Rodney Peterson Rural Rehabilitation Specialist Emily Freudenburg Rural Rehabilitation Specialist Introduction Want to wish you all a Merry Christmas Thank you for taking time to be on this call with us today. Independent . Living. Utilization of Assistive Technology under . CT Money Follows the Person. April 1, 2014. 1:45 - 3:15 PM. Presenter. Paul C. Ford. Training & Technical Assistance. Money Follows the Person. 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.. October 11, 2017. 1. AgrAbility began in 1991 as part of the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (“The Extension Service”). Breaking New Ground started in 1979 and was a model for AgrAbility. Claire Johnstone (Speech & Language Therapist) . Sharon Leahy (Occupational Therapist). National Rehabilitation Hospital . Dun Laoghaire . Co. Dublin. Outline of presentation . Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT). 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 Cognitive Assistive Technology 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. . Virginia Department of Education . Assistive Technology Priority Project. Check your knowledge…. Answer . true. or . false. to the following statements. . ___Assistive technology (AT) was first defined in IDEA in 1990. . Presenters. Kasie. . Hamman. , General Education Teacher. Sean Kugler, Assistive Technology Specialist. Laura . Leff. -Allen, Special Education Teacher. Amy . Ronn. , Special Education Teacher. Valerie West, Occupational Therapist. services provided through . Oklahoma ABLE Tech, a contractor for the . Oklahoma State Department of . Education. Assis. t. ive Technology 101: An Overview. Did You Know…?. Assistive technology . (AT) is used . Danyele Clingan, OTS. University of . Indianapolis, National . AgrAbility Project. AgrAbility . Webinar Series. Thursday, . April 26, . 3:00 p.m. ET. Audio available through computer or phone.. Check sound via Communicate menu at top left. 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". THE COMPANY. COMPANY BACKGROUND. Established in 1992 working within the higher education and workplace sectors. Helped over 500,000 disabled people to succeed. Operating in the UK, USA, South Africa and Middle East. 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”. Kim Karwal, Rural Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Coordinator. Easterseals. Iowa. Assistive Technology Program . What is Assistive Technology . Assistive Technology is defined as any piece of equipment, product system, or service used to increase, maintain, and/or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities or limitations (ATIA, 2017). .