Description:
This session will address the IDEA stipulations for assistive technology, and how team members can increase their understanding of AT as part of the individualized education planning process to make sure students with disabilities obtain the services and supports they need.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act recognizes the important role of assistive technology devices and services to support desired educational outcomes and successful transition for students with disabilities.  There are misconceptions about the obligations of school districts, as well as “realities” that team members must acknowledge when seeking to obtain AT for the students they serve.  This session will address the following:

• What does IDEA/IDEIA mean by “assistive technology”? (the federal definitions of AT devices and services)
• What are the mandates in IDEA/IDEIA for “consideration” and incorporation of AT in the written plan? (“special considerations” that open the door to AT for students with disabilities)
• What are appropriate practices and opportunities for considering and incorporating AT in the IEP? (Opportunities within the IEP for incorporating AT; “taking technology home”)
• But our school budget wasn’t passed – now what? (How other funding sources may be used – or not used – to assure access to AT for students with disabilities)
• How can IEP team members, including parents, advocate for AT in the IEP? (Resources and strategies for advocating for the inclusion of AT in the IEP)
• Strategies for including AT in transition planning (Approaches to and resources for addressing AT for students transitioning to post-secondary education, employment, and independent living).

Speaker Biography :
Amy S. Goldman is an associate director of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University where she directs the Commonwealth’s statewide program under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology [PIAT]).  In addition to teaching and consulting, Amy has provided expert witness testimony in due process and other proceedings.  Amy has specialized in AAC throughout her long career as an SLP and is chair of the steering committee of ASHA’s Special Interest Division on AAC and chair of the PA Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing.

Learning Outcomes:
As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the IDEA requirements regarding assistive technology

2. List three ways in which AT can be incorporated in the IEP.

3. Define the role of AT in transition planning and how to enhance AT in the IEP of transitioning students.

 

 

Additional Information: http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3847

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CEUs
This activity has been reviewed by AAC Institute and is offered for 0.2 CEUs (1.5 hour of instruction).

To register for CEUs, click on the link below to download the Evaluation and Learning Assessment Form, complete the form, and save the file using this file name model:

2010-ATIA-Webinar-Sept28-Lastname-Firstname.rtf.

Then send the file as an email attachment to ceus@aacinstitute.org. If any difficulty is encountered in using this form, write to ceus@aacinstitute.org to request an alternative file format. In the body of the email, include:

Name
Assistive Technology Role (SLP, OT, family, etc.)
State (if USA), Province (if Canada), or other country

Download Evaluation and Learning Assessment Form now.

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Certificates are sent as .pdf email attachments.