Assistive Technology Across Environments: Technology that Goes with You

Session Description

AAC is not a “one size fits all”! It is critical to selection of tools and strategies that support a student’s successful communication that teams know what questions to ask and how to answer those questions through collection of meaningful data. It is equally important to evaluate the effectiveness of a team’s approach to that process. Let’s look at both!

We will identify the key questions to consider in identifying an AAC device for a student as well as ways to evaluate how well a chosen device meets a student’s needs. We will also look at the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology (QIAT) indicators for Evaluation of Effectiveness.

Presenter: Jane Korsten, has a degree in elementary education from the University of Kansas and an M.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Illinois.

Session Materials

Myths-and-Facts-Surrounding-Assistive-Technology-Devices-01-22-2024-5.pdf

Determining+Progress+and+Using+Data+During+AT+implementation.pdf