Don't Miss These Outstanding Webinars on Assistive Technology!

The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Webinar Series

provides a collection of topics for educators, rehab professionals, assistive technology specialists, individuals with disabilities and their families, and others who are looking to broaden their knowledge of assistive technology and the evaluation skills needed to assess the products.   These topics include a general overview of AT, augmentative communications, technology for the blind or visually impaired, and topics to assist those providing support to students with special needs.

Each webinar is being presented by national leaders in their field.

Don’t miss these August webinars:

Weaving the Threads of Communication – REGISTER

Presenter:  Marsye W. Kaplan, M.S., CCC-SLP, ATP, Assistive Technology Team Leader, Baltimore County Public Schools

Thursday, August 13:  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

This session will explore the use of Core vocabulary to create customized, functional and interactive communication systems. The research basis for designing communication systems for individuals with complex communication needs will be demonstrated.

Augmentative Communication Evaluations:  A Toolkit Approach – REGISTER

Presenters:  Debby McBride, MS, CCC-SLP, AAC TechConnect; Lisa Bardach, MS, CCC-SLP, Communicating Solutions, LLC

Thursday, August 20:  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

This session will assist in organizing and systematizing the AAC evaluation process. Participants will be able to put together their own low-cost, efficient communication toolkit, both using what they already have and identifying additional tools to obtain.

Upcoming webinars in early September – go to our website for session abstracts, learning outcomes, and speaker biographies:

Selecting Software for Students with Learning Disabilities:  An Instructional Resource – REGISTER

Tuesday, September 1:  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

This webinar will discuss how selecting appropriate educational software for students with learning disabilities can often be a difficult and complicated process. This online resource helps people to better understand the nature of different learning disabilities as well as identify appropriate and effective educational software to deal with specific cognitive and achievement deficits- as identified through common learning disability testing instruments. Learn how this resource came to be created, and how you can use it to better help your students with learning disabilities.

Jayme Johnson is the Web Accessibility Instructor at the High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU) for the California Community Colleges.  Jayme conducts workshops and trainings in the areas of assistive computer technology and web accessibility, including instructional design and technology, assistive computer technology applications, emerging technologies and media, distance education, and related access issues.

Technology for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired – REGISTER

Presenter: William Bielawski, Director of Adaptive Technology Center, The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Thursday, September 3:  4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern time

This webinar is a complete examination of the current technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired to access information on paper or electronic information. It will trace the recent evolution of this technology and the implications for today’s young students, college students, working adults, and seniors.

After a career at Bell Laboratories, William Bielawski joined The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired as Director of the Adaptive Technology Center and Office Skills Training. Bill was co-founder of the Illinois Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (IPVI) in 1986 and is its President.  Bill is also the Blindness Strand Advisor for the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2009 Chicago Conference in October.

Upcoming webinars in mid September -  go to our website for session abstracts, learning outcomes, and speaker biographies:

Stirring the Alphabet Soup:  Blending AT, UDL, RTI, and AIM to Increase Achievement
Presenters:  Joy Zabala, Ed.D., ATP, CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology): Diana Carl, Independent Consultant, Vicki Hershman, PATINS State Project Director (Indiana), Indiana Department of Education/Division of Student Learning/Office of Differentiated Learners
Wednesday, September 9:  4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern time

AIMing for Achievement!:  What YOU Need to Know about the Selection, Acquisition, and Use of Accessible Instructional Materials
Presenters: Jeff Diedrich, Michigan Integrated Technology Services; Skip Stahl, CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology); Jenna Wasson Gravel, CAST; Joy Zabala, Ed.D., ATP, CAST
Thursday, September 10:  4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern time

Overview of Assistive Technology
Presenter:  Russ Holland, Program Director, Alliance for Technology Access
Wednesday, September 16:  4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern time

Click here for complete webinar details. Registration is easy – Sign up now!

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