Transcript UCAT - The Utah Center for Assistive Technology

Utah CEC Conference
February 27, 2015
Murray High School
Assistive Technology (AT) Options for Students
with High Incidence Disabilities
Julia Pearce
Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT)
Utah Assistive Technology Teams (UATT)
UCAT - The Utah Center for
Assistive Technology
1595 West 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
1-801-887-9380
ucat.usor.utah.gov
Cost-free Consultation Sessions
 Available to Individuals of any Age
 Computer Access
 Special Software
 Augmentative Communication
Assistive Technology Workshops
 Workshops by Utah Assistive
Technology Teams (UATT) Central
Office Staff
 Training for UATT Members
 Vendor Workshops at UATT Central
AT Equipment Lending Library
 Public Library - available to any
responsible adult who is in the UCAT
database
 UATT Lending Library-
for UATT members only
UAAACT/UATT
Utah
Assistive
Technology
Teams
 Formerly Utah Alternative Augmentative Assistive Communication
Technology Team
Utah Assistive Technology Team
http://ucat.usor.utah.gov/uatt/
www.uatt.org
28 UATT Teams
 Regional Teams are comprised of Speech-
Language Pathologist, Special Education
Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physical
Therapists and Technology Specialists
 Teams assess students with disabilities to
determine if assistive technology is necessary
for their education program
 UATT Teams determine if AT can improve the
communication skills of students with serious
limitations in their verbal or written
communication skills
UATT Central is here to support the District
UATT members
 Order and maintain evaluation equipment for UATT
teams
 Organize, sponsor, and conduct training for UATT
members
 Assist UATT teams with student AT evaluations
UATT Information
 www.uatt.org
 Referral
Form
 Team Leaders and Phone #s
 Forms for data collection
 Guidelines for UATT Members
 Links to other AAC related web sites
Students
with High
Incidence
Disabilities
 What needs are you seeing for
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students with:
Learning disabilities
Mild to moderate intellectual
disabilities
Communication disorders
Emotional or behavioral disorders
We know the needs so now what?
 Things to consider:
 Student
 Environment
 Task
 Tool
SETT process: www.joyzabala.com
 What does this mean?
SETT Framework – Joy Zabala
Student - Environment –Task…
and then Tool
www.joyzabala.com
Let’s look
 A device may be a great way to help a
student succeed while working on a ‘task’ or
goal
What have you heard about that might be
helpful?
Devices? Equipment? Systems?
Some of the options
 Forte – portable word processor
 Livescribe Smart Pen
 Prizmo app and Voice Dream app
 Dragon Dictate app – Notes
 Co-writer app and software
 Organization folders
 Bookshare
 Shared outline from teacher
 Written schedule
 Other
Let’s try
 Create a paragraph about what you did for fun
last summer using a piece of technology
 Ideas on what worked, and
 Why did it work?
 Ideas on what did not work?
What was the difference?
What was the goal?
Students
with
Significant
or Multiple
Disabilities
 What are the needs you are seeing
for students in this group?
 Communication
 Accessibility
 Other
Big Mack
Some
options
Communication boards
Step by step communicator
32 message communicator
A few more….
Options are available
if you know what the goal
is for a student
Picture schedule
iPad with apps
Environmental controls
We all use technology to
communicate THE TECHNOLOGY
DOESN’T MAKE
COMMUNICATION
MEANINGFUL…
YOU DO
Questions? Comments?
 Thank you!
 Julia Pearce
 Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT)
 Utah Assistive Technology Team (UATT)
 801-887-9534
 [email protected]