Overview
Putting together your AT toolkit on a low budget can be a challenge. We have one available for free! Join us to explore possible AT solutions for communication, behavior regulation, reading, math, writing, spelling, organization, and more.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe two benefits of addressing AT needs with free resources
2. Identify a specific AT need with at least one free resource
3. Determine three different free AT resources to consider for an individual with a reading disability

Strand
Education & Learning: Early Intervention – 12

Target Audience
Accessibility Professional; ADA Coordinator; Administrators; AT Specialists; Alternative Media Specialist; Communication Specialist; Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities; Consultants/Trainers; Curriculum and Instruction; Disability Services; Educators; Government/Non-Profit Agencies; Instructional Technologist; Media Specialist; Occupational Therapists; Paraprofessionals; Physical Therapists; Speech-Language Pathologists; Special Education Educators; Transition Coordinator; Vocational Rehabilitation

Experience Level
Introductory

Content Area
Professional Area

ATIA 2020 Conference Recording
This course was given at the ATIA 2020 Conference on Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education CEUs

This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
AOTA; IACET
For: 0.1 CEU Units.

Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: April 1, 2020. This course was offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: May 31, 2023. 

Speaker/s:
Carol Page
University of South Carolina/South Carolina Assistive Technology Program
Carol A. Page is the Program Director of the South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) at the USC School of Medicine, Center for Disability Resources, Department of Pediatrics. She received her PhD degree in speech-language pathology from the University of South Carolina and her assistive technology practitioner certificate from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Carol promotes and coordinates activities of the SC Assistive Technology Program including training, device loan, device demonstration, device reuse, technical assistance with other agencies, and public awareness. She supervises and mentors students from speech-language pathology masters and undergraduate programs who perform tasks of the device loan and demonstration programs. Carol provides trainings at a local, state and national level on assistive technology for persons with disabilities of all ages, their caregivers and professionals who serve them. Training topics include augmentative and alternative communication, software for reading and writing, computer access and a variety of other resources.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
salary from employment
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No