Overview
All students deserve an equitable education! This fast-paced session will explore the “why” and attendees will leave with immediate implementation of low cost, simple tools for Mac, PC, iOS, Chrome extensions to turn classroom worksheets, documents into accessible formats/instruction and tools for accessing online text for independent student access.
Learning Objectives
- Describe five usable formats of accessible educational materials (AEM).
- List at least three ways to quickly create AEM to facilitate independent learner.
- Describe three different skills sets of reading.
Primary Strand
Education and Learning
Secondary Strand
Mainstream & Web Accessible Technologies
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- Administrators
- AT Specialists
- Consultants/Trainers
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educators
- Family Members
- Instructional Technologist
- Media Specialist
- Paraprofessionals
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Special Education Educators
Experience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Elementary - Secondary (K-12)
Content Area
Professional Area
Course Schedule
This course was included in the ATIA 2021: AT Connected virtual event education program.
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: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
Speaker/s:
Kelli Suding
PATINS Project, PATINS Specialist
Biography
Kelli has a background in general education and special education classrooms. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Indiana University-Purdue University with licensing in both general and special education K-6. Kelli has national, state and regional presentation and training experience. She does have a strong understanding of and ability to connect theory to practice and LOVES to visit classrooms and work one-on-one with teachers and students. Her instructional experience has been with students requiring mild, moderate, and intense intervention. Kelli's specializations include Autism, AEM & AT: Secondary Age, Chrome Accessibility & Integration, SLD: Primary Age, UDL.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No