Overview
Accommodating individuals with disabilities using assistive technologies can be beneficial in a wide variety of job settings. ATIA is fortunate to have a community of subject matter experts with broad experience in providing reasonable accommodations in the workplace and meeting transition related needs. In this session, speakers in the Transition and Workplace Accessibility Strand are invited to introduce themselves and provide a preview of their presentation. Attendees are also invited to bring examples of challenging accommodation scenarios to the group for discussion following the session previews.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss five sessions related to transition and workplace accessibility.
- Identify three sessions of interest.
- Discuss three current issues involving transition and workplace accessibility.
Primary & Secondary Strand
Transition and Workplace Accessibility
Target Audience
- ADA Coordinator
- Administrators
- AT Specialists
- Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities
- Consultants/Trainers
- Disability Services
- Educators
- Family Members
- Government/Non-Profit Agencies
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Teachers of the Visually Impaired
- Visual Impairment Specialists
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Experience Level
Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Elementary - Secondary (K-12), Higher Education, Adult/Senior, OTHER: Transition
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with recording
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2022 Conference on Thursday, Jan 27: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
This course was approved by CRCC for CRC CEUs and was included in the ATIA CRC Transition & Workplace Accessibility Series (2023-2024). This series offering was available from March 20, 2023, through March 19, 2024.
Speaker/s:
Teresa Goddard
Job Accommodation Network (JAN), JAN Lead Consultant
Biography
Teresa Goddard joined the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) staff as a Program Assistant in March 2008, joined the JAN Motor Team as a Consultant in August 2008, and then transitioned to JAN’s Sensory Team. Teresa now provides expert level consultation and team leadership as a Lead Consultant on JAN’s Sensory Team. In this role, Teresa fields questions from employees and employers regarding their rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and assists in identifying accommodation solutions for individuals with sensory impairments.
Teresa's professional experience includes work as an Educational Speech-Language Pathologist and as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructor in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where in addition to classroom teaching, she led continuing education workshops on collaborative instructional techniques and cross-cultural understanding.
Teresa earned a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from West Virginia University (WVU). Teresa’s research interests include assistive technology, trauma informed practices, and cross-cultural perspectives on disability services.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment. Honorarium as ATIA Strand Advisor.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
I myself use and have personal relationships with people who use various assistive technologies.