Overview
Our students need the skills to seamlessly implement AT solutions on-the-job. Teachers and parents of teenagers feel like they are glued to their phones 24-7. How do we take this mainstream technology that often feels like a toy and use it as a tool for successful integration into the workplace? In this session, we will explore apps, tools, and features of smartphones that can be used to support successful employment for students of varied levels of ability.
Learning Objectives
- Define three or more job readiness skills requiring explicit instruction at the secondary level that will serve as a foundation for successful employment.
- Identify at least one benefit employers realize when they employ students and/or adults with a disability.
- Discuss two to five basic smartphone functions/apps/tools that can support successful integration into the workplace.
Primary & Secondary Strands
Transition & Workplace Accessibility; Education & Learning: Early Intervention -12/Higher Education
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- Administrators
- Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities
- Disability Services
- Educators
- Family Members
- Special Education Educators
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Transition Coordinator
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Experience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Elementary - Secondary (K-12)
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with live-stream
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2023 Virtual Event on Thursday, February 2 from 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This session is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: August 15, 2023
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: June 30, 2024
End date of CRC CEUs offering: January 30, 2024
As this course was included in the ATIA 2023 Virtual Event series, please refer to the ATIA Learning Center CEUs page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Jennifer Wilson, M.Ed.
Teton County School District, Learning Specialist
Biography
Out-of-the box. Passionate. Chaos Coordinator. All of the above. Jennifer Wilson graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Theater. Rather than star in movies, she completed her teaching certification and a M.Ed. in Special Education from California State University Bakersfield. 20+ years in the classroom have taken her from California, to Oregon, to Texas and now to Wyoming. Although she has taught at all grade levels, her specialty is successful student transition from high school to postsecondary education and work. Currently, she teaches at the alternative high school in Jackson with students that struggle from trauma and past negative academic experiences. As the parent of a son with Dyslexia, she has experienced first-hand the impact services such as Vocational Rehabilitation, Assistive Technology, and Transition Planning have had on molding him into a successful young adult. As a teacher, she implements these same techniques with her students. She loves to share with teachers and practitioners so that they are equipped with the tools necessary to build success in their own students.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Jennifer Wilson is employed as a Learning Specialist with Teton County School district in Jackson, WY where she receives a salary.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Jennifer Wilson is the mother of a son with Dyslexia. He has been successful in both work and academics when utilizing text-to-speech and speech-to-text apps on his phone.