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V-MWAT-06: EASY Does It: Revisiting LoTTIE Kits as Inclusive Learning Tools

Overview

New uses for familiar digital, commercially available, or DIY items specifically employed or devised to meet the needs of an individual or group can increase "buy-in" by all. No longer for sale, LoTTIE (Low Tech Tools for Inclusive Education) Kits consisted of lite tech tools designed to help students in reading, writing, math, and organizational skills. Maybe it's time to take another look. Customizing a LoTTIE kit could be a valuable barrier breaking arsenal in every educator's toolkit. This session will increase awareness of easily found/designed curricular supports and implications for use to enable participation in all learning environments.

Learning Objectives

  1. Name three or more familiar tools used in unique ways to support learning or increase participation.
  2. Discuss three or more DIY tools that can be fabricated from easily found materials.
  3. List three or more features that can be represented more than one way from light tech to high tech.

Primary & Secondary Strands

Mainstream & Web Accessible Technologies; AT for Physical Access and Participation

Target Audience

  • Accessibility Professional
  • AT Specialists
  • Communication Specialist
  • Consultants/Trainers
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Educators
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Paraprofessionals
  • Special Education Educators
  • Speech-Language Pathologists

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 Conference on Friday, February 3 from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EST)

Continuing Education Credits

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs

ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: March 15, 2024
ASHA CE Approved Provider. ATIA. Introductory Level. 0.10 ASHA CEUs

This course is also offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.

Speaker/s:

Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA

Adaptations and Tools for Participation, Independent Consultant

Biography

Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA is an occupational therapist and former elementary school teacher. She is certified as an assistive technology professional (ATP) by RESNA and was a founding member of the Loudoun County Public Schools Assistive Technology Team. Judith has provided direct services in schools for more than 44 years and is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker presenting on the topics of school-based occupational therapy, transition, literacy, and assistive technology. She has authored numerous articles, and chapters in Early Childhood: Occupational Therapy Services for Children Birth to Five, Occupational Therapy for Children (6th-8th eds.), Best Practices in School Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technologies, and Occupational Therapy and Transitions: A Cross-System Perspective. Judith is the former vice president of the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association and served as the communication liaison for the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) Early Intervention and School Special Interest Section. She participated in National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) workgroups addressing response to intervention (RTI), and virtual schools. Currently, Judith represents AOTA on the National Joint Committee (NJC) for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities and serves on the editorial board of the Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (ATOB) Journal.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Receives honoraria for presentations and workshops; Strand Advisor for ATIA - receives conference registration and lodging for ATIA Conference.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Serves on the editorial board of the ATOB; Represents AOTA on the NJC.

Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP

SND Solutions, LLC, Education/Assistive Tech Consultant

Biography

Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP, is currently an independent consultant for educational and assistive technology solutions who served for many years as an assistive technology trainer for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia and is also a nationally certified speech-language pathologist. Sally has worked in a variety of venues across the USA and abroad. She has presented internationally, regionally, and virtually to diverse audiences on a wide range of everyday to high-tech strategies, interventions, and solutions. Sally is a lifelong learner committed to the full spectrum of educational and assistive technology to provide practical solutions readily accessible to all learners. She is the co-author of several articles and the ISTE publication: The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Receives honoraria for presentations and workshops; co-author of an ISTE publication: The Practical and Fun Guide to Assistive Technology in the Public Schools, for which she receives royalties; receives reduced registration as a speaker for the ATIA Conference.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No