Assistive Technology

Fall sessions start September 13 and will feature a new series on assistive technology considerations. Topics will 
address how to consider AT for IEPs, assessments, and implementation.

This session will provide an overview of ECHO in AT sessions for 2024-2025 and give an introduction to the Myths and Facts document, an important document regarding assistive technology in schools for all educators; early childhood, K-12, and transition to adulthood.

Presenter: Terri Wofford, MS CCC, Speech Language Pathologist and Manager for Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR)

This session will highlight the differences between Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Accessible Educational Materials (AEM), and accessible documents and technology. We will discuss myths 9, 13, 14.

Presenter: Shelby Kappler, Assistive Technology Program Specialist, Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR)

This session will highlight the differences between low, mid, and high-tech assistive technology (AT) and discuss the concept that selecting AT is not a one and done approach. Myths discussed 9, 12, 20, 27.

Presenters: Terri Wofford, MS CCC, Speech Language Pathologist and Manager for Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR), and Krista Zweig, AT Project Coordinator

This interactive session will share legal considerations and best practices for when teams should consider assistive technology for students with and without disabilities to ensure all students, including students with disabilities and students in intervention services, can access and progress in the general curriculum.

Presenters: Tessie Rose Bailey, Ph.D, Director, PROGRESS Center: Promoting Progress for Students with Disabilities and Advisor for the Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Center at AIR, Lead IDEA Center and National Center on Intensive Interventions (NCII)