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UW Project ECHO
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Dept. 4298; 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2977
Toll Free: (888) 989-9463
TeleType: (800) 908-7011
Fax: (307) 766-2763
Email: projectecho@uwyo.edu
UW ECHO in Assistive Technology provides training and the sharing of best practices for educators and service providers to consider, implement and evaluate the use of assistive technology to improve outcomes for students.
Network participants include users of assistive technology and their families, assistive technology professionals, specialists and teams, school administrators, general and special education teachers, paraeducators, case managers, school counselors, school psychologists, state agency staff, and special education service providers, including OTs, PTs, SLPs, etc.
UW ECHO in Assistive Technology is a collaboration with Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources.
Sessions are on Fridays, bi-weekly, 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. MT via Zoom video conferencing technology.
To register for the Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 sessions, click the button below.
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)
Contact Us
UW Project ECHO
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Dept. 4298; 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2977
Toll Free: (888) 989-9463
TeleType: (800) 908-7011
Fax: (307) 766-2763
Email: projectecho@uwyo.edu