PaTTAN Technology Adventure For Students with Vision and Hearing Needs

Session Dates

09/25/2024

Location: PaTTAN - WEST

Registration: OPEN

Tuesday October 22, 2024 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM -

Location: PaTTAN - EAST

10/23/2024

Location: PaTTAN - CENTRAL

Registration: OPEN

Join us for the PaTTAN Technology Adventure for Students with Vision & Hearing Needs -- connecting students, families, education professionals and assistive technology (AT) representatives at your local PaTTAN office. No need to travel! Are you wondering how to find and pay for assistive technology before and after graduation? Come explore new technology and chat with vendors, learn about new trends, and ask any questions you may have. Try out the latest assistive technology and find what works best for each student. Join our "Q&A" sessions to get the answers to your questions about assistive technology and secondary transition; participate in round table discussions with local transition professionals so you can learn about the supports available for students after graduation, including assistive technology. Don't miss this chance to embark on this adventure, grow your skills, learn, and explore together right in your own community. See you there!

Objectives

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Identify features of software and applications that provide students with sensory impairments (visual impairments, deaf/hard of hearing, deaf-blind) access to all environments and meet individual goals.
Describe 3 feature matching needs (input or output) in specific AT that you learned about during the training.
Identify 3 interagency supports available to students/families following graduation to support their continued use of AT as they transition out of public education.

Target Audience

Families/guardians and students with visual impairments, deaf/hard of hearing, and deaf-blindness, teachers of students with visual impairments, teachers of students who are deaf/hard of hearing, certified orientation & mobility specialists, educational audiologists, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, special educators, general education teachers, early intervention service providers, developmental specialists, deaf-blind interveners, materials specialists, educational interpreters, assistive technology consultants, paraprofessionals, school psychologists, service coordinators, vocational rehabilitation professionals, administrators.