Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Free Training: Considering Assistive Technology

 

Seats are still available!

Considering Assistive Technology,
It’s More Than Just Checking a Box!

May 16, 2018
9:30 am – 11:30 am
 
FREE!

Palmetto Health Richland
Lower Level
Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204

This session will include a brief overview of the identification, consideration, and documentation of assistive technology in the IEP process. We will explore how IEP teams address AT needs throughout the development of the IEP. Participants will be provided with helpful resources and tips on developing compliant IEPs.

Presenters:

Elizabeth Moore has worked in South Carolina schools for more than a decade. After earning her B.A. from the University of South Carolina and her MLA from Converse College, she began her career working in a high priority school where the focused use of technology was just being initiated. She then worked as an instructional technology specialist for several years before she began working in a facility where instructional technology and assistive technology are both integrated into the curriculum and the lives of the students. Now Elizabeth is an Assistive Technology Specialist for the Office of Special Education Services at the South Carolina Department of Education where she serves students with disabilities who have assistive technology needs throughout the state.

Kathleen Heiss  works with the South Carolina Department of Education Office of Special Education Services as an IDEA Compliance Monitor.  Before joining the team, Kathleen was an assistive technology specialist with SCDE. Prior to that, she was an elementary teacher and assistive technology specialist in Indiana. Kathleen served six years as a volunteer firefighter/EMT and worked diligently with training others in the fire department on how to meet the needs of citizens with disabilities under their care. She has also taught courses on assistive technology as a lecturer for Purdue University Northwest.

 

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