Free Assistive Technology Webinars!

This list of free webinars is compiled from around the Web 

by the Accessible Technology Coalition. 

Follow the ATC Facebook page for late additions.

The SC Assistive Technology Program offers free webinars, too!

Accessibility

Accessibility in the Federal Workspace from ADA National Network

        Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at 11:30am Pacific, 2:30pm Eastern (90 min)

K-12, including Teens

• Dysgraphia and Writing Challenges: Powerful Approaches that Improve Written Communication from Don Johnston

            April 5th at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern

• Apps to Support Social-Emotional Development from Pacer

            April 6, 2022 at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern

• Clusive: A Flexible, Customizable and Accessible Learning Environment from AEM Café

            April 7 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern

• Tech for Teens Club : Intro to Coding & Video Games from Pacer

            April 16, 2022 at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern

• The Impact of Cerebral Visual Impairment on the Communication Needs of Children with Complex ASN from Call Scotland

            April 20, 2022 at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern (30 min.)

• Help Organize Me! : Part Three - Doing the Schedule from Pacer

            April 26, 2022 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

• Co-Treating:  Using Art to Address Motor and Communication Goals from SETC

            April 27, 2022 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern 

AAC

• AAC Talk:  Shop Before you Buy – Comparing Features from SETC

            March 31, 2022 at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern

• Eye Gaze for AAC:  Low and High Tech from SETC

            April 5, 2022 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

• Teacher Discussion:  AAC Through the Eyes of the Teacher from SETC

            April 19, 2022 at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern

• Reverse the Curse: Device Abandonment & Prompt-Dependency in AAC from AbleNet

            April 21, 2022  at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern

• AAC Talk:  Who’s on Your Success Team? from SETC

            April 21, 2022 at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern

• Let’s Talk About It:  OT and PT’s Role in AAC from SETC

            April 25, 2022 at 4pm Pacific, 7pm Eastern

• Uncensored AAC: Exploring AAC Access to Profanity and Slang from ISAAC

            April 27, 2022 at 4pm Pacific, 7pm Eastern

Advocacy Day for Access & Independence!

Advocacy Day for Access & Independence 

April 13, 2022

10 AM - 12 PM

SC Statehouse & LIVESTREAM

This year's event is planned with hybrid options, where you can participate in-person or online. Participate with us at the Statehouse, or anywhere in the world via our livestream online! 

Advocacy Day for Access & Independence is the ONLY event in South Carolina that's breaking down barriers for ALL South Carolinians with disabilities. Since its inaugural gathering in May 2014, support has grown to 30 organizations statewide all unified in an effort to ensure people with disabilities have equal access and opportunity. People with disabilities face unnecessary and discriminatory barriers to transportation, employment, and public access. Advocacy Day for Access and Independence will shine a light on these barriers in hopes of improving the lives of all South Carolinians. 

Please register to receive notifications about the event and a link to join the Livestream on the day of the event. 

Register for Advocacy Day

Issue Areas: Barriers for People with Disabilities 

Employment

The State of South Carolina should be a model employer for people with and without disabilities! People with disabilities are two times more likely to experience job loss and unemployment than those without disabilities. Additionally, nearly 1,000 South Carolinians with disabilities are limited to settings where they may make less than one dollar per hour! 

• People with disabilities deserve access to the same jobs and wages as non-disabled people.  
• People with disabilities have the right to accommodations that enable them to hold jobs that suit their strengths and interests. 

Transportation

Transportation is the key to independence and community participation. People with disabilities are twice as likely not to have dependable transportation. This makes it difficult to: 

• Find and keep their jobs 
• Take care of their health needs 
• Build friendships, relationships, and family connections 
• Take part in community activities and local economy 

Housing

Housing is key to independence. People with disabilities deserve access to affordable, accessible housing, in accessible neighborhoods, with neighbors who are non-disabled.  Accessible means something is usable by everyone. 

ADA Coordinators

The Americans with Disabilities Act became law nearly 32 years ago. Yet, South Carolina still has a long way to go to follow the law. The state has faced ADA lawsuits and Department of Justice complaints. South Carolina needs to take action to protect the rights of children and adults with disabilities. 

Barriers & Unlocking Them!

How will a hybrid event work? 

You have the power to choose how you wish to participate. Come and engage with us at our Statehouse speeches and events, or join the Livestream virtually through YouTube, where participants can watch, leave comments, and start live conversations. State legislators and officials as well as activists from the disability community will be speaking about the barriers that South Carolinians with disabilities regularly face and the ways we can fix them. Both in-person and online viewers will be walked through the process of contacting their representatives about the issues that matter to them, and they will be provided with powerful tools to make collective action easier than ever before. 

What about accessibility? 

As always, the SC Access & Independence Network is committed to making all of our programming fully accessible for all people, with and without disabilities. Our in-person and online gatherings will be a model of online accessibility and accommodations. CART live-captioning services and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be available to all viewers throughout the event. Should anyone have any additional accommodations requests or concerns, we encourage them to contact us by calling 803.779.5121 or emailing advocacy@able-sc.org. Thanks to new innovations in technology, we are able to connect easier than ever with one another online. This is especially important for people with disabilities, who have access to virtual spaces, conversations, and opportunities like never before. We hope that through this hybrid event and the many others happening during this time, people’s perspectives begin to shift about what accessibility and accommodations look like. They benefit everyone and are much easier to use than one might think. To stay tuned, follow our SC Access and Independence Network Facebook page or Able SC in Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter! Livestream will be fed through our YouTube channel- follow us today! 

803.779.5121 | advocacy@able-sc.org

BIASC Virtual Walk Run & Roll Ain't Over Yet!

March is Brain Injury 

Awareness Month. 

IT AIN'T OVER!!

The 2022 Virtual Walk, Run, and Roll 5K for Brain Injury Awareness has been extended until March 31!  Sign up, get a shirt, walk, run, or roll!!!  Support the Brain Injury Association of SC - 92 have registered and participated.  Let's make that 100!!

Registration is $40 for adults and $30 for students 18 and younger.

Brain Injury Survivors can get an additional $10 off registration price by using the discount code "Survivor" at checkout.

Registration includes an event t-shirt. Sizes S-XXL available.

All proceeds go directly to the Brain Injury Association of SC programs and services that feed directly back into the community. Help us reach our fundraising goal of $5,000!

Register for our event on RunSignUp by clicking here! 

Thanks to all who have participated so far!!

Check Out Our Website 

Hopes and Dreams 2022: Calling all Exhibitors!

 

Hopes & Dreams 2022 Virtual Conference April 6th-7th! 

Conference focus: Supporting the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Needs of Our Children, Youth and Families as a Result of the Pandemic 

Exhibitors: Join this year’s virtual conference in an exciting new way: Host and manage your own digital booth! 

Our virtual conference will be attended by hundreds of families and professionals. Don't miss your opportunity to promote your message to a diverse, engaged audience and maximize your ROI on our new event platform! 

Exhibitor Booth Benefits: 

• Post brochures and photos, and livestream 
• Create promotional offers such as coupons, raffles, or giveaways to generate interest in your booth 
• Collect contact information from attendees who visit your booth 

Passport Contest: 

Also new this year: we will incentivize attendees to visit each exhibitor booth to collect a stamp to complete their passport! Visitors who have a completed passport will be eligible to receive a special gift. 

Exhibitor Fee is $100.00       Non-profit rate is $50.00 

Become an Exhibitor!

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Russell A. Barkley: keynote speaker April 6th!

Zoe and Suzanne: keynote speakers April 7th! 

Continuing Education Credits: 

AHEC: This program is approved for 0.1 CEU’s ( 10.0 clock hours) of continuing education by Mid-Carolina AHEC, Inc. and meets the SC AHEC Continuing Education Best Practice Standards.  Participants must attend 90% of the program to receive a certificate of attendance.  No partial credit will be given. 

COUNSELORS & THERAPISTS: This program has been pre-approved for 10.0 hours of continuing education by SC AHEC under its accreditation by the SC Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists. 

NURSING:   Mid-Carolina AHEC is an approved provider of nursing professional development by South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

This nursing continuing education activity approval # 2110-022PR-088 has been approved for 10.0 hours. 

SOCIAL WORKERS: This program has been approved by the SC Board of Social Work Examiners for 7.5 clock hours of social work and 2.5 clock hours of NON – social work continuing education. 

All workshops are approved by SC Department of Social Services for recertification hours. Please submit the certificate to your licensing worker. 

Approved for Early Intervention Credentials - see titles in agenda on our conference webpage for specific approved trainings. 

Conference Schedule

Register as an Attendee

Thank you to these conference sponsors: 

Contact Us 

Family Connection of SC

803-252-0914

info@familyconnectionsc.org 

Beaufort County Community disAbilities Resource Fair - March 31/Voc Rehab

Dear Agencies:

Our Community Resource Fair for Children and Adults with disAbilities will occur Thursday, March 31st, from 5-7pm at the SC Vocational Rehabilitation center. It will now be held outside to align better with COVID health and safety protocols. We hope that you are planning to participate and share information to the community. 

Please let either Anne (bcdisabilitiescoalition@gmail.com) or Rita (rita.jaklitsch@beaufort.k12.sc.us or 843-812-4674)  know if your agency is planning to attend and will require a table. 

Please see below for particulars:

• Outdoor event
• Tables will be provided
• Please bring a basket of give aways or some kind of give-away that we can raffle off
• Please bring for your table brochures and information about your agency
• This will be a valuable event for our families and individuals with disabilities and we look forward to you being part of it!

 

Money Matters!

Money can be a huge barrier to independence. We can help! 

Register for a free online training on Monday, April 11 from 3:00-4:00 PM and discuss ways to help you save money, understand credit cards and debt, and how to use your money to help you achieve goals. 

Registration will close on Sunday, April 10. 

For questions, contact Dori at dtempio@able-sc.org. 

Register Here!

Neuro Virtual Connect: Virtual Meeting for Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Community

Neuro Virtual Connect

Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Community

Virtual Connect Group

Open to Survivors, Clinicians, and community support members

For a copy of the printable and sharable PDF, click here. 

Special Series Focusing on: Wellness, Body Image, 

and Sexuality After Injury

Every Thursday in April on Zoom: 12 pm MST/ 2 pm EST

April 7- Wellness After Injury Learn about a holistic approach to wellness and how it can impact your long-term health and wellbeing for the better.

Leaders: Rehab Without Walls - Ane Robinson, DPT and Julie Tapusoa TRS/CTRS

April 14 -Body Image and Self Compassion Learn the circle of control, self advocacy and how we become what we believe.

Leader: Bonnie Larsen, OTR/L and Community Partners

April 21- Communication Skills, Relationships and Intimacy Learn communication strategies to better connect with your partner.

Leaders: Rehab Without Walls - Jessica Patton, MA, CCC-SLP and Jill Corrigan, LISW-CP, LCSW, CRC

April 28-Sexuality, the Forgotten Activity of Daily Living

Leader: Bonnie Larsen, OTR/L and Community Partners

*This session will be focused for Spinal Cord Injury Survivors, their partners and clinicians Learn the basics of your new body and how you and your partner can continue to have meaningful intimacy.

Go to zoom.us and use meeting code 927 4726 0228

RSVP is appreciated but not required

For questions or to RSVP, email Jennifer Litchfield at jennifer.litchfield@rehabwithoutwalls.com

Check Out Our Website!

Free Assistive Technology Equipment

Free Equipment!

We have only one of each. 

The equipment is first come, first served. 

Please contact Carol Page at carol.page@uscmed.sc.edu  or 

call 803-935-5263 for more information. 

***** 

Monster BackFloat Bluetooth Speaker 

with Charger Cable and AC Adapter

SolidTek KB920 Keyboard with Wired USB Connector

Astatic AH-10 Stereo Headphones with ¼” Jack Plug 

(Possibly Vintage?)

LogiTech K400+ Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard

Power Wheelchair Hacks

March 16, 2022 

NEWS

As Millions Flee, Disabled Ukrainians Forced to Fend for Themselves

“There is no communication in the city. Light, water, gas are missing. Temperature in apartment is on the edge of 10-12 degrees,” wrote wheelchair user Uliana Pcholkina as her home outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, faced shelling from Russian forces. Uliana and her husband, Vitalii, are two of an estimated 2.7 million people with disabilities in Ukraine. Many now face brutal conditions brought on by the invasion, an unfolding humanitarian crisis, and international organizations’ failure to account for the needs of disabled Ukrainians.  

PRO TIPS

Totally Normal Power Wheelchair Hacks

Dan Payton has hacked just about every type of power wheelchair you can think of on his YouTube channel, Totally Normal. We dive into a few of his mods — building a $91 off-road conversion, using a Honda Generator to add some range to his batteries and reprogramming a Permobil F3 for increased performance. He also gives advice on where to get started on your own power wheelchair hacks. Rule No. 1: “Just make sure you’re not using your only chair.” 

YOUR INPUT

Nominate Leaders with SCI/D

As part of its #StrongWheeled Together campaign, United Spinal Association will be hosting a member awards event in November to recognize leaders and emerging talent from the SCI/D community. Click here for more info and to submit your nominations.

Tell Us Your Story Ideas

We want to know what you’d like to read about in New Mobility. Please take this three-question survey to let us know what stories you want us to cover, what questions we can answer and anything you’d like to share.  

Click here to read more!

We want to hear from you!

Take our COVID-19 Vaccine Survey 

We want to hear from you!

 

Please take a moment to complete our short survey 

about COVID-19 Vaccine information.

 

Your opinion matters and will help our team! 

Take our survey here!

www.SCDisabilityVaccine.org 

Contact our Vaccine Access Helpline

 at 1-800-787-6046. 

Hosting Barrier Free Clinics

Hosting Barrier-Free 

Vaccine Clinics 

Learn how to host a barrier-free vaccine clinic 

Engage in vaccine hesitancy with empathy, and advocate 

to improve vaccine access in your community! 

Two available dates: 

Thursday, March 24, 10:30am-12pm  

Thursday, March 31, 2pm-3:30pm

Register Here!

Learn more about vaccination 

at SCDisabilityVaccine.org or call us at 1-800-787-6046. 

For questions related to the training, 

contact Amy at ashapley@able-sc.org 

BrainStorm Support and Advocacy Group Meeting on March 23!

A support and advocacy group for young adults 

who have been impacted by brain injury

March Meeting Date Change: To allow a proper close-out for Brain Injury Awareness Month, BrainStorm's March meeting will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from  6:30 - 8:00 pm. 

WHO: Survivors, family, friends, and advocates of brain injury ages 15-29 years of age

NEXT MEETING: March 23, 2022 from 6:30 - 8 pm EST

HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION: 

• Contact Brain Injury Safety Net Coordinator, Rachel Kaplan by clicking here.
• Join our Facebook Group by clicking here. As a reminder, this group will only accept youth ages 15-29 years of age to create a safe and inviting peer support space.
• Download the informational PDF and share with anyone that may be interested by clicking here.

Check Out Our Website! 

Virtual Walk, Run and Roll for Brain Injury Awareness Starts March 20

Join us for a Virtual Walk, Run, and Roll 5K for Brain Injury Awareness!

March 20-26, 2022

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Join BIASC in celebrating survivors and their families as well as raising funds to continue community outreach programming!

Registration is $40 for adults and $30 for students 18 and younger.

Brain Injury Survivors can get an additional $10 off registration price by using the discount code "Survivor" at checkout.

Registration includes an event t-shirt. Sizes S-XXL available.

Take pictures while wearing your t-shirt and share on social media with #BIASCWalkRunRoll!

All proceeds go directly to the Brain Injury Association of SC programs and services that feed directly back into the community. Help us reach our fundraising goal of $5,000!

Register for our event on 

RunSignUp by clicking on this link. 

Interested in sharing our event with friends, family, and colleagues? 

• Send them a flyer of the event! 
• And check out our Facebook for more information about the event. 

Check Out Our Website! 

KeyTechnologies, Inc. - Reduced Prices

You may have heard…

after 36 years of serving folks in need 

of assistive technology 

the owners of AT4Vets by Key Technologies 

are retiring in mid-2022!  

Therefore, we have limited new inventory and select demo units that need to be disposed of!  All the demo units are lightly used and in excellent or very good condition. Demo units come with a 30-day warranty so the purchaser can be assured of it being in good working condition. 

This is a first come-first serve sale and quantities are limited.  Below are photo’s/descriptions of several items.

Note:  Our final order-to-be-received date is scheduled for April 15, 2022. 

Grid Pad 12 (active model)

• Lists at $6060.00.  Demo Price $2,995.00.  Excellent condition
• Terrific, powerful dynamic/text Windows-based AAC device with Grid 3 AAC program & 12.5” touchscreen, 2 switch inputs.
• Includes carry bag, keyboard, mouse, environmental control.

Tellus 5

• Listed at $7595.00.  Demo Price $995.00.  Very good condition
• Full featured dynamic/text Windows-based AAC device with Mind Express AAC program & 13.3” touchscreen, 2 switch inputs.
• Includes carry bag, keyboard, mouse, environmental control.

Grid Pad 13 Pro w/EyeTech eye gaze module

• Listed at $8,225.00.  Demo Price $1,495.00.  Good condition
• Dynamic/text Windows-based AAC device with 13.3” touchscreen, 2 switch inputs.
• Includes carry bag, keyboard, mouse, environmental control.

Swifty-USB Switch Interface (4 units available)

Lists at $79.95.  Overstock Price $50.00. New.

GoTalk 9+

Lists at 219.00.  Overstock Price $153.00.  New.

LittleMack (2 units available)

Lists at $135.00.  Overstock Price $75.00.  New.

If you have questions regarding any items, please contact us.

ken@AT4Vets.org 

AT4Vets by Key Technologies, Inc.

Toll Free:  888-433-5303

Fax:  828-433-6298

https://assistivetechnologyforvets.com/

Upcoming Advocacy Events & Suicide Prevention Survey

 

Seeking Autistic Adults for Suicide Prevention Survey

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University, with the participation of the Autism Society of America, are conducting a study on suicide prevention in relation to Autistic adults. We recognize suicide is a problem that needs to be better understood in relation to Autism. We want to know how crisis or suicide prevention hotlines may have been helpful to you and what supports may have worked for you in times of crisis.

If you are an adult with Autism, we would very much appreciate your help in completing this survey. The results will help improve suicide prevention efforts for persons with Autism. The survey is online and completely confidential.

Take Survey

Community Connections: Vaccine Accessibility Webinar

Register now for our Community Connections Webinar this Wednesday, March 16th at 7:00 pm EST for a conversation with Emily Voorde, Assistant Director and Administration’s Liaison to Disabled Americans at the White House Office of Public Engagement. Emily will provide an overview of vaccine accessibility considerations for those in the Autism community, and answer live questions from attendees.

Register Here

Community Connections: Developmental Disabilities Act Webinar

Join our Community Connections Developmental Disability Act webinar next Thursday, March 17th at 3:00 PM EST with Nicole LeBlanc, Autistic self-advocate, and Erin Prangley, Director of Public Policy at the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities. They will discuss the history of the Developmental Disabilities Act and the origin of the term "developmental disabilities."

Register Here

Join Our #StrongWheeled Together Campaign

We are proud to announce 

United Spinal Association’s campaign for 2022, 

#StrongWheeled Together

#StrongWheeled Together will showcase the strength of our community when it comes together to achieve goals, demonstrate how United Spinal’s resources and support empower us to live the lives we choose, and raise public awareness on the benefits of diversity, equity and inclusion in helping people with disabilities discover greater independence.

The campaign will center on initiatives around mental health and wellness, art, fitness and athletics, and emergency preparedness, encompassing key flashpoints in our community’s long fight to secure the support and resources on which our health and well-being depend.

#StrongWheeled Together will showcase previously untold stories about children, parents, couples and veterans with SCI/D, as well as parents and caregivers of people with SCI/D and service dogs.

Hard-hitting roundtables. impactful storytelling, joyous public celebrations, and life-saving resources. These will all be brought to you by United Spinal Association under the banner of #StrongWheeled Together—and we have so much more in the works. Adam Lane, a member of United Spinal’s Oklahoma Chapter will also be handcycling across the country to rally support for the campaign and our mission.

All of this will build towards a #StrongWheeled Together Member Awards Event on November 10th, 2022, a virtual gala recognizing people with SCI/D in business, youth community organizing, the visual and performing arts, and athletics, and honoring the allies and corporate partners whose support makes our work possible. When registration is open, I will make sure you will be among the first to know. I can’t wait to see you all there.

Please visit our #StrongWheeled Together website and make sure to follow United Spinal on Twitter @UnitedSpinal, Instagram @UnitedSpinal and Facebook @unitedspinalassociation. Stay in the loop. Stay informed. Share and engage.

We want all people with disabilities and United Spinal stakeholders, including our members and their caregivers, corporate and allied partners, and our supporters to join us in amplifying #StrongWheeled Together’s message of power in numbers and the dynamism that comes from connecting as a community.

We look forward to rolling 

#StrongWheeled Together with you in 2022!

Let's Talk Training!

 

March 2022 Family Connection Trainings 

Support Parent Trainings - Sessions 1 & 2 

• Session 1: Monday, March 21, 2022  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Session 2: Monday, March 28, 2022  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

REGISTER 

Zoom Meeting Link will be provided  

A two-session workshop provideing four hours of evidence-based training to give a parent of a child with special health care needs the skills to be able to support another parent effectively. A Support Parent provides emotional support and information to families of individuals with disabilities or other special needs. Support Parents connect with other families and provide a safe listening environment. Attendees who complete the training will receive a certificate as well as additional opportunities for skill development and volunteer time during their year commitment with Family Connection of SC. 

Our Seat at the Table – A Parent Leadership Training – sessions 1 & 2 

• Session 1: Tuesday, March 22, 2022  10:00 am - 12:00 pm  
• Session 2: Wednesday, March 23, 2022  10:00 am - 12:00 pm  

REGISTER

Zoom Meeting Link will be provided  

Our Parent Leadership Training is a two-session, interactive, evidence-based curriculum for anyone who is currently serving, or wants to serve, on a decision-making group. The goal is to increase the ability of families to advocate for the needs of children and youth with special health care needs and to encourage more families to take on leadership roles. Participants will: 

• Build an understanding of decision-making groups 
• Learn about the principles that guide shared decision-making and the processes groups use 
• Gain strategies to help you confidently and actively participate in a decision-making group 

Fomentando Esperanza 

Un espacio dedicado a familias Latinas con niños con necesidades de salud especiales. Donde se ofrecen recursos, informacion, capacitacion, y apoyo mutuo. 

Facilitador: Jenny Nuvan 

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2022 @ 7:00 PM  

Location: Unase a la reaunion virtual por Zoom 

Hora: 7:00 pm a 8:30 pm  

Registración: Para registrarse puede contactar a Jenny Nuvan al 803-995-9124 or al correo electrónico: jnuvan@familyconnectionsc.org o en la linea de Family Connection en Español al 1888-808-7465 

Accessing the General Curriculum: Supplementary Aids and Services 

Thursday, March 24, 2022  10:00 am - 11:30 am 

REGISTER 

Zoom Meeting Link will be provided  

Participants will: 

• Identify the types of supplementary aids and services available to students with disabilities. 
• Define accommodations, modifications, services, and aids and understand their use in ensuring positive outcomes for students with disabilities 
• Identify and define assistive technology supports for students with disabilities. 
• Have a list of available resources. 

One Step Further: Accessing the General Curriculum: Supplementary Aids and Services 

Thursday, March 31, 2022  10:00 am - 11:30 am 

REGISTER 

Zoom Meeting Link will be provided  

Participants will have a more comprehensive knowledge of the resources available to students with disabilities: 

• Types of supplementary aids and services   
• Accommodations, modifications, services, and aids and their use in ensuring positive outcomes  
• Assistive technology support