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M.S, Speech Pathologist and Assistive Technology Professional.  Adjunct instructor in the AT Certificate program at University of Illinois – Chicago, and adjunct instructor in the SLPA program at College of DuPage, assistive technology coordinator at Southwest Cook County Cooperative. Owner, IMI AT Consulting.


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Adoption vs. Abandonment of AT: Evidence and Soft Skills to Shift the Balance

At times assistive technology can become a very front loaded endeavor. We consider the tools, we use knowledge of a person’s strengths and needs to match them with a tool, and we keep up with all of the “top 10 tools to…” lists. On the back end we leave it to the implementation plan, though is that enough? Once we find the tool, how do we make sure it is used? There are implementation plans, training plans, ideas of capacity building, models of change, lessons to be taken from the QIAT indicators, research on adoption of technology in general. How […]

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You Can’t Take Your Case Manager With You

We all work so hard to do our best for students, though one day they will graduate and leave us. What can we do to best prepare them for transition? This webinar is a discussion of some of the differences between school and life after graduation (IDEA vs. ADA), some of the IEP pieces we have a duty to complete (Indicator 13), and many resources which are there to help us bring our students closer to independence. This all leads to the tool of the QIAT-PS which can help you start meaningful discussions about the role Assistive Technology will play […]