Kelly Fonner, “Lessons Learned: Integrating AAC into the Classroom”
How to integrate Augmentative Communication (AAC) devices into the curriculum can be a daunting task to teachers and teams who aren’t...
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14 episodesScott Marfilius, “Technology Supports for Struggling Writers”
Scott Marfilius digs into the area of writing, breaking it down into its component pieces and helping teachers to examine exactly where thei...
Therese Willkomm, “Assistive Technology Solutions in Minutes – Beyond Duct Tape and Velcro”
Therese Willkomm presented and all-day, hands-on lab that introduced many of the participants to tools and materials that would allow them t...
Eileen Garza, “Home Sweet Home: AT Solutions for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum”
I’ll admit it. I’m the first one to fall for a gadget or gizmo that beeps, whirrs, or is just the latest and greatest in state-o...
Erika Andersen, “Applying the Low Vision Prescription to the Classroom Environment”
Randall Jose and Erika Andersen, from the University of Houston, School of Optometry, shared information about Project DOVES low vision reha...
Bonnie Hill, “The Shift: Learning on the Web for Students with Reading Challenges”
Did you know that WYNN would allow you to surf the ‘net, read a webpage aloud, and allow you to highlight and mask passages? How about...
Susan Zapf, “Creating a Functional Creative Writing Class for High School Life Skills Classes”
Sue Zapf and her co-presenter, Nicole Alexander, shared how they are implementing a creative writing program in their life skills classroom....
Catherine Wyatt, “An Introduction to Eating and Drinking Technologies”
Catherine Wyatt from Mealtime Partners, Inc., presented some amazing technology that will allow a user with limited mobility to eat using 1-...
Cecilia Robinson, “NIMAS in Texas”
The implementation of NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard), looks a little bit different, depending upon which St...
Kate May, “The PRC Journey Through a Consumer Perspective”
Kate May is not only an Assistive Technology Teaching Assistant (click here to listen to her interview from the TATN 2006 Conference), but a...
Lynn Guthrie, “Make it Happen with Writing with Symbols 2000”
Writing with Symbols 2000 (WWS2000) is a powerful talking word-processor with PCS symbol support. Lynn Guthrie presented a 2-block, hands-on...
Hindie Dershowitz and Joyce Waggoner, “Blank Stares of I.E.P. Team Members When Considering Assistive Technology”
This podcast interview is actually a 2-for-1! Hindie Dershowitz was kind enough to sit down and discuss her two TATN Conference presentation...
Jim Durkel, “AT from APH”
Jim Durkel, from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, shares some of the newest assistive technologies for persons with vis...
Jim Durkel, “Supporting Science Education for Students with Visual Impairments”
Welcome to the second of Jim Durkel’s two presentations at the TATN Regional Conference. In this interview, Jim shares ideas and resou...