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Competencies/Benchmarks

Competency 5: Provide leadership and support to professionals, students, and family members/caregivers of the team conducting assistive technology assessment activities.
Benchmark 5.1: Know team-building skills needed to work with the IEP team.
Indicator 5.1.1: Describe the important components of an effective team.

Resources:

  • Education Tech Points: A Framework for Assistive Technology Planning, Chapter 2, pages 4 - 6, Gayl Bowser, Penny Reed, Coalition for Assistive Technology in Oregon (CATO), P.O. Box 431, Winchester, OR 97495, or call 541/440-4791 (Located in your Regional Centers and satellite labs)
  • "Many Ways to Do it Well – AT Teams," (PDF) Document

Indicator 5.1.2: Describe the procedures for consensus decision-making.

Resources:

  • Education Tech Points: A Framework for Assistive Technology Planning, Chapter 2, pages 7 - 9, Gayl Bowser, Penny Reed, Coalition for Assistive Technology in Oregon (CATO), P.O. Box 431, Winchester, OR 97495, or call 541/440-4791 (Located in your Regional Centers and satellite labs)
  • "Many Ways to Do it Well – AT Teams," (PDF) Document

Indicator 5.1.3: Use a framework such as the Student Environment Task and Tools (SETT) to lead the IEP team.

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Indicator 5.1.4: Explain the feature match process as an appropriate strategy for determining selection of AT tools to be used during equipment trial.

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Benchmark 5.2: Identify and collaborate with providers in the assistive technology assessment process.
Indicator 5.2.1: Explain the rationale of using a collaboratively developed AT plan.

Resources:

  • “Many Ways to Do It Well - AT Teams,” page 53, (PDF) Document
  • Education Tech Points: A Framework for Assistive Technology Planning, chapter 2, (Website) http://www.otap-oregon.org/Portals/7
    /media/pdf/edTechPoints.pdf      Gayl Bowser, Penny Reed, Coalition for Assistive Technology in Oregon (CATO), P.O. Box 431, Winchester, OR 97495, or call 541/440-4791
  • Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology - Assessment of AT Needs – Indicator  2, (PDF) Document

Indicator 5.2.2: Develop a written action plan that provides detailed information to determine how AT will be used in an educational setting.

Resources:

  • Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology – AT Implementation - Indicator 1, (PDF) Document