Date/Location:

December 5-6, 2024, Franklin, TN

Description:

Celebrating our 20th anniversary event, the TAAT Conference annually offers more than 30+ hours of instruction over one and one-half days to teachers, administrators, therapists, technology specialists and families of student users from across the state. We will be looking back at the evolution of assistive technology from primitive tools and expensive, oversized devices and exploring the ever-changing field of options today that incorporates apps, software supports, online platforms, custom ‘maker’ options, free or cheap commercial tools, and the use of artificial intelligence and digital supports for supporting students with disabilities.  Teachers and clinicians need to keep abreast of ways to adapt instruction and serve the educational needs of our students with physical, intellectual, and/or learning disabilities.  The demand for specialized professional development to address use of assistive technology tools to modify the environment and the curriculum to support access, adapted communication, active engagement and learning continues as more educational teams recognize the benefits of using assistive technologies to support student access to the curriculum. 

Sessions will focus on introducing and/or providing instruction for use of potential tools, programs, resources, web supports, and innovative assistive technologies that can be used to support adapted learning at home or in the physical classroom. Example topics include: the fabrication of custom low-tech tools supports for enabling participation, accessible educational materials for instruction and engagement, supporting literacy to students who use AAC, creating switch adaptations for toys, vision access supports, AT implementation strategies, providing accommodations for students with visual and/or hearing impairments, using a range of AAC interventions to foster communication, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to support students with dyslexia, and more.

Speakers:

https://www.taat.org/

Learning Outcomes:

Appraise options for providing accessible educational materials (AEM)

Formulate a district-level plan for providing AAC-related training to parents

Describe the benefits of developing AT (including AAC) policies and protocols for supporting effective service delivery within the school district to meet the needs of each student

Select artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can be used to support students with learning disabilities and/or dyslexia

Differentiate between ‘modification’ versus ‘AT accommodation’ when adapting to support student access to the curriculum

Understand and describe the importance of using AT supports within educational activities for students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities

Modify academic instruction and related materials using a wide range of digital AT strategies and tools to support students with varying needs

Describe commercially available platforms, programs, and tools that can be used as assistive technologies within learning activities

Identify adaptive access options for computing and mobile devices that can support students with physical and/or learning disabilities

Describe strategies to support implementation of AAC supports for students with speech and language impairments

Identify strategies and programs that can be used virtually to create visually supported educational and communication materials for children with speech and language impairments and/or intellectual disabilities

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CEUs This activity is offered for up to 1.0 CEUs (10.0 hours of instruction). To register for CEUs:  

Download and complete the following forms.

Save the files names: 2024_TAAT_Lastname_Firstname

Send all files to ceus@aacinstitute.org

Upon completion of the two forms and passing the quiz, a CEU certificate will be sent