Special Education Technology Center Webinar: Connecting AT to Occupation

Assistive Technology (AT) provides critical tools and services to help students participate in school, but how can AT connect to lifelong occupation and career opportunities? Join a dynamic and humor-filled presentation by Rose (OT) and Karanveer (AAC user) to learn how to connect AT to occupation for a more awesome life! We will give examples and share Karanveer’s personal experience of how he uses cutting edge AT to support occupation in the areas of school, work, independent daily living, social life and leisure skills.

Learning objectives:
1. Describe 4 considerations when feature matching AT to the needs of a student.
2. Name 3 AT ideas to implement with their students to connect AT to occupation and interests.
3. Understand the significance of AT from the user perspective of a person with disabilities.