AT for the OT…new tools for the trade

Written By Janice Reese
 
 

Occupational Therapy and Assistive Technology go hand-in-hand! The AT4Kids Center program director is an OT and a certified ATP who loves to show others that OT can be even more awesome when AT is utilized. Because of this, our center serves as a fieldwork site for OTA and OT students from area institutions.  We are always happy to support students interested in learning more about assistive technologies, especially since we get to show them how these devices and services overlap and support OT intervention.

Kyle Davis, a 2021 MOT graduate student from Tennessee Wesleyan University’s program, has been with us for the last ten weeks and has been evaluating, recommending, procuring, and fabricating assistive technologies for students with disabilities throughout our East Tennessee service region. He has prepared an educational session to introduce AT to fellow students and practicing clinicians and will showcase some of the projects he has worked on, discuss assistive technology’s role in supporting accessibility (especially for those with complex physical needs), and share web resources that can help you learn more! 

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Janice Reese

My name is Janice Reese and I LOVE assistive technology! I worked as an Occupational Therapist for more than 15 years, earned a Master’s degree in Education Technology, and I’m RESNA certified as an Assistive Technology Profession (ATP). I have worked in the school system for many years now and I love using technology to enhance the lives of children with disabilities. Since my first love is teaching, I’ve spent just as much time training wonderful teachers everywhere to use these tools in their classrooms. AT4Kids, llc was founded in 2008 in an effort to provide quality instruction and resources for teachers, therapists, student users and parents who wanted to know more about using AT.

I currently serve as Director of the Center for Assistive Technology, a state-supported program of the Little TN Valley Educational Cooperative. LTVEC is a non-profit agency whose goal is to provide rehabilitation services and accessibility supports for students with special needs in east Tennessee. My AT4Kids blog is designed to be as a one-stop resource for ideas and information for those wanting to learn more about the use of AT with children in the special education setting.

I hope to offer helpful hints, program and product reviews, AT recommendations, links to great new finds on the web, and lists of resources for “all things AT”.

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