Collaborating to Create AT for Students with Significant Physical Challenges - ATIA 2022

Written By Janice Reese

I am always so excited to attend the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference in Orlando every January. I love to get new ideas, resources, and support from others in the field and It’s so easy to get lost in the vendor hall, looking at all the cool new technologies and tools!

My colleague, Sabina LaClair, SLP, and I were privileged to present an educational session at ATIA 2022. If you attended this session and are looking for my added resources, you will find them here. If you haven’t seen this, I hope my content will inspire you to reach out into the community for assistance when ‘making’ adaptive devices for your students whose needs can’t be met with commercially available options!

This session, titled COLLABORATING TO CREATE AT FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL CHALLENGES was created to showcase projects we have completed here at AT4Kids by partnering with community agencies, organizations, and volunteer groups. I have amended the slides to add information for those who did not hear this session. I am also attaching our handout, HELPFUL IDEAS AND RESOURCES

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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