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AT for Transition

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Supporting Improved Transition Outcomes through AT (2-16-10) Transition Forum March 2010

This session will focus on the use of AT with middle and high school students transitioning to post secondary placements in educational or community based settings.

Transition portfolio serves as a tool for documenting transition outcomes (http://www.ttacnews.vcu.edu/2009/12/transition-portfolio-serves-as-a-tool-for-documenting-transition-outcomes.html)

The Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) developed the Assistive Technology and Transition Packet . There are several forms within the packet that might be helpful to include in the transition portfolio being developed.
Assistive Technology Protocol for Transition Planning (Canfield & Reed, 2001) is designed for students and those who support them to question and review future assistive technology (AT) needs based on practical activity assessments. A variety of AT solutions are provided by the authors.
To encourage more independence as the student moves into adulthood, you may use the Assistive Technology Goal Setting Worksheet [TXT]. This simple form can be developed by students to determine the skills they need to be successful with AT.
The Student Portfolio for Successful Transition with AT includes an emergency AT back-up plan to use when the technology fails. This emergency plan could be a part of this section of the student’s portfolio.
Rockingham County Schools Transition Portfolio

Becoming Independent A Self Assessment

Transition Forum 2010

Handout

Preparing for Post Secondary Life using AT

Here is a reflection guide for students as they consider assistive technology and how it might meet their needs

Things I need to know about myself and assistive technology

Questions and concerns about disclosing a disability are difficult to answer. This article might offer some things to consider regarding who needs to know and how it might help with success for not.

Here is a list of suggestions for staying organized in college and in life!

And another document that might help students make decisions about what they might need to stay organized after leaving high school.

Do I need anything to help me be organized after I leave high school.doc

Keeping up with appointments and deadlines is challenging for many students. Here are some suggested reminder systems.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities has a chart with questions students can ask colleges as they are visiting and making decisions about where they might find the best supports related to assistive technology.

Need a guide to help students explore AT? Clickwww.wati.org/Products/pdf/HeyCanITryThat.pdf

Students can use photos and video to create supports for themselves:

http://ttactechtuesday.pbworks.com/Basic-and-Advanced-Digital-Video

http://ttactechtuesday.pbworks.com/Using-Portable-Media-Players-in-the-Classroom

http://ttactechtuesday.pbworks.com/iPod+Your+Life

Free applications (as opposed to the potentially expensive, school software) might be a solution for some:

http://ttactechtuesday.pbworks.com/AT-Solutions-on-Demand

Organization and reminder systems:

http://ttactechtuesday.pbworks.com/Organizing

http://ttactechtuesday.pbworks.com/iPod+Your+Life

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