AzTAP’s 16th Annual Assistive Technology Conference – July 20 – 22, 2014
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Monday: Keynote Presentation
Beyond Manuals: Creating New Possibilities for Technology, Girma
Monday 10:45 am – 12:00 noon
Accessible and Adapted Toys, Anderson/Iacona
Know your Rights: Due Process Rights under AHCCCS and the Affordable Health Care Act, Kader
Improving AAC Service Delivery: Understanding Early Family AAC Goals,Doneski-Nicol
Nettie’s Nickel 4 FATE (Functional AT Evaluations) in the K-12 Setting, Fischer; Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3; Handout 4
The World from a Thumb’s Point of View!, Estrella
Interactive: Latest AT Device Developments & Trends, (Vendor Spotlight)
Addressing Differing Abilities, (Vendor Spotlight)
Monday Afternoon 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
App Attack: Google Chrome Edition, Marsters/Keeney
RSA – ERGO: How to Tame Your Dragon, Siegler/Mickelson
Building Your Own Digital Content, Marotta
Integrating Easy Tech Tools Throughout the School Day Sagstetter
Discovering Personal Genius through Assistive Technology, Phillips
Considerations When Choosing a Mounting Device, (Vendor Spotlight)
VMI Mobility Center, (Vendor Spotlight)
Monday 2:30 pm– 3:45 pm
Current Trends in Assistive Technology for K-12 Settings, Behnke
Video Modeling for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom and Workplace, Note – will be repeated on Tuesday, Keeney/Gortarez; Handout 1
Home Modification & Home “Mod” Evaluations: The Scoop from RSA, Ferry;
Mentoring, Modeling & Skyping: AAC with Help from My Friends, Howard/Yonker/Perkins/Taylor
What You Need to Know about Eyegaze, (Vendor Spotlight)
Introduction to New Video Magnification Products, (Vendor Spotlight)
Monday 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Let it Grow: Enhancing Augmented Communication from Where You Are with What You Have, Allen/Williams/Taylor; Accessible version available upon request
Assistive Technology on a Shoestring Budget, Press/Craven (Education K-12)
Technology for Notetaking: Tools to Help Students Capture and Organize What They Learn, S. Haven
Touchscreens, Smart Phones & Voice Technologies with & without Home Automation Controllers,Vendor, Davis
Seven Essential AT Options for Successful Transition, Palmer
EagleEyes Eye Controlled Mouse, (Vendor Spotlight)
SpEdK12,Inc, (Vendor Spotlight)
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:15 am
Optimizing Device Positioning for Access, Mobility, Health and Independence, Walch
aPPs from an aPPaholic: Digging In, Antista
Chrome Supports for Struggling Learners, Note – Live Webcast, Rosette
RSA –BVI: Focus on Features: Screen Reading and Screen Magnification Software, Nelson/Greenlaw
AAC and Multiple Disabilities, Del Monte/Conatser
iOS7 Switch Control by AbleNet, (Vendor Spotlight)
The PRC Language Lab, (Vendor Spotlight)
Tuesday 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Nettie’s Nickel 4 Comprehensive AT Report Writing to Support a District’s Offer of FAPE, Fischer; Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3
Vehicle Solutions – from Recommendation to Execution, Vendor, Nordine/Blake
On Time, On Task and Organized: Using Technology to Build Executive Function Skills, S. Haven
Differentiation by Google, Marsters
AAC Implementation Strategies, Del Monte
Qwik Eyes – Lending Sight to the Blind, (Vendor Spotlight)
Mounting Solutions…, (Vendor Spotlight)
Tuesday 11:15 am – 12:30 pm
iOS Transition Toolkit for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision, Hilliker/Shandrow
AT and Accommodations in Higher Ed, T. Haven
RSA-DHH: The Magic of AT & Realities of IT for Persons who are DHH, Thompson/Furman/Gonsowski
The Future of Mobility, (Vendor Spotlight)
Don’t Miss Another Word with Captel, (Vendor Spotlight)
Tuesday 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Tuesday, Closing Session
Taking Flight! Tracking Assistive Technology Trends and Transferring Knowledge, Phillips