Presentation Materials
Sessions are listed below by presentation time slots. To view or download presentations and handouts, click on the appropriate day/time, locate the session title and click on “Presentation” and/or “Handout”. If no live links are available, please check back as they will be added when available.
Sunday Preconference Workshops
Workshop A – “Oh EYE Understand it Now!” Visual Supports for Those with Autism and Other Disabilities (Buti)
Workshop B – Less Struggle, More Success: AT Solutions for the 1 in 5 Students with Learning and Attention Challenges (Haven)
Workshop C – Beyond 90/90/90: Developing & Using Seating & Mobility Systems to Support Task Engagement and Functional Use of AT Systems for Students with the Most Complex Bodies (Kangas) Presentation Outline for Workshop C, Handouts for Workshop C
Workshop D – The Nuts and Bolts of Diagnosing Autism in Arizona (Riley/Rice)
AIVRTTAC Meeting
Monday Keynote Presentation
Disability Wisdom: Advancing Attitudes, Access, and Inclusion through a Sociocultural Lens (Arielle Silverman)
Monday 10:45 am – 12:00 noon
AT Sessions
AT Options for Blind & Visually Impaired Youth during the Transition Years (Silverman) Presentation for Silverman AT Session
High Tech SGDs and IFTT (If This Then That): We Can Control Anything! (Binko/Legaspi)
Culturally Responsive AT Services (Poss)
Why Are Accommodations Different after High School? (Kugler) Presentation for Why Are Accommodations Different after High School? session
Facing the Challenges of Access (Kangas) Facing the Challenges
AT & the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Estervig)
AIVRTTAC Sessions
AIVRTTAC Technical Assistance by appointment
EBP Sessions
Customized Employment: What It Is & Why We Need It – Part 1 (Keeton) Handout for Customized Employment session
Building Early Literacy through Phonological Awareness (Nelson)
LET’S TALK: Supporting Language, Literacy & Social Emotional Development (Corso)
Monday Afternoon 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
AT Sessions
A Thoughtful Assistive Technology Process (Flanigan/Dotseth/Hall) Presentation for A Thoughtful Assistive Technology Process session, Handouts for A Thoughtful Assistive Technology Process session
Home & Institutional Modifications: Contractors Perspective (Ferry/Bennett)
Unlock, Implement, Succeed! You May Already Have the Key! (Steel/Jacoby) Presentation for Unlock, Implement, Succeed! session
The Internet, Ethics and You! (Plummer) Presentation for The Internet, Ethics and You! session
Implantable Hearing Solutions (Johnson)
Ready, Set, Let’s Mount Assistive Technology (McCormick)
AIVRTTAC Sessions
AIVRTTAC Technical Assistance by appointment
EBP Sessions
Customized Employment: What It Is & Why We Need It – Part 1 cont. (Keeton)
Building Early Literacy through Phonological Awareness cont. (Nelson)
LET’S TALK: Supporting Language, Literacy & Social Emotional Development part cont. (Corso)
Monday 2:30 pm– 3:45 pm
AT Sessions
A Thoughtful Assistive Technology Implementation (Flanigan/Dotseth/Hall) Presentation for A Thoughtful Assistive Technology Implementation, Handout for A Thoughtful Assistive Technology Implementation
Television Closed Captioning & Captioned Phone Service (Esbit)
“Show Your Work”: Digital Tools to Write and Draw Math (Haven)
Wearable Technology and Cognitive Disabilities (Grant)
ACES West: Augmentative Communication & Empowerment Supports (Odom/Steel) Handout for ACES West session
ATP Study Group – W/C Vendor Demonstrations by invitation (Guffey)
AIVRTTAC Sessions
AIVRTTAC Technical Assistance by appointment
EBP Sessions
Customized Employment: What It Is & Why We Need It – Part 2 (Keeton)
Building Early Literacy through Language (Nelson)
LET’S TALK: Supporting Language, Literacy & Social Emotional Development cont. (Corso)
Monday 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
AT Sessions
State-of-the-Art Classroom Rubric/Tool: Autism and Intellectual Disabilities (Buti) Presentation for State-of-the-Art Classroom Rubric/Tool session
Tech Tuesday with CJ (Computer Jeanette) (Van Houten)
AAC Implementation-Parent Buy-In (Del Monte) Presentation for AAC Implementation-Parent Buy-In session
AT: Creating Access to Instruction and Life for ASDB Students (Reichman)
AT & VR: Policies and Practices for AT Implemention (LeHew/Mickelson)
ATP Study Group by invitation (Guffey)
AIVRTTAC Sessions
AIVRTTAC Technical Assistance by appointment
EBP Sessions
Customized Employment: What It Is & Why We Need It – Part 2 cont. (Keeton)
Building Early Literacy through Language cont. (Nelson)
LET’S TALK: Supporting Language, Literacy & Social Emotional Development cont. (Corso)
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:15 am
AT Sessions
Personalize Learning with Read&Write (Hamelink/Fahy)
As Easy as ABC and 123 and FREE! (Buti/Jacoby) Presentation for As Easy as ABC and 123 and FREE! session
Movement, Motivation and Mastery of AAC: A Co-Treat Approach (Del Monte/Conaster) Presentation for Movement, Motivation and Mastery of AAC session
Affordable Assistive Technology for Low Vision and Blindness (Johnson)
Understanding What Web Accessibility Means (Kugler) Presentation for Understanding What Web Accessibility Means session
Performance Management in VR: What is it and why do it? (Anderson)
AIVRTTAC Sessions
Cultural Competence Meeting by invitation (Roberts) Handout for Cultural Competence Meeting
EBP Sessions
Self-Employment: Why Not Start at the Top? (Keeton) Handout for Keeton Self-Employment session
Supporting literacy instruction for struggling readers (Benedict)
Transformation: Shifting the Conversation, Changing Employment Outcomes (Voirol)
Tuesday 9:30 am – 10:45 am
AT Sessions
Documenting AT in the IEP Process – Success is just a step away! (Fukuda/Wendel)
Using Embedded Technology to Accommodate Students in the Classroom (Lukert/Cutler)
Complicated Sensory Systems Accessing AAC – A Data Driven Approach (Del Monte/Norris/Conaster)
Opening the Lines of Communication: Today and Tomorrow (Plummer) Presentation for Opening the Lines of Communication session
Addressing the Sensory Needs of Individuals in the Classroom and Workplace (Heipp)
Low Tech Diagnosis to Driving (Sclease)
AIVRTTAC Sessions
Cultural Competence Meeting by invitation (Roberts)
EBP Sessions
Self-Employment: Why Not Start at the Top? cont. (Keeton)
Supporting literacy instruction for struggling readers cont. (Benedict)
Sleep & Quality of Life among Caregivers of Children Who Have Autism Spectrum Disorders (Russell)
Tuesday 11:15 am – 12:30 pm
AT Sessions
Tips for Successful AT Practice in the Classroom (Press)
UDL Math and Science to Empower/Engage Students on a Digital Platform (Hamelink)
Automating Documents for Accessibility (Quon) Presentation for Automating Documents for Accessibility session
Loop 202: Let’s Loop Arizona! (Michaels/Kaufmann)
Creating a Comprehensive Communication Classroom-Part 1 (Odom/Jacoby/Predibon) Presentation for Creating a Comprehensive Communication Classroom, first session
Leveraging the new Windows 10 built-in Eye Gaze Features (Jackson)
EBP Sessions
The Need to Teach: Why We Need Systematic Instruction in the Workplace (Keeton) Handout for The Need to Teach session
Supporting literacy instruction for struggling readers cont. (Benedict)
Improving Decision Making Regarding Cancer Screenings for Am. Indian Women with Intellectual/Dev. Disabilities (Williamson)
Tuesday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
AT Sessions
Helping to Make Science Accessible to Students (Fukuda/Galbraith) Presentation for Helping to Make Science Accessible to Students session
Switch Wars: Building a Galaxy of Competent Switch Scanners (Allen/Legaspi) Presentation for Switch Wars session
Putting Home Automation to Work for You (Pullen)
Self-Advocacy with AAC users and more! (Howard) Presentation for Self-Advocacy with AAC users session
Creating a Comprehensive Communication Classroom-Part 2 (Make and Take) (Odom/Jacoby/Predibon) Presentation for Creating a Comprehensive Communication Classroom, second session
Talking Book Library: What you thought you knew, but were afraid to ask. (Tuttle/Usrey)
EBP Sessions
The Need to Teach: Why We Need Systematic Instruction in the Workplace cont. (Keeton)
Supporting literacy instruction for struggling readers cont. (Benedict)
Cultural & Linguistic Competence in the AZ Developmental Disability Network (Roberts-Cohen)
Closing Presentation
My Story and Why AAC Role Models are Essential (Snoopi Botten)
Conference Bag Materials & Accessible Formats
Coming soon!
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