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Presentation at the Louisiana Pupil Appraisal Institute, July 27th, 2011

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**AT Regional Centers**

South East (Previously Region 2) - __[|www.region2at.org]__ South River ( Previously Region 3)- __[|www.lati3.com]__ South Central (Previously Region 4) - __[|www.atanswers.com/]__ South West (Previously Region 5) - [|http://bb.lati.cpsb.org] Central (Previously Region 6) - [|www.atanswers.com/] North West (Previously Region 7)- __[|www.region7atc.com]__ North East (Previously Region 8) - __[|www.r8at.com]__

10 Things to Remember about AT Consideration
1. Required by IDEA (300.3496) 2. Must be given for every student with a disability who is eligible for an IEP (LA Bulletin 1508) 3. IDEA defines AT as a device and a service 4. AT evaluation is part of the AT service 5. Eligibility is based on need (high and low incidence disabilities) 6. Use the SETT to consider student needs: [|**S**tudent- **E**nvironment- **T**ask- **T**ool] 7. The LEA should develop written policy and procedures for AT 8. An AT Consideration Form is provided on the LA Web IEP 9. The LA __[|Framework for Consideration, Screening and Assessment]__ is on the LDOE website 10. AT may be used on [|statewide testing]when documented on the IEP and used as part of instruction 
 * Recommendations for Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC)**
 * Recommendations are based on information gathered through screening, referral and assessment
 * Assessment may be long-term and include trials
 * Assessment should involve all members of the IEP team, including the parent and student
 * Tool for Assessment—[|www.WATI.org]
 * Tool for data collection– [|How Do I Know It? How Can I Show it?]

Basic recommendations for AAC:

 * Expect everyone to communicate
 * Model AAC use
 * Engineer AAC into the environment
 * Include social language on the device
 * Select target activities that provide opportunities for the student to communicate
 * Use wait time, pause and more wait time
 * Focus on the communication, not the device

Tools

 * Low Tech**
 * 1) Manual Communication Boards
 * 2) Picture Communication Symbols (PCS)
 * 3) Adapted Books
 * 4) Picture Schedules


 * Mid Tech**
 * 1) Cause and Effect Switches
 * 2) Simple Voice Output Communication Devices
 * 3) Static Communication Devices


 * High Tech**
 * 1) Dynamic-display Communication Devices
 * 2) Computer with Communication Software

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Helpful Links:

 * 1) QIAT - []
 * 2) WATI -[] and []
 * 3) LA Framework for Assistive Technology Consideration, Screening and Assessment - []

Quiz Answers: 1. F, 2. F, 3. F, 4. F, 5. F, 6. F, 7. T, 8. F, 9. F, 10. T.