ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
PARTNERSHIP
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ATP/EDUCATION
Assistive Technology Partnership/Education (ATP/Education) provides statewide
educational assistive technology services to children (birth to twenty-one) with
special needs and their families, caregivers, teachers, service providers, etc.
WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY?
Assistive technology (AT) can be defined as any item, piece of equipment, or product
system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized,
that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of
individuals with disabilities. (29 U.S.C. Sec 2202(2)).
SERVICES
• Training (which may range from awareness of assistive
technology to specific devices)
• Consultations (child specific requests/identified
needs)
• Information/Awareness (this may include phone
support or on-site visitation)
• Loans & Demonstrations (short-term loans of devices)
• Funding (assistance with working through the funding
process and information on available sources of
funding, but ATP/Education is not a funding source)
NO CHARGE FOR OUR
$ERVICE$
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FUNDING
Department of Education
Assistive Technology Partnership
Grants to:
ESU 3 ESU 7
ESU 10 ESU 16 ESU 17
EDUCATION SPECIALISTS
Dixie Trevarthen (ESU’s 2, 3, 4, 18, 19)
Lenette Sprunk (ESU’s 5, 6, 7)
Marcy Feik (ESU’s 9, 10, 11, 15)
Phylis Graney (ESU’s 13, 16)
Scotty Nelson (ESU’s 1, 8, 17)
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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
• Home Modifications
• Vehicle Modifications
• Work Place Modifications
• School Facilities ADA Compliance
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ATP
ATP/Education
Service & Device
Application
Direct Contact
(phone/email)
Funding Coordination
No Charge
Home/Vehicle/Work
Place Modifications
Educational
Evaluations
Consultations
And we get to help with the regional Transition Fairs!
AT4ALL
A free on-line service to list and find equipment in
Nebraska
if you have internet access feel free to follow along at:
www.at4all.com
AT4ALL
• Visit at4all.com
• Create an account to list, loan and borrow
items
LOW TECH SUGGESTIONS
PVC book stand
Corrugated Plastic holder for iPad
Notebook cover (iPad stand)
Eye gaze choice board (made out of plastic or acrylic)
Non-stick shelf liner or rug gripper
Pipe insulation or bicycle handles to create grips
Colored dots on drawers and items for sorting and placing
Cherry pitter used for accessing pills in blister packs
Hair dryer holder out of PVC pipe
PVC “T” joints as holders for markers (for grasping impairments)
Glove with hole cut out for index finger (individuals who are unable to lift hands off iPad surface)
Switch mounts out of PVC pipe
AT Solutions in Minutes by Therese Willkomm, Ph.D.
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ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES OF THE IPAD
Visual Supports/VoiceOver
• Handwriting option
• Enhanced Braille Support
Visual Supports
• Enlarged Text Size (Dynamic Type)
• Large Text (increases up to 56 points)
• On/Off Labels
Auditory Supports
• Subtitles and Captions
Motor Supports
• Switches
Accessibility Shortcut
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ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES - CONT’D
Additional Features
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Clock/Timer
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Guided Access (keeps the iPad in a single app)
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Assistive Touch (create custom gestures)
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Home Click Speed
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Disable animation/motion (reduce motion of icons)
Luis Perez, “Overview of Accessibility Features in iOS 7” and Darren Denham, “Top iOS7 iPad Accessibility
Features for Handicapped”
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ACCESSIBLE SCHOOLS
Accessible Parking
Accessible Route to Entrance(s)
Accessible Entrances
Auto Doors, not required by ADA, but
recommended
Two-Way Communications Security
Systems
Accessible, safe, secure, visible front
office
Accessible Door Levers
Restrooms
Shower Facilities
Classroom Acoustics
Lunchroom Access
PE Access
Accessible Play Areas
Life Skills Areas – Kitchens, Laundry
& Special Needs Equipment, i.e. Desks,
“Hoyer” Lifts, Shower Chairs, Changing
Tables, Appliances …
An evolving list!
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ADA Kitchens
48”
to
15”
60” turning radius
30” x 48” clear floor
space
Accessible countertops 34”
AFF
50% kitchen storage
must be within this
range
SCHOOL TECHNICAL TRAINING INCLUSION
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CAREER TRANSITION INCLUSION
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RESOURCES
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Assistive Technology Solutions in Minutes, Therese Willkomm
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Assistive Technology Solutions in Minutes, Book II, Therese Willkomm
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www.iodbookstore.org
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http://luisperezonline.com
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http://www.darrenwashere.com/learningtech/top-ios-7-ipad-accessibilityfeatures-fhandicap
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Patti Neill
ATP/Education Program Coordinator
pneill@esu10.org
308-784-4525
Lilly Blase
ADA Program Coordinator
lilly.blase@nebraska.gov
402-471-6051
AT4ALL – ONE STOP RESOURCE
Demonstrations and Loans
 Help find technology that best fits your needs
 Broaden awareness of available technologies
List/Search for Recycled/Reused Devices
Management Tool
 Track equipment
 Justification for additional technology purchases
Common Sense vs. Time Consuming Technology
Worker with the use of one hand had a job at a movie
theater. He needed to take patron’s ticket, tear it in half, give
the stub back, and then direct the patron to the appropriate
theater.
• Tried a clamp to hold ticket, tear it, give stub to patron and other half
in bucket. Too time consuming
• Used an electric scissors to cut ticket, give stub to patron and other
half in bucket. Again, too time consuming
• Final solution – have patron tear ticket in half, keep stub and give
other stub to worker. Worker directs patron to appropriate theater.
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