Assistive Technology for Students
in
Alternative Education Settings
Assistive
Technology/Augmentative Communication
Tammy
Thompson-Cooke
Speech-Language Pathologist
iTECH Center
Parents Helping Parents, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
Teachers will be able to:
Understand how to determine students’ needs for augmentative communication.
Understand basic elements of augmentative communication.
Understand the difference between no-, low-, mid- and high-tech assistive
technology
Identify key elements and strategies of an effective decision-making
process regarding assistive technology.