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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent“Educating Georgia’s Future”
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Student Success Imagine the Possibilities
with
Accessible Educational Materials
and
Assistive Technology
Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent
“Educating Georgia’s Future”gadoe.org
Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent
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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent
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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent
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the student uses to
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Zabala, J. (2016). Traveling the Road with Accessible Educational Materials and Assistive Technology [PowerPoint Slide]. Retrieved from http://docslide.us/download/link/traveling-the-road-with-accessible-educational-materials-and-assistive-technology as follows: Zabala, Joy Smiley. “Traveling the Road with Accessible Educational Materials and Assistive Technology.” 5 February 2016. PowerPoint Presentation.
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IEP Meeting
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appropriate tool(s) with most appropriate
features
Document AT in IEP
Integrate AT tools and strategies into
daily curriculum
Reconsider AT as Needed (minimally
Consider AT annually)
Define the problem & ID the need for AT
through AT Consideration or other
means
Feature Match tools to student
needs and tasks as closely as possible.
Generate potential solutions,
investigating types of tools
ConsiderationCycle
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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent“Educating Georgia’s Future”
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ContactsGeorgia Instructional Materials Center (GIMC)
Carson Cochran ([email protected])
Michael Silverman ([email protected])
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology (GPAT)Gina Gelinas ([email protected])
DeeDee Bunn ([email protected])
Paula Gumpman ([email protected])