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is critical that a school district provide guidance to all staff in the delivery
of assistive technology services. Part of that guidance should include forms that
relate to the specific AT procedures described in a Policy and Procedures Manual.
Classroom personnel see these forms as a continuation of AT policy; how AT is
integrated into existing systems is well defined with the use of forms. If current
forms and handbooks do not include AT information, then adapting existing forms
or developing new forms will be a first step. Suggested AT forms
include: - Referral form to use when an IEP member or other
individual, requests an AT assessment,
- Form to guide and document the
consideration of AT in the IEP meeting,
- Form(s) to guide and document
the assessment of a child's need for assistive technology,
- Form to guide
and document the decision-making process related to trial use of assistive technology
- Form
to describe the AT Implementation Plan
- Areas on the IEP (or new forms/sections)
where AT use should be documented
- AT Loan Forms
Many districts
have developed their own AT forms; others use and sometimes modify those developed
by AT Groups listed below. Wisconsin
Assistive Technology Initiative
Permission is given by WATI
to change the header on any of the forms to include your organization name. You
only need to retain references to WATI at the bottom of each page. -
Overall Process
- Directions/Procedure Guide
- Information
Gathering
- AT Consideration Guide
- Referral/Question Identification
Guide
- Student Information Guide.
- Environmental Observation Guide
- Decision
Making
- AT Decision Making Guide
- AT Checklist
- Trial
Use
- AT Trial Use Guide
- AT Trial Use Summary
Georgia
Project for AT Resources
This AT site provides forms including
AT consideration checklists, Student background information and various Assessment
protocol forms. - Consideration Checklist & Assistive Technology
Resource Guide
- Background information protocol
- Augmentative Communication
Protocol
- Academic and Learning Aids Reading Protocol
- Academic
and Learning Aids Written Expression Protocol
- Academic and Learning Aids
Additional Academic Information Protocol
- Computer Access Protocol
- Vision
Protocol
- Voice Recognition Protocol
EXTRA!!! You can
view short video clips of AT listed in the GPAT Resource Guide at the Georgia's
Valdosta State University website. This is an excellent source increasing
awareness when considering AT. Boston
Public Schools Access Technology Center
This site provides tools to
support the use of AT in public schools to identify student areas of need and
to provide appropriate no/low, mid and high tech support strategies and tools
for diverse learners. Forms include specific curricular examples of tools related
to Student Access Map (SAM) materials: - SAM Flow Chart
- Sam Access
Maps for Reading and Writing
- Tools & Strategies to support access
to standards-based learning
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