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T/TAC is an office of the Virginia Department of Education

  Assistive Technology

"Assistive technologies (AT) are the tools and strategies that act to liberate the use of technology for all students as well as to provide new ways to "assist" interactions and learning."  (http://doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sped/AssistiveTechnology.pdf)

The Assistive Technology Priority Project's goal is to provide training and technical assistance on assistive technology with a focus on access to the general curriculum and support for including students with disabilities in general classrooms and community settings. 

The Region 5 lending library has a variety of assistive technology hardware and software to borrow and use on a trial basis. 

AT Leadership training:  Make It- Take It, November 13, 2009

Testing of assistive technology          Coordinators discuss communication 
                  devices                                                    strategies

Helpful Information:

http://www.ttac.vt.edu/vaatpp/index.html

 Information on:

• 1. Developing resources and documents for AT considerations and assessment
• 2. Supporting and training regional AT teams
• 3. Sponsoring annual statewide Techknowledgy conference
• 4. Providing display of AT booth at statewide conferences
• 5. Integrating AT solutions across curriculum

http://www.VATS.org
Virginia Assistive Techology System (VATS)

VDOE T/TAC

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Contact:
Carol Wiegle    
wiegleca@jmu.edu