Oklahoma ABLE Tech July 2019 Edition

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July 2019

Special Olympics: AT for Recreation

ABLE Tech was in the middle of the fun at Olympic Village during the 50^th Annual Oklahoma Special Olympics in Stillwater during May. Visitors to the ABLE Tech booth learned through play that Assistive Technology (AT) isn’t only for academics but can also be for recreation and leisure.

Visit AT Discovery for Recreation to learn more.

Registration Open for 2019-2020 AT Training Workshops

Register now to participate in the FREE Oklahoma ABLE Tech AT Assessment Workshop Series for the 2019-2020 school-year. The series will take participants from theory to practice with hands-on activities to learn the steps for providing AT to students in schools. The 3-part series will be offered in Enid during the fall school semester and repeated in Shawnee during the spring.

Fall Sessions – Enid, Oklahoma

Part 1

Consideration

Part 2

Gathering Information

and Trialing Devices

Part 3

AT in the IEP

and Implementation

Sept 12, 2019

Oct 24, 2019

Nov 14, 2019

Register

AT Online Curriculum

Educators can learn about AT processes at their own pace and receive credit through Oklahoma EDPlan. The process takes two steps: first, complete the ABLE Tech Online Curriculum Courses, and then upload your completion certificates into the ABLE Tech AT Training Modules in the Pepper Network to get your continuing education credits in EDPlan.

ABLE Tech AT Online Curriculum

Bookshare Tips

Bookshare suggests the following tips to make sure you are ready to provide accessible digital text for students.

Increment grade levels for each student.
Set up Readings Lists for students to use in the fall.
Request books you cannot find on Bookshare.
Clean up current Reading Lists by updating students and books.

NTACT Webinar: Overview of Labor Laws and Employment Related Issues

The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) is offering a webinar on July 18 at 2:00 p.m. CT to explain how federal and state laws can affect work experiences for Transition aged youth.

Linda Jaco, Oklahoma ABLE Tech Director Kimberly Berry, Assistive Technology Teacher

Oklahoma ABLE Tech

Oklahoma State University

1514 W. Hall of Fame

Stillwater, OK 74078

Phone: 800.257.1705

Email: abletech@okstate.edu

Special Education Services
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 412
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
P: (405) 521-3351 F: (405) 522-2380
SDESpecialEducation@sde.ok.gov

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