Selecting AT Tools

There are _ factors to consider when deciding on what assistive technology is most appropriate for a student.

• 5

• 8

• 7

• 3

Being able to accurately assess a student's use of AT is a critical part of the process. Using a ____ ________ decreases the need for one person to know everything.

The first priority in assessing a student for AT is knowing what technology is already available.

• True

• False

When choosing AT for a student, the team should focus on what the student's needs are, not on their strengths, in order to minimize their deficits.

• True

• False

According to our text, allowing a student to try the AT for a period of time is an important part of knowing if it is beneficial to that student. This is known as _____ ___ of assistive technology.

In order to use assistive technology independently, a student must know how to operate it and also show skill in other areas, including:

• functional skills

• strategic skills

• social skills

• all of the above

Because a student's characteristics, tasks, and environment may change over time, AT assessment should be an ongoing process.

• True

• False

The SETT Framework sprang from the work of Dr. ___ ______.

The four major areas within the SETT Framework revolve around the student, the student's different environments, the student's tasks, and the student's use of time.

• True

• False

The AT decision-making guide that we have used in SE512 is QIAT, which stands for: