Speaker(s): Mike Marotta, Assistive Technology Professional, Private Consultant and
Kirk Behnke Region 4 Education Service Center Assistive
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Earn 1 Contact Hour
Overview:
As AT professionals, our main goal consists of providing tools, strategies and access to the user’s needs. Transitions from K-12 into a community living, higher educational or vocational setting can sometimes be rather challenging. Through this webinar, come learn through case studies and national best practices how technology can address Job Accommodations, organization, time management and behavior supports to address social integration and success for individuals with disabilities.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will learn about the current disability employment statistics and job analysis tools to support job accommodations.
2. Participants will identify features in the accommodation hierarchy through case studies, to support technology integration into various transitional settings.
3. Participants will identify strategies and tools used to support persons with disabilities to support their self-determination in organization, time management and behavior issues.
Speaker Bio/s:
Mike Marotta has been an innovator in the field of assistive technology for over 20 years. Starting as a provider of direct services in his first professional jobs, Mike has transitioned to a leadership role within the assistive technology community that has seen him impacting not only service provision but systems change activities and pre-service training for new professionals. He has worked with Kirk Behnke in the development and delivery of the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP) at California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
Kirk Behnke is the Senior Education Specialist for Special Education Solutions at Region 4 ESC and is the Lead Facilitator for the Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN). He holds a Master's of Education degree from Temple University and a certificate in Assistive Technology Applications from the University College in Dublin, Ireland. He also possesses a credential as an Assistive Technology Professional from RESNA. Kirk developed the "Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP) for California State University, Northridge and has presented since 1989 at national AT and disability conferences throughout the US and overseas with a high concentration of Assistive technology, accessible curriculum design in both live training and online curriculum venues regarding AT, universal design and web 2.0 tools.
End Date: 9/30/17
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