AT Assessment Guide - eBooks

This Assistive Technology Assessment Guide (ATAG) is a four-part eBook series with comprehensive step-by-step plans crafted to help AT teams navigate each phase of the AT Life Cycle.

Bundle any of the ATAG guides with remote coaching, conducted by a RESNA Certified ATP with over twenty-five years of experience.

1. Building an AT Team

   Establishing an Assistive Technology Assessment Team (ATAT) is vital for conducting effective assessments, technology trials, and ensuring successful implementation.

   Working in a team can be a positive or negative experience. Collaborative goal setting, a unified vision, and standardized protocols enhance the probability of success.

   Guides included:

   • Statement Development Worksheet
   • Goal Setting Worksheet
   • Policy Setting Worksheet
     
     
2. Assessment Guide

   The ATAG assessment guide provides a streamlined, step-by-step process, encompassing consideration, observation, feature matching, and report writing.

   Learn about each step in the assessment process through the eBook, then use the corresponding guides for consistent, effective AT assessments.

   Guides included:

   • Assessment Checklist
   • Consideration Guide
   • Contact and Meeting Log
   • Parent Input Form (English & Spanish)
   • Student Input Form
   • Feature Matching Guide
   • Redacted Sample AT Assessment Reports
   • Blank AT Report Format
   • Fillable PDFs – SETT & WATI Student Information Guides
     
     
3. AT Trials

   Trials of recommended assistive technology devices offer the team and the AT user vital feedback and perspectives, guiding the selection of the most suitable option. While this step may initially seem daunting, omitting it will cause the team to spend valuable time and financial resources on unsuitable technology.

   Guide Included: AT Trials Planning Guide

4. Implementation Process

   Without an implementation plan to ensure success, the rate of abandonment increases, resulting in wasted time, effort, and money.

   A user-centered implementation plan is a formal document outlining the steps required for the successful adoption of an assistive technology system. It helps the team clearly define expectations, assign responsibilities, understand the AT system, learn and use different strategies, and it facilitates a team approach. The written plan captures the who, what, where, when, why, and how.

   Guides included:

   • AT Implementation Plan
   • AAC Implementation Plan
   • Weekly AT Planner
   • Coaching Planning tool
   • Consult Notes
   • AT User Self-Assessment
   • AT User Visual Goal Timeline

Coaching

While structured for independent study and execution, the eBook bundles, when coupled with coaching, significantly enhance team performance.

The add-on remote coaching package provides monthly meetings and ongoing phone and email access for the duration of the coaching period.

• 3-months
• 6-months
• 12-months