Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 67.2 Spring 2022

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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The WATI AT trial use guide form (2 pages) is used to help record the AT trial by the student, who is responsible for the AT, and how the AT is used with the student. http://www.wati.org/free-publications/assistive-technology-consideration- to-assessment/page/2/ The WATI implementation plan and analysis (1 page) helps teams stay accountable to making sure that the AT is used by the student. The implementation plan and analysis form that the authors recommend is adapted from the Montgomery County Public Schools, HIAT AT Resources. (The link provides a similar form to what was used in this project.) https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat-tech/assistive- technology/at-implementation.aspx After completing the WATI process, teams may use the collected data to make AT decisions to meet the needs of the student. It is recommended that a trial period be implemented using the WATI trial forms to document and evaluate the effectiveness of a new AT. Below are some possible AT options for students who are blind or visually impaired that are often identified by teams through the WATI process.

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