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plan to coordinate the plan and monitor its implementation. This person will collect
progress data from other members of the team and call for meetings to evaluate
adherence to the plan and potential changes to the plan.
Equipment
Once the implementation is determined, the team must list the equipment
and software the student uses. Second, the team should also indicate the status of
the equipment, which clarifies whether the device belongs to the school system, the
student, or another entity. The status should also indicate whether the device is
currently available for use or whether it is in progress for being procured or
repaired. Finally, the team should list the specific tasks in which the device or
software is expected to be used (e.g., completing worksheets, communicating with
classroom teachers, research, etc.).
Training
AT for students with visual impairment is not intuitive and often requires
training. Training is needed to ensure that members of the AT team are
knowledgeable and confident in implementing their responsibilities in the
implementation plan (see Classroom Implementation). This includes the educators,
students, and their families. For example, training could include such tasks as
teaching a student how to navigate a desktop or training an educator to reference a
command list or task analysis to support a student in completing a task. In the
