Empower every learner. Choose the right tools. Transform access, equity, and engagement.

Course Overview

The Assistive Technology Pro is a comprehensive, practitioner-focused course that equips educators with the knowledge and confidence to use assistive technology effectively for students with diverse learning needs. Through clear explanations, real-world examples, and step-by-step frameworks, you’ll learn the full landscape of AT—from legal foundations to practical implementation. This course guides you through identifying student needs, selecting appropriate tools, matching AT to tasks, integrating supports into daily instruction, and documenting AT in the IEP. You’ll explore reading, writing, math, and executive-function AT, learn how to introduce tools to students, involve families, troubleshoot issues, and use built-in accessibility features across devices. Whether you’re a general educator, special educator, AT specialist, or support provider, this course shows you exactly how to use AT to create meaningful access, independence, and success for all learners.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define assistive technology and understand legal requirements under IDEA, FAPE, and LRE

• Distinguish AT from general EdTech and understand the full AT Continuum

• Identify student needs across academic, communication, physical, sensory, EF, and behavioral domains

• Use the SETT Framework to match tools to tasks, environments, and learners

• Interpret red flags that signal a student may need AT

• Choose AT for reading, writing, math, and executive functioning

• Plan and conduct AT trials using data-driven methods

• Write clear, compliant AT accommodations for IEPs

• Document AT trials, recommendations, and service delivery roles

• Introduce AT to students, model use, and support generalization

• Manage tools in low-tech environments and troubleshoot common issues

• Use accessibility features (Chrome, iPad, Windows), captioning, screen readers, and alternative access systems

• Build a classroom culture where AT is normalized, accessible, and empowering

What You Will Get (Downloadable AT Toolkit)

Your complete, ready-to-use packet includes:

Foundations & Identification

1. AT Overview & Definitions Cheat Sheet

2. Barriers to Learning Reference Guide

3. Access vs. Remediation Quick Guide

Assessment & Consideration Tools

1. AT Consideration Checklist for IEP Teams

2. AT Trial & Data Collection Form

IEP Documentation & Compliance

1. AT Documentation Guide for the IEP

2. AT Accommodations Writing Template

Implementation & Classroom Integration

1. Classroom Integration Guide

2. AT Troubleshooting Checklist

3. AT Management & Organization Sheet

Student & Family Supports

1. Family Communication Template

2. Student Introduction to AT Handout

3. AT Norms & Expectations Poster

Instructional AT Resources

1. AT Tools by Skill Area Chart
   (Reading, writing, math, EF, communication)