AT+Specialist+Interview

The **[|FDLRS center]** provides support to students with exceptionalities in school as well as to the families of these students. The goal is to help students function using basic skills as well as prepare the students to go further in life such as working or further education. How do you plan on making the community aware of the support and different services that you have to offer children with exceptionalities? Plan orientation meetings for the school personal as well as parents to come to and hear about at least once a year. There will also be different meetings set up monthly that will be informational on the different services. What kind of technology is available to the students? Assistive devices that are able to adapt to each students specific exceptionality, microcomputer applications. How will you ensure the frequent involvement to the parents? By building good two-way communication with the parents, having quality IEP meetings and follow up meetings to discuss the students’ progress. How do you plan to have these assistive technology devices used more in schools? There will be a team of AT specialist that can train teachers to use this technology. It will be easy to use and understand.

We found this information to be very useful. Many teachers are not aware of the technology devices that can be made available to them but the FDLRS center can provide them with information on these devices as well as appropriate training. Conducting this interview helped us realize that there are many other resources available to us outside of the school. Each child should have their individual needs met and this center helps develop the best support that can be used for the student as well as appropriate technology that can be implemented in learning.