AT Assessment Resources

The AT assessment process begins with identifying the assessment team. The assessment team will likely be the student’s IEP team but may include others who are signifcant in the student’s service provision (private service providers, medical staff, community members, etc.). Once team members have been identifed, the following are additional steps in the assessment process that should be systematically completed by the team within the student’s customary environment(s):

1. Data collection of student, environment, tasks, and other relevant information
2. Feature-matching: Match student needs to device features
3. Identify tools with needed features for trials
4. Conduct trials, collect and analyze data, provide recommendation
5. Investigate and secure funding and acquire needed technology
6. Document fndings in the required forms
7. Implement the selected AT and follow-up to monitor changes or new AT needs

In summary, once the district has assessed for assistive technology, the assessment team will:

• Review the results of the data and determine if the student needs assistive technology.
• If the team identifes that the student requires assistive technology, the IEP team will follow the process to complete an IEP amendment with the updated information.

The following are resources to help with the AT assessment process.

• • AT Resource Guide – Section 3: AT Assessment Process
  • The SETT Framework: Resources to learn more about the SETT Framework - Student, Environment, Tasks, and Tools
  • WATI Student Information Guide
  • ATIM Modules:
    • AT Assessment Process in the School Environment
    • AT Consideration in the IEP Process
    • AT Assessment Tools
    • The WATI AT Assessment Process
  • OCALI lending library
    • AT device trials
    • AT assessments
  • SIFTS: online AT feature-matching tool

For more information on evaluation procedures:

• Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Operating Standards and Guidance
  • Offce for Exceptional Children Law and Policy Memorandum 2015-1 Adding and Removing a Related Service to an IEP