Assistive Technology Evaluation, Training & Consultation (ATETC)

Evaluation
Assistive Technology Evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of an individual’s assistive technology needs conducted at your school or center. All assistive technology hardware and software is provided however, your staff is fully involved in every aspect of the assessment. Rates are $750 per day. All evaluations are conducted at our office.

Services may be authorized and paid for by the following programs:

• School District Offices
• Special Education Cooperatives

Each assessment addresses the following high tech and low tech components:

• Computer access
• Student writing and productivity
• Reading and ocular mobility
• Augmentative communication and classroom programming

Technology and Inclusion also blends our copyrighted “8 Step Process” into your team’s assessment of vision, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech/language and educational diagnostics. The “8 Step Process” includes:

Records review Parent interview Teacher/therapist interview Classroom observation Selection of hardware/software Hardware/software trials Selection of items for recommendation Exit interview

Our office has worked successfully with dozens of school districts all across Texas, including: Beaumont ISD, Bosque County Special Ed Coop, Calallen ISD, Giddings Special Services Coop, Midway ISD, Silsbee ISD, and Valley Mills ISD.

Training
Assistive Technology Training is a one-on-one training service in which a consultant works directly with the child or adult with a disability at their home in their use of assistive technology. We address the unique needs created by conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Autism, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Parkinson’s Disease, Down Syndrome and other disabilities.

Consultation fees are $65 per hour in office, $75 per hour in home. Services may be authorized and paid for by any of the following waiver programs:

• Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS)
• Home and Community Services (HCS)
• Medically Dependent Children’s Program (MDCP)
• DARS-Division for Rehabilitation Services, formerly Texas Rehabilitation Commission (TRC)
• Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center (ATCMHMR)
• Private insurance

If you are in the CLASS program, ask your case manager how to get started.

Consultation
Assistive Technology Consultation provides support in a classroom setting for teachers, speech-language pathologists and other related service providers. Consultation service covers classroom organization, computer and communication hardware and software, instructional modifications, and behavioral management.

Consultation fees are $65 per hour in office, $75 per hour in home. Services may be authorized and paid for by the following programs:

• School District Offices
• Special Education Cooperatives
• Private insurance