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AT Fundamentals Learning Outcomes

Clinical Applications of AT:

- Recognize the major disabilities that use Assistive Technology (AT)

- Identify particular features of AT that can help certain impairments

-  Identify etiologies and pathologies involved in disabilities that can benefit from assistive technology

Assessment:

- Identify the steps in an AT assessment

- Identify appropriate goals and outcome measures for an intervention

Service Delivery:

- Recognize ethical dilemmas that can arise when delivering AT servic

- Identify legislation that shapes services provided to adults and children

- Identify AT funding sources

Seating:

- Identify the impairments that cause a person to need seating technology

- Identify the steps in evaluating clients for seating technology

-  Identify the major characteristics and features of different seating technologies

-  Identify the major principles and goals for access to assistive technology

Access:

- Identify the steps in assessing clients for access to assistive technology

- Identify features of access technologies

Mobility:

- Identify the impairments that cause a person to need mobility technology

- Identify the steps in assessing clients for mobility technology

- Identify the major characteristics and features of different mobility technologies

AAC:

- Identify the major communication needs of persons with disabilities

- Identify the major characteristics of AAC devices

Computer Access:

- To identify technologies for adapting standard input and output devices

- Identify alternatives to using standard input and output devices

- Identify performance enhancers for computer access

EADL:

- Recognize the definition of Electronic Aids to Daily Living

-  Identify functional applications of specific Electronic Aids to Daily Living

- Distinguish between transmission methods for specific Electronic Aids to Daily Living

Sensory:

- Recognize the most common personal needs for assistive technology associated with deafness or hearing impairment

- Recognize appropriate technologies for people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment

- Recognize appropriate technologies for people who have vision loss or blindness

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