2025 Utah Assistive Technology Teams Conference: Full Schedule

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8:00am MST

Registration

Wednesday February 26, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MST

All hands room

Wednesday February 26, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MST
All hands room 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047

9:00am MST

A New Hope for Readers: Unlocking the Galaxy of Bookshare

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Beehive

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs awards millions of dollars each year to Bookshare so that struggling readers can access books in alternative formats for free. This presentation will describe Bookshare and showcase digital books on the Bookshare website and the Bookshare Reader app. Participants will learn how to set up a Bookshare account for their school.

Speakers

Travis Chamberlain

Occupational Therapist & UATT Team B Co-leader, Weber School District

Hello UATT Conference Goers, I am the Co-leader for Team B in Weber School District (Ogden area), and I am honored to serve as your conference chairperson. I hope that you enjoy your conference. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to make your experience better.I... Read More →

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Beehive 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047, USA

9:00am MST

AAC District-Wide Implementation

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Lonestar

How one district has successfully implemented AAC through its district from preschool and beyond.

Speakers

Shaleace Price

Janene Gough

Angela Durrant

SLP, Washington County School District

Angela is a certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) and current member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She earned her undergraduate degree from BYU and her graduate degree from USU. She became interested in the field of speech therapy when her youngest son... Read More →

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Lonestar 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047, USA

9:00am MST

Accessibility: Empowering All Learners

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

All hands room

Given the range of learning styles and abilities of students today, educators need technology and resources to accommodate and personalize learning. Apple builds accessibility features into every product, so everyone can use them in ways that work best for them. Join us to discuss how Apple allows all students and teachers to explore, communicate, and create.

Speakers

Paulo Braganholo

K-12 Account Executive, Apple Education

Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh computer in 1984. Since then Apple has designed products and programs that help unleash the creative potential in every individual, no matter how they learn and what they love to do. Apple Education is... Read More →

Casey Veatch

Leadership Executive, Apple

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
All hands room 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047

9:00am MST

Rise of the Switches: Empowering every Jedi.

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Training Room

Speakers

Tom Bowman

Ed Whiting

Wednesday February 26, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Training Room 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047, USA

10:15am MST

A Universal Cueing and Prompting Framework for AAC

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST

Beehive

A discussion on a framework for schools to build a shared language for a robust cueing and prompting hierarchy to support AAC. This can also be adapted to support language and academic growth.

Speakers

Aaron Allsop-Hofmeister

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Beehive 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047, USA

10:15am MST

Literacy, The Common Core, And AAC….Putting The Pieces Together

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST

Lonestar

According to Common Core and Essential Elements Standards every student must engage in literacy activities involving reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language. For students with SpeechLanguage impairments, or using assistive technologies this can be a demanding task.” Literacy, the Common Core and AAC” provides a collaborative approach to providing instruction addressing these requirements. The presenters will demonstrate units which address Core Vocabulary along with Blooms Taxonomy. Each literacy unit can be used with resource students as well as those requiring AAC to participate. Each unit contains four weeks of lesson plans and carry over activities. Participants will receive a sample unit to try with students.

Speakers

McKenzie Dabb

SLP/Team C member, UATT Ogden School District

Elaine Warner

SLP/Team C member, UATT Ogden School District

Jennifer Maloy

SLP/Team C member, UATT Ogden School District

Nadean Lescoe

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Lonestar 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047, USA

10:15am MST

Low Tech, High Impact: Accessibility the MacGyver

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST

Training Room

Speakers

Jason Wheeler

Kent Remund

Utah AssistiveTech Teams, Utah Assistive Technology Team

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Training Room 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047, USA

10:15am MST

Strategies for Eye Gaze Success

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST

All hands room

As we look at tips for increasing success for eye gaze users, we know that it all starts with the right mindset and the right expectations. In order for anyone to be successful with their new access method, we as access partners need to be aware of our approach and support a positive learning environment.

Speakers

Bradley Heck

Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
All hands room 7860 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047

2025 Utah Assistive Technology Teams Conference

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