Who is Paulina?
Receive funding from the ODE to support access to AT
What is OTAP (Oregon Technology Access Program)?
Appointed by Governor Brown as Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction (and as such serves as the Director of the Oregon Department of Education), and he was confirmed by the Senate on February 12, 2018.
Who is Director Colt Gill
Should she drop something on her foot, be surprised by the intensity of something you share, or surprised by a sudden noise...or sneeze loudly...
What is Jeepers!?
"Hi! I've had a hysterectomy and this is my husband. He sleeps with a CPAP!"
Who is Kathie Snow?
Our equestrians
Who is Dianna and Karen M?
His claim to fame is Proloquo2Go and you can find him at the Universal Design Lab
Who is PSU Professor Sam Sennott?
Ed Specialist for Civil Rights
Who is Winston Cornwall, Civil Rights Education Specialist
Pulling it out of what?
What is "pulling it out of my ear"
"Give him the Blue Whale!"
Who is Paula Kluth?
...if this gig doesn't stick, stand up might be in her future
Who is Whitnie?
It was first passed by Congress and signed by the President 1988 and has been reauthorized in 1994, 1998, and 2004.
What is The Assistive Technology Act?
Three diploma's and a not a diploma
What are Oregon's Diploma Options?
Standard
Modified
Extended
Alternative Certificate
What is "shooting from the hip"
"Stop your attention seeking behavior and we will save you"
Who is David Pitonyak?
Who is Amy?
e print- and technology-based educational materials, which include printed and electronic textbooks and related core materials that are designed or converted in a way that makes them usable across the widest range of individual variability regardless of format (print, digital, graphic, audio, video)
What is AEM (Accessible Educational Material)?
Further education, future employment, and the greatest level of independence
What is why we have Special Education?
She could say take no prisoners but in her Future Farmers of America (FFA) frame of mind she says....
What is "grab the bull by the horns!"?
"I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much"
Who is Stella Young?
Who is Heather?
Mountains, Plateaus, Valleys, Canyons,
What is High, Mid and Low tech AT?
After concluding that she had classrooms that had never awarded a diploma, she reconvened each IEP team and acknowledged that they were not doing right by the student and discussed changing placement
Assistant Superintendent Candace Pelt
Sriracha is all the rage but she compares these seasonings to our shared experience with this saying
What is Disability is like salt and pepper...it seasons you but doesn't define you?
Often attributed to David Pitonyak he gives a nod to Beth Mount as the person that first coined this poignant saying
Loneliness is the Only Real Disability