Oakland Schools ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES

❏ Guideline 17–Committee
Responsibilities
The Assistive Technology Committee
will meet four times annually.
Responsibilities of the committee
members include:
❏ Coordinating communication within
and between all levels within the
ISD, and disbursing information
about assistive technology.
❏ Disseminating information on
availability of service and
equipment availability options.
❏ Gathering information to ensure
that staff are kept current about
district plans and state objectives.
❏ Communicating information about
technology and support monies,
and district, state and national
public and private procedures for
funding devices.
❏ Maintaining open lines of
communication between state,
county, district and building levels,
serving as an assistive technology
communications liaison.
❏ Coordinating access to a resource
library developed by the region or
county.
❏ Reporting the results of each
meeting to the Special Education
Oversight Committee (SEOC).
Training in the selection, use and
support of assistive technology is an
ongoing process that involves a variety
of personnel at awareness, skill
development and utilization levels.
Because the technology is changing so
rapidly and the skills needed to support
many of the available devices are
relatively specialized, a system of
needs identification, new product
awareness, direct training and technical
assistance is needed to ensure that
appropriate assistive technology
services are provided for those students
who are determined to be in need of
them.
A number of resources are available
which can assist the committee in
carrying out these responsibilities,
including state-wide information
resources such as the Michigan
Assistive Technology Clearinghouse
database, the Oakland County
Community Assistive Technology
Council, and Region IV information
gathering activities of the Region IV
Assistive Technology Committee.
Appendix B, page 10