Assistive Technology Resources for Children

Assessment

Adaptivation, Inc.
http://www.adaptivation.com/

They sell a book on how to assess for AAC, "Augmentative and Alternative Communication Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Needs, Third Edition".

Assistive Technology, Inc.
http://www.assistivetech.com/

A.T. assessment protocols include "Stages", "Evaluware", and "AT Profile" software CDs.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers
internet: http://aac.unl.edu/

Free materials for assessment, including: (1) picture stimulus booklet, score sheet, and instructions for, "The Multimodal Communication Screening Task for Persons with Aphasia"; (2) "Scanning/Visual Field/Print Size/Attention Screening Task"; (3) "Aphasia Needs Assessment"; and (4) "AAC-Aphasia Categories of Communicators Checklist".

Custom Typing Training
internet: http://www.customtyping.com/

This a membership service. You can learn touch-typing on their site with one or two hands. They say they can provide an assessment for A.T. purposes, including speed of typing on the major AAC devices.

Design to Learn
internet: http://www.designtolearn.com/index.html

For sale here are materials for hands-on-testing of students who don't speak, whether from autism or any other condition. They have tangible symbols systems, and support the assessment tool, "Communication Matrix". This tool is available for free online for parents.

Don Johnston
http://www.donjohnston.com

They sell the book, "Assistive Technology Assessment", and the protocol "Lifespace Access Profile" software.

Doug Dodgen and Associates
internet: http://www.dougdodgen.com/index.html

Their "AAT Assessment Tool" is a software program for assessing A.T. needs. "AAC Feature Match" helps a professional decide which A/AC device to recommend to a client.

Enabling Devices
internet: http://enablingdevices.com/catalog

"Switch Assessment Kit" contains a variety of switches to use in assessment.

Koester Performance Research
internet: http://www.kpronline.com/

"Compass" assessment software tests a client's computer abilities in multiple areas.

Mayer Johnson
http://www.mayerjohnson.com

They sell the "TASP" protocol for assessing use of pictures for communication

TASH, Inc.
http://www.tashinc.com/

They sell kits of switches and mounting hardware so that you can try many styles of access with students during assessment.

updated January 2008