> > The WA Assistive Technology Program (WATAP) has an immediate opening > for an assistive technology specialist in Seattle. > Complete position details and the application process can be found at: > https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=141299&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1 > > The Washington Assistive Technology Act Program within CHDD has an > outstanding opportunity for an Assistive Technology (AT) > Specialist/Continuing Education Specialist. who has excellent > experience in the delivery of AT demonstrations, conducting AT > evaluations and consultations, and in the development and delivery of > intensive hands-on training. A particular focus of this position will > be providing services to low-vision and blind individuals through the > AT and Independent Living Programs, and deaf-blind individuals through > the iCanConnect Washington Program, part of the National Deaf-Blind > Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP). This position will work > closely with the WATAP State Project Director, the iCanConnect > Services Coordinator for WA State, WATAP AT Specialists, and WATAP > Program Coordinator. > > Assistive Technology Information and Outreach, Demonstration, > Assessment, Evaluation, and Consultation > > Conduct and provide hands-on experiences, technical assistance, and > consultation with a particular focus on technologies that would > benefit low-vision, blind, and deaf-blind individuals to meet > telecommunication or independent living needs. Also experience and > knowledge on a wide range of assistive technology and accessible > electronic and information technology products for individuals of all > ages with disabilities in WA state including, but not limited to: > simple aids for daily living; Windows, > iOS, and Android hardware and software; adaptive switch and computer > access; learning, cognition, and mental health supports; seating and > positioning systems; augmentative and alternative communication > systems; and using creative off-the-shelf every-day objects to create > unique AT or adapt and modify existing technology and equipment is > preferred. > Conduct AT evaluations and consultations. Assess an individual's > functional needs and match technology based on those needs. Provide > written documentation to support assessment and make recommendations > for technology and modifications. > Provide individualized set-up, training, and support for technologies > that would benefit low-vision, blind, and deaf-blind individuals to > meet telecommunication and independent living needs. > Conduct and facilitate public outreach events in communities across > the state that include presentations, device demonstrations and > consultations, and exhibits of other community resources. Targeted > groups include individuals with disabilities and their families, > disability professionals, educators, public agencies, nonprofit > organizations, health care facilities, employers and others in rural > and underserved communities including agricultural and tribal > communities. > Research, coordinate purchase of assistive technology products, and > support the creation of kits to be deployed during the public outreach > events and loaned to interested parties in the targeted groups. > Promote the WATAP short-term device lending program, iCanConnect WA, > Northwest Access Fund AT Low-Interest Loan and Match Savings programs, > and Evergreen Reuse Coalition during outreach events and > consultations. Assist in the development of promotional and other > marketing efforts for these events. > > Assistive Technology Training > Conduct intensive, hands-on half-day to full-day workshop-style > trainings for professional audiences across the state. > Emphasis of the trainings will include thinking critically about and > incorporating technology into the home, school, and workplace for > individuals with disabilities to promote independence and > functionality. > Develop and adapt technical content of curriculum to be used in > trainings. Targeted professional audiences include disability > professionals, educators, public agencies, health care facilities, > employers and others in rural and underserved communities including > agricultural and tribal communities. Sample topics include: AT for > sensory disabilities; AT for learning, cognition, and mental health; > school to post-K-12 or work transition planning; AT for computer > access, AT for agricultural and farm workers, > and Five-minute Off-the-Shelf AT Solutions. Utilize WATAP device > library, traveling computer lab, and kits referenced above during > these trainings. > > REQUIREMENTS: > Bachelor's degree in a technology or disability-related discipline, > such as special education, vocational rehabilitation, low vision > specialist, psychology, computer science, or allied health > (occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology). > > Minimum two years professional experience supporting a variety of > assistive technologies and/or accessible electronic and information > technologies. > > Demonstrated expertise in training, demonstrating assistive > technology, and providing information and referral. > > Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum > qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as > license/certification/registration. > DESIRED: > Professional licensure or RESNA Assistive Technology Practitioner > (ATP) or comparable certification preferred. Knowledge of Braille. > Knowledge of American Sign Language. > > CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: > This position will involve in-state travel, including some overnight, > and a flexible work schedule, including some evenings and weekends. > > _______________________________________________ > Wcb-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://wcbinfo.org/mailman/listinfo/wcb-l_wcbinfo.org
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