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Family Center on Technology & Disability online discussion
Integrating Assistive Technology Research into Practice September 1-30, 2006 Moderated by Dr. Margaret Bausch and Melinda Jones Ault, Website: Family Center’s Online Discussion Center.
The demand for research-based outcomes that inform assistive technology practice is greater than ever. However, despite years of effort and federally-funded technical assistance, integrating research results into practice remains a great challenge. Even though practitioners are hungry for knowledge about best practices, it is often difficult to locate and implement research that can be applied practically in the classroom or clinical setting.
Throughout the month of September, Dr. Margaret Bausch and Melinda Jones Ault, researchers with The National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI), will lead a Family Center on Technology & Disability discussion exploring the relevance of research to everyday practice and the need to make research more accessible to professionals in the field.
The moderators will also share the findings and implications of The National Assistive Technology Institutes six-year research project which examined factors related to the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of AT services in schools across the nation.
We would like to hear your perspectives on the topic of integrating research into practice. What problems do you encounter when searching for and/or implementing research into your practice methods? What kind of research would be of value to your practice? What can be done to improve the availability of research? We welcome your questions and experiences in the discussion.
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Click to download the Family Center on Technology and Disability May 2006 Newsletter (PDF document).
Click to download the Family Center on Technology and Disability July 2006 Newsletter (PDF document).
For more information about Parent Training and Information Centers, please contact UCP at (651) 646-7588 or send an e-mail.
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Updated: 01/28/2009
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