AT Success Story
County: Rogers

AT Demonstrated: Zippie Voyage wheelchair and Prime Engineering Stander

Leyton had spent most of her days in a bed and not being a part of her family’s activities due to seizure activity that prevented her from being in typical baby positioners. She loves her time in the wheelchair and stander which provide safe, fun body positions. This allows her to be more interactive with family and friends in a variety of positions. It has also had a direct impact on her body by facilitating her lymphatic system to decrease swelling in her legs and feet.

Leyton had an equipment demonstration for the stander and wheelchair. She loved it! Her family had never seen a stander or wheelchair before and immediately wanted to start the process. SoonerStart gave the family the information needed about the process to access this type of equipment for their child.

AT Tip - Consultations

Oklahoma ABLE Tech provides AT Consultations to assist families and SoonerStart personnel in selecting tools to help children living with delays and disabilities do things that would be otherwise difficult or impossible to do!

ABLE Tech AT Consultations are modeled after the SETT Framework created by
Dr. Joy Zabala.

If you need help problem-solving the assistive technology (AT) needs of a child on your caseload, consider filling out an AT Consultation Intake Form and submitting it to ABLE Tech. A staff member will contact you to discuss your kiddo’s needs and brainstorm solutions.

Oklahoma ABLE Tech provides AT Consultations to assist families and SoonerStart personnel in selecting tools to help children living with delays and disabilities do things that would be otherwise be difficult or impossible to do!

If you need help problem-solving the assistive technology (AT) needs of a child on your caseload, consider filling out an AT Consultation Intake Form and submitting it to ABLE Tech. A staff member will contact you to discuss your kiddo’s needs and brainstorm solutions.

You may either submit your form online or download the PDF version and mail, fax, or email to ABLE Tech:

AT Highlight - Snap Scene App on the iPad

When we find that children have a speech delay or disability, we may choose to support their speech development by using sign language or low-tech tools like photographs, pictures, or symbols that they can point to, touch, or hand to their communication partner.

For early communicators, children can also use high-tech devices with speech output. Research has shown a couple of great points when helping young children and those who are early communicators:

1. Children may need access to vocabulary in the context of a photograph or picture also known as a visual scene display.
2. Just-in-Time programming of “hot spots” using a visual scene display can facilitate communication “on the fly” allowing early communicators to communicate about motivating topics and eliminating the time it takes to pre-program devices and guess what vocabulary a child may want to “say.” One device that has these features is the Snap Scene app on the iPad.

AT Trainings

Coming up - The Next State Systemic Improvement Plan Training
Who: Tulsa County SoonerStart Personnel
What: Training on Funding and Transition of Assistive Technology
When: March 20, 2017 from 1-3 pm
Where: Tulsa County SoonerStart
Why: Kiddos need AT when they are young infants and toddlers.  As they age out of SoonerStart, we need a plan to help them fund and transition that AT so that it stays with them.  The training will include information on funding resources in Oklahoma as well as information and resources on transitioning that AT with the children as they start school.

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