Assistive Technology Instructor
A nine-month course with open enrollment dates. The training is designed to prepare a person to work as an instructor of assistive technology at a rehabilitation facility, as a sales representative for an assistive technology vendor, or as a consultant for analysis, instruction or problem solving. |
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The curriculum includes instruction in all types of adaptive equipment, installation of hardware and software, instruction to find solutions to computer equipment problems, production of training manuals in accessible format, and professional teaching skills.
The assistive technology available in the classroom includes screen magnification, speech output systems, refreshable Braille displays, portable note-taking devices, Braille printers, scanners, closed circuit televisions for print magnification, and accessible Internet.
Qualifications:
- Complete and pass the ATI proficiency test
- Print reading speed of at least 100 wpm, with good comprehension
- Ability to read Braille at 60 wpm (if Braille user) or 10 wpm (if non-Braille user)
- Ability to type 30 wpm
- Good knowledge of business math
- 12th grade spelling level
- Good independent living skills and travel skills
- Strong logical reasoning ability and emotional maturity
- Ability to learn and retain information
- Good interpersonal relationship qualities
- Ability to work in a high-tech environment
