Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm ET
Presenters:  Joy Smiley Zabala, Ed. D., ATP, is the project manager of the federally-funded AIM Consortium, a fifteen-state project headed by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). 
 
Diana Carl is a former Special Education Director, Region 4 Education Service Center and lead facilitator of the Texas Assistive Technology Network who is currently providing consultative services to the Texas Assistive Technology Network and the AIM Consortium at CAST. 
 
Vicki Hershman is the PATINS State Project Director (Indiana), Indiana Department of Education/Division of Student Learning/Office of Differentiated

This webinar will discuss how the latest educational initiatives related to NCLB and IDEA impact assistive technology (AT) service provision. Unsure about how to mix AIM, NIMAS, RTI with AT? This session briefly defines each of the initiatives, engages participants in thoughtful discussions about how they impact AT, and provides an opportunity to ponder how each of these initiatives might redefine the field of AT and the roles of AT service providers over the next decade. Add your voice to collegial discussions that explore emerging trends and what they mean in your typical environments.

Click here to register ($39 registration fee) for this ATIA sponsored webinar. Clik here to learn more about the presenters.