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National Center for Technology Innovation
Advancing Technology Innovations for All Students

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Chess game, one player beating the other. Stay informed about government policies and regulations that affect the assistive and learning technology field. Find out about Federal and state public policy decisions that will impact the education of students with disabilities.

  • Dialogue Events

    Posted on March 4th, 2007

    NCTI Dialogue Events were forums held in 2004-2005 for experts to discuss timely topics of interest to the field, share information, and network with potential partners. The findings from these lively discussions are presented in the NCTI report, Moving Toward Solutions: Assistive and Learning Technology for All Students.

     Read More Posted in: Assistive Technology, Collaboration, Policy

  • Building Leadership Capacity

    Posted on January 8th, 2006

    Key findings in inadequate teacher preparation, low awareness, and gaps in leadership at all levels of the education system undermine the implementation of assistive and learning technology. Few incentives or enforcement mechanisms of existing credentialing standards create a weak link in the preparation of new teachers and administrators. Although some training is available through statewide organizations and other providers, the capacity of these organizations is limited to address the waves of under-prepared professionals throughout the system.

     Read More Posted in: Leadership, Policy

  • AT Outcomes Summit 2005

    Posted on December 15th, 2005

    NCTI established a partnership with the Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center at Illinois State University and the University of Kansas to advance a national research agenda for issues related to the effects of assistive technology on educational outcomes.

     Read More Posted in: Collaboration, Leadership, Policy

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  • Technical Assistance in Data Collection, Analysis, and Report Preparation

    This web site provides public access to the most recent data about children with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These data are collected annually by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs in accordance with Section 618 of IDEA. They are provided in the form of tables produced for the Annual Reports to Congress.

Moving Toward Solutions: Assistive and Learning Technology for All Students

We asked key thought leaders from education and technology fields, "What will it take for assistive and learning technology to be considered a critical component of education to help more students learn, achieve, and reach their potential?" We learned that the AT field is at a tipping point. Read More

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