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	Podcast:		Talking With Tech AAC Podcast
	Episode:		Judy Schoonover (Part 1): Quickly Create AT Solutions From Common Objects
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		01:01:13
	Publish Date:		2023-08-16 23:37:45
	Description:		This week, Chris interviews Judy Schoonover, an occupational therapist who, along with Chris, was a founding member of the Loudoun County School District Assistive Technology Team. She shares about the importance of focusing on the specific needs of a student during assessment, not just their label; the consistent move of technology from special education to general education, her history as an AT “maker”, ideas for supporting maker groups in your area, and more! Before the interview, Chris and Rachel catch up about Rachel’s work during the summer with clients doing “intensives.”! Intensives in Rachel’s practice involve having the entire communication parter team, along with the AAC user, attend three 90 minute sessions per week for two weeks. This is followed by three more sessions with just communication partners to train them further on how to be an effective communication partner using the information learned the previous two weeks. Rachel also discusses her new literacy intensive, and the positive results she has been getting from them as well. Key Ideas This Week:
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