Overview
This module will assist teams in using the WATI assessment process to assess a student's need for assistive technology (AT) to participate in recreation and leisure activities. The WATI assessment process systematically progresses through information gathering, decision-making, and implementation planning. The WATI Assistive Technology Decision-Making Guide supports the team with guiding questions designed to yield information about the student, environment(s) and tasks. This module is Part I of two parts. Part II, Recreation & Leisure - WATI - Part II, further explores a range of low- to high-tech solutions for students participating in recreation and leisure activities.
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 1/2 hours
- What's Included
- 30 pages
- Pre/post-assessments
- Free Certificate
- Define the terms "leisure" and "recreation."
- Explain why participation in leisure and recreation is important for students with disabilities.
- Describe how physical, sensory, cognitive and environmental barriers can affect a student's ability to access leisure and recreation activities.
- Describe the multiple variables that affect identification of appropriate leisure and recreation activities.
- Apply the Student, Environment and Tasks components of the WATI AT Decision-Making Guide to address a student's need for assistive technology to participate in recreation and leisure activities.
Patti Drescher, M.Ed., OTR, ATP
Patti Drescher received her BS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2004 she received her Master's Degree in Assistive Technology from George Mason University where she also coordinated the GMU LIFE Program and served as adjunct faculty. A RESNA certified ATP since 1998, Patti has worked in numerous settings including the public schools, in-patient rehabilitation, higher education, and vocational rehabilitation. She has presented at many state and national conferences, and co-authored WATI's ASNAT (Assessing Students' Needs for Assistive Technology) manual. Patti joined Virginia's Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services as an OT/Assistive Technology Specialist in 2010.
This module was developed in collaboration with WATI and provides updated content from the Assessing Students' Needs for Assistive Technology (ASNAT) - IDEA discretionary grant #: 9906-23. 1992-2009
Module Content
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Additional Documents
WATI AT Decision-Making Guide - Recreation and Leisure
WATI Environmental Observation Guide
WATI Referral / Question Identification Guide