What to Expect
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Students must complete a minimum of 13 credit hours. All students are required to complete DHD 440 Introduction to Assistive Technology and DHD 590 Field Experience. Students also choose an area of focus for their field experience and must take an assessment course in that area.
Students work with their faculty advisor to choose elective courses based on their professional goals and area of focus. Elective courses cover a range of topics:
- Communication
- AT in educational settings
- Access
- Design
- Environmental modification
- Seating and wheeled mobility
Most students take 1-3 credits of coursework per semester and complete the program within four semesters (e.g. fall, spring, summer, fall). Individual courses taken prior to admittance may be applied toward certificate requirements. Students must maintain a B average overall and only courses with a grade of C or above will meet completion requirements.
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Summer
| Summer online courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DHD 549 | 3D Printing in Assistive Technology | Instructor: Hooyenga | 1 credit |
| DHD 550 | Technology to Support Universal Design for Learning | Instructor: Skalitzky | 1 credit |
| DHD 559 | Ergonomics and Safety for Workers with Disabilities | Instructor: Hedman | 1 credit |
| DHD 567 | AAC for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Instructor: Bay | 2 credits |
| DHD 569 | Environmental Modification | Instructor: Hedman | 1 credit |
| DHD 594 | Special Topic: Assistive Technology and Transportation | Instructor: Salkas | 2 credits |
Summer
| ATCP Summer lab-based courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DHD 441 | Adaptive Equipment Design and Fabrication | Instructors: Hooyenga, Hedman | 3 credits |
Summer
Resources
Student handbook
Complete description of courses, field experience options and policies
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Fall semester
| Fall online courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DHD 440 | Introduction to Assistive Technology | Instructors: All ATCP faculty | 3 credits |
| DHD 548 | Assistive Technology Tools for Education | Instructors: Cochrane, Lenzo & Bass | 3 credits |
| DHD 553 | Assistive Technology for individuals who are Visually Impaired or Blind | Instructor: Sessler-Trinkowsky | 1 credit |
| DHD 562 | Mobile Technology and Computers: Built-in Accessibility Features | Instructor: Hooyenga | 1 credit |
| DHD 568 | Supporting Augmentative Communication in Educational Settings | Instructors: Bay and others | 3 credits |
| DHD 594 | Special Topic: Computer & AAC Access Assessment | Instructors: Bay, Cochrane, Hooyenga | 2 credits |
| DHD 590 (by arrangement) | Field Experience | Instructors: Miller | 1 credit |
Spring semester
| Spring online courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DHD 440 | Introduction to Assistive Technology | Instructors: All ATCP faculty | 3 credits |
| DHD 494 | Disability, Communication, and Social Participation | 2-3 credits | |
| DHD 554 | Augmentative Communication Assessment | Instructor: Bay | 3 credits |
| DHD 555 | Consideration, Assessment, and Documentation of AT in PreK-12 Educational Settings | Instructor: Cochrane | 3 credits |
| DHD 556 | Seating and Positioning for Wheelchair Mobility | Instructor: Sposato Bonfiglio | 1 credit - first 5 weeks |
| DHD 557 | Manual and Powered Wheelchair Technologies | Instructor: Sposato Bonfiglio | 2 credits - last 10 weeks |
| DHD 566 | Introduction to Microcontrollers in Assistive Technology | Instructors: Hooyenga & Brown | 2 credits |
| DHD 590 (by arrangement) | Field Experience | Instructors: Miller | 1 credit |