What to Expect
Thinking about enrolling in our program? Find out what you can expect.
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.
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 |
ATCP Summer lab-based courses
| DHD 441 | Adaptive Equipment Design and Fabrication Instructors: Hooyenga, Hedman | 3 credits |
Resources
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Student handbook
Complete description of courses, field experience options and policies
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UIC Disability Resource Center
Empowering the UIC community with the knowledge, resources and skills necessary to ensure full access and engagement for students with disabilities in all aspects of college life
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UIC Disability Cultural Center
Engage an understanding of disability as a social justice issue and a site for identity, community and culture
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 Instructors: 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 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 |