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8001 Lynnbrook Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-4959

About the HIAT Team

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HIAT Services
8001 Lynnbrook Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-4959

Mission

To provide training and consultation to build the capacity of classroom environments to incorporate
technology options for all students.

Vision

HIAT is a collaborative team that applies the principles of
universal design for learning to support school school teams to meet the needs of all students.

Purpose

To build the internal capacity of schools to use technology to improve the performance of struggling students. HIAT focuses on:

  • Providing training on accessible technology
  • Developing and sharing resources for implementing the principles of universal design for learning (UDL)
  • Mentoring MCPS staff on consideration of assistive technology
Linda Wilson

Linda Bastiani Wilson, MA, Ed.

HIAT Team Leader, Assistive Technology Consultant, Special Educator, Webmaster

For questions about accessible technology with students with autistic spectrum disorders, etext formats, Don Johnston SOLO software, Clicker 5.

Bill McGrath

Bill McGrath, MS, OTR/L

Instructional Specialist

Bill coordinates the ITLT projects at Tilden, Lakelands Park, and Rosa Parks Middle Schools.

Eithne Ellis

Eithne Ellis, OTR/L

Assistive Technology Consultant, Occupational Therapist

For questions about keyboarding, word prediction, Fusion and Clicker.

Cindy Walsh, OTR/L

Assistive Technology Consultant, Occupational Therapist

For troubleshooting and embedding accessible technology strategies into the classroom with emphasis on pre-k through fifth grade.

Kathleen Hamm

Kathleen Hamm

IT Services Tech Assistant II

For questions about HIAT, student consults if you don't have a specific person already assigned, questions about training, E-TIPS hours and Kurzweil.