Address, E-mail, Phone
HIAT Services
8001 Lynnbrook Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-4959
Purpose
HIAT provides support to MCPS staff on accessible technology. HIAT is funded through the Department of Special Education under the Physical Disabilities Program, HIAT's purpose is 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)
- Consulting with MCPS staff on issues of assistive technology
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Denise DeCoste, Ed. D., OTR
HIAT, Team Leader
Assistive Technology Consultant, Special Educator, Occupational Therapist
For questions about literacy and digitized reading, Written Productivity Profile, Kurzweil, universal design for learning |
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Kathleen Hamm
IT Services Tech Assistant II
For general questions about HIAT, follow-up on consults, E-TIPS hours. |
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Carol Hightower, M.S., OTR/L
Assistive Technology Consultant, Occupational Therapist
For questions about keyboarding, AlphaSmart, Neo, Don Johnston writing tools software |
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Bill McGrath, MS, OTR/L
Assistive Technology Consultant, Occupational Therapist
For questions about keyboarding, AlphaSmart, Neo, Clicker, writing tools software, math tools software |
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Linda Bastiani Wilson, M.A., Ed.
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, E-TIPS hours
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