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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

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
Dr. Denise DeCoste

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

Kathleen Hamm

IT Services Tech Assistant II

For general questions about HIAT, follow-up on consults, E-TIPS hours.

Ms. Carol Hightower

Carol Hightower, M.S., OTR/L

Assistive Technology Consultant, Occupational Therapist

For questions about keyboarding, AlphaSmart, Neo, Don Johnston writing tools software

Bill McGrath

Bill McGrath, MS, OTR/L

Assistive Technology Consultant, Occupational Therapist

For questions about keyboarding, AlphaSmart, Neo, Clicker, writing tools software, math tools software

Ms. Linda Wilson

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

 

Updated January 23, 2008 | Maintained by Linda Bastiani Wilson