Should it stay or should it go? Appropriately starting with the song, so clearly I made the best choice for session. #alsc24 Yay, they have the qr code to the slides on the first slide! That always makes me so happy. (And I do it too!) #alsc24

Supporting dyslexic students! One family in particular has been asking me for programming, awareness, etc. #alsc24 The neurobiological process of reading is fascinating! Our brains aren’t wired for reading, there’s no single specific reading center in our brain. Everyone’s brains have to build and map from scratch. Dyslexic people struggle with phonological piece and word recognition. #alsc24

Time for nature based programming! Be if my favourite programming genres, but I’ve been outsourcing to a local teacher. Let’s see if I get inspired to do my own again. (Except Supported Gardening—I will never outsource that!) #alsc24 I love process play and messy play—in theory, lol. In reality, it’s rough on my sensory challenges!! Let’s see if I can learn some ways to program without stressing and overstimulating myself! #alsc24

Now time for Teach Not Celebrate, religious literacy at the library. This is something we discuss a lot in our department, so I’m interested in hearing what she has to say. #alsc24 Session norm: brave space over safe space. Ask questions, but you could be challenged and have pushback. Can be uncomfortable, as opposed to safe spaces which prioritise protecting feelings. #alsc24

Okay, opted for the interview with Kwame Mbalia! There’s plenty of room and it’s already delightful. #alsc24 “When you go to a birthday party, you still have fun even when you are not the person who is centered that day. That’s what reading diversely and widely is like.” OMG YES what a great way to explain it! We all know how to have fun/enjoy when we are not the one centered. #alsc24

Time for services for babies and their families! I coordinate early learning, 0-5, and I always want to do more for our babies. 💜 #alsc24 WHAT is going on in the Colorado IJ rooms?!?! So much chatter? Videos? It sounds fun, ha. 💜 #alsc24

Ready for Conscious Kids Kits! And so are a lot of people. All chairs filed and a few dozen standing/sitting. Little worried to be so packed in with so many people, even masked! #alsc24 Appreciate using land acknowledgment as call to action—it is not enough to say land was stolen, but give information about local indigenous groups and their work. Yes! #alsc24

Time for the LAST SESSION OMG! Put me in coach, let’s talk coaching models. #atia2021 I love this interaction. She showed a live time result of a form asking our positions, and this is the audience defining “coach.” #atia2021

I was wavering between teletherapy sessions to get activity ideas, but then I saw Karen Erickson was presenting so time to learn about Projext Core! #atia2021 This is just so incredible. These modules and their implementation with teachers and families is life changing for so many. One in chat is looking to offer in Spanish, another used Jamboard to make interactive activities for caregiver learning. #atia2021

I remain crushed that the teaching about racism session was canceled and am not sure what is a good replacement this morning. I think communication and coaching in COVID. #atia2021 Huh, again with low tech instead of light tech. That feels like a step back in terms of vocabulary. #atia2021

Okay, universal accessibility via captioning! #atia2021 Post production captions can take four times as long to do as the length of the video. Yes, that’s definitely our experience! I have a par timer who does this for our vids and it’s most of what she does. #atia2021

All right, moving in to interactive and engaging tools for accessible instruction. #atia2021 Small sample of tech for UDL. How to present lessons, how to show mastery of topic. #atia2021

I had planned on going to digital accessibility, but then my manager put in my annual review that I need to work on self care. Ergonomics for professionals, here we come! #atia2021 This looks like my set up, ha. I sit on a bench at the kitchen table. Here the table is too high for the kids and too low for the adults. #atia2021

All right, let’s learn effective use of Alexa in the home! #atia2021 Auditory feedback, nice. Handy for when it’s out of the line of sight. #atia2021

Setting up for DIY Assitive Technology for the New Normal! #atia2021 Why DIY? Funding. Higher demand than supply. Virtual and hybrid needs. Barriers: safety, who makes it, how much do materials cost? Test it out, partner with experienced groups (makers making change, HS stem clubs: print Lab has recipes and plans), DIY can save money. #atia2021

I wanted SO BADLY to do a supported coding class last year and then Covid happened. This next session is about creating a remote coding club for kids with autism and I am SO excited for it!! #atia2021 Andre will focus on block and scratch, which is totally my level, huzzah! The club started face to face last year and then came Covid, so they took it virtual. #atia2021

All right, let’s learn some solutions for COVID influxes tech issues! #atia2021 Good design enables, bad design disables! Be purposeful and design well. #atia2021

3 days and about 10” of snow later, I am ready for week two of #atia2021 !! First up, play and simple adaptations with @JudithSchoonov3! Let’s look at the world through AT colored glasses! Yes, I love this. #atia2021

All right, let’s learn some strategies to address social isolation in older adults! This is not technically my area at the library, but I want to share things with ATS. Patrons are struggling. #atia2021 Social isolation can lead to loneliness but not for all. Some can feel lonely around people. Been there. But older adults are at increased risks. #atia2021

Next up, Mission to Engineer. Robotics and assistive technology. #atia2021 The penn high school robotics team is presenting together in one room, masked. This will be a challenge of hearing/comprehending but the captioned is trying valiantly. It’s going to be worth the challenge though. #atia2021

I have enjoyed lunch and have returned with my pistachio latte. Time to learn about remote learning without technology! #atia2021 Lol—starting with a video of two people “stuck” on an escalator and asking for help. We can get to our final destination without tech! 😂#atia2021