About QIAT Community

The QIAT Community is a nationwide grassroots group that includes hundreds of individuals who provide input into the ongoing process of identifying, disseminating, and implementing a set of widely-applicable Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services in School Settings that can be used as a tool to support:

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* school districts as they strive to develop and provide quality assistive technology services aligned to federal, state and local mandates

* assistive technology service providers as they evaluate and constantly improve their services

* consumers of assistive technology services as they seek adequate assistive technology services which meet their needs

* universities and professional developers as they conduct research and deliver programs that promote the development of the competencies needed to provide quality assistive technology services

* policy makers as they attempt to develop judicious and equitable policies related to assistive technology services.

QIAT Leadership Team

The QIAT Leadership Team is primarily comprised of individuals who came together in 1998 to explore ways to improve implementation of the assistive technology requirements of IDEA. They are assistive technology (AT) service providers from multiple professional training backgrounds, parents and family members of persons with disabilities. Additional members have been added to maintain this balance when vacancies occurred. Members of the QIAT Leadership team donate their time and expertise to further the implementation of the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology.

The QIAT Leadership Team supports collaboration of the QIAT Community made up of individuals across the USA and around the world. The Leadership Team facilitates the ongoing work of the QIAT Community by

Gathering and refining input from the QIAT Community
Developing resources in response to information gathered
Disseminating QIAT resources through presentations
Organizing and hosting QIAT Summits
Developing and maintaining the QIAT web site
Facilitating the QIAT email list

Through this process the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services, the QIAT Matrices and other supporting resources have been developed, refined and made available to the QIAT Community via the web site and the QIAT list.