We are delighted to announce the keynote speaker of Zoë Clarke for the TechAbility Conference 2022.
Zoë has a wealth of in-depth experience from her 20 years work within Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT) in the NHS. She will not only inspire, but give practical take-aways to further develop your Assistive Technology provision.
Zoë will discuss how simply having a good piece of technology, although useful, is not the only component of success. Even before assessment for technology a teacher, carer or family member needs to think about the potential of technology and the benefits it could have. At the assessment stage again everyone plays a part, the person being assessed, an assessor with relevant skills, family members and staff who know the person. Without the motivation of the person success will be limited, without the information and commitment from carers or family success will be limited and without a skilled assessor success will be limited. The work doesn’t end there, ongoing the person themselves and the people supporting them need to facilitate technology use.
Ensuring equipment is set up appropriately and that it does what the person wants are essential to success and involve everyone. Zoë will also highlight the importance of the ongoing support and the responsibility of others in that. This includes a robust system of maintenance for equipment and a route for reassessment or updating as the person requires, potentially as they get older or as their condition changes. Zoë will also highlight that even though everyone does not need technology, there is great importance in everyone having the opportunities to explore technology use.
Join us to learn from Zoë’s extensive knowledge and experience in the field of Assistive Technology, challenge your current thinking and develop your practice.
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