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| | Assistive Technology Services in Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee, Kansas |
 | | Shawnee Mission School District, in a suburb of Kansas City, has long been a leader in the provision of assistive technology services. |
 | | There were originally 10 people assigned to the TEACH team, including a speech/language pathologist, an occupational therapist, a vision specialist, a school psychologist, a learning specialist, a special education teacher (serving low-incidence students), a Learning Center teacher (serving high-incidence students), paraprofessionals, and a parent. |
 | | These individuals are assigned to specific schools in each of the four sections of the school district and act as consultants and support to the teachers and therapists who are directly serving students with disabilities. |
| www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te7kansas.htm (1168 words) |
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