Resources

Tech ConWebinars:

Helpful Resources for the Intersection of Technology and I/DD:

Resources:

• President’s Commission on People with Intellectual Disability 

• Technology First States

• Advancing Digital Equity for All - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology

• Advancing Technology Access for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Technology Access and Design for People with Intellectual Disabilities

• AAIDD Position Statement on Technology and Internet Access

Meeting Minutes:

We keep a running agenda and minutes for all attendees.  Minutes are for AAIDD Technology Interest Network Members only.  Click here to request to join AAIDD and the Technology Interest Network.

Technology Interest Network Action Plans:

• Action Plan 2019 - 2020

• Action Plan 2020 - 2021

• Action Plan 2021 - 2022

• Action Plan 2022 - 2023

Recent Technology Research and Reports:

• Pennington, R.C., Pinczynski, M. and Davis, K. (2023), "Using Technology to Enhance Learning for Students With Extensive Support Needs", Bakken, J.P. and Obiakor, F.E. (Ed.) Using Technology to Enhance Special Education (Advances in Special Education, Vol. 37), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320230000037008 

• Tanis et al. (2023). Use of remote supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An interdisciplinary working group report. Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University. https://nisonger.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/expanding-the-use-of-remote-supports-whitepaper.pdf 

• Burton, H., & Gordon, K. (2023). ‘We don't have the answers’: What do we know about the experiences of psychological professionals providing virtual psychological support to people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic?. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(4), 667-680. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13095