Professional Learning

Overview

Professional Learning offers educational opportunities focused on accessibility and assistive technology. These offerings are designed to build practical knowledge and skills that support more inclusive practices across settings such as education, therapy, community services, and the workplace. Professional Learning supports Accessibility Clinic's nonprofit educational mission by helping families, educators, and professionals better understand accessibility and assistive technology.

Who These Offerings Are For

Professional learning supports educators, therapists, direct support professionals, family members, caregivers, self-advocates, and anyone interested in understanding accessibility and assistive technology more deeply.

What Is Offered

Offerings include introductory and topic-focused learning experiences that explore accessibility concepts, assistive technology categories, implementation strategies, and practical considerations for supporting individuals with disabilities. Content is educational in nature and emphasizes understanding, awareness, and applied practice.

Training Topics

Professional learning topics draw from areas such as assistive technology foundations, AAC foundations and implementation, switch access, accessible gaming, classroom accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, accessible educational materials, home accessibility, assistive technology feature matching, accessibility awareness, and technology implementation and training. Additional areas of interest may include digital accessibility, physical environment accessibility, and understanding accessibility barriers. Specific offerings and formats may vary; please contact Accessibility Clinic to ask about current availability.

Certificates of Completion

Participants who complete a learning experience may receive a certificate of completion. A certificate of completion documents participation in a specific learning experience. It is not a professional certification, license, or credential, and it does not by itself qualify an individual for any regulated role or designation.

Continuing Education

We are working toward expanding our offerings. Any continuing education units or formal continuing education credit will only be described once the applicable requirements and approvals have been completed. Until then, offerings should be understood as educational participation rather than accredited continuing education.

How to Learn More

This section will continue to grow as offerings are developed. To ask questions or express interest, please use the contact information available on this site.

Request a Training

Schools, districts, nonprofits, community organizations, professional groups, parent and caregiver groups, and other organizations interested in requesting a training or learning experience are welcome to contact Accessibility Clinic using the contact information available on this site to discuss their needs and current availability.

Two pathways are available. Individuals can take part in open sessions and topic focused learning experiences as they are scheduled. Organizations can arrange training for a team, including in-service sessions, workshops, multi-session series, conference presentations, and training built around a specific school, district, agency, or workplace context. Organizational training can be delivered in person or remotely, is arranged by agreement, and is not subject to the financial hardship criteria that apply to charitable assistance. To discuss organizational training, contact info@accessibilityclinic.org and include the type of organization, the audience, and the topics of interest. Our Partnerships and Projects page describes other organizational work.

Professional Learning is supported by expertise in assistive technology and special education, including Jeffrey Davis, Ph.D., ATP, a RESNA-certified Assistive Technology Professional and certified educator with a background in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and Reading.