experts & advisors

Current ATSTAR Advisory Board


Throughout product development,, ATSTAR ensured that the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology (QIAT) were strictly adhered to by thoroughly integrating six of the nation's lead thinkers in the area of assistive technology into the curriculum development process. ATSTAR's key consultants are:

  1. Gayl Bowser, Coordinator of the Oregon Technology Access Program
  2. Diana Carl, Director of assistive technology and Preview Services, Texas State Education Service Center Region IV, Houston, TX
  3. Kelly Fonner, an independent educational and assistive technology consultant
  4. Terry Lankutis, an independent assistive technology specialist from Montana with a focus in the integration of assistive technology in rural settings
  5. Penny Reed, Director of the Wisconsin assistive technology Initiative (WATI)
  6. Joy Zabala, an independent professional developer and consultant, founder of the Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology and representative of Assistive Technology and Leadership.
  7. Carye Abete, AISD Special Education Technology Facilitator
  8. Jan McSorley

These consultants have literally molded the vision and direction of the ATSTAR Program and have given it a national scope.

Consultants

Diana Carl - Director, Assistive Technology and Preview Services
Gayl Bowser – Coordinator, Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP)
Kelly Fonner - Independent Educational and Assistive Technology Consultant
Penny Reed - Director, Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
Terry Lankutis – Independent Assistive Technology Specialist
Sharron Rush - Knowbility Accessibility Consultant
Kirk Walker - Knowbility Accessibility Consultant
Joy Zabala – Independent Professional Developer and Consultant
Dr. John Slatin - Independent Accessibility Consultant
Dan Brown - Independent Accessibility Consultant

ATSTAR Core Team

Carye Abete - AISD Special Education Technology Facilitator
Henry McMahon - Budget/Parent Advocate
Jan McSorley - AISD ATSTAR Grant Contact
Julie Miller - AISD Speech/Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Specialist
Piret Sari-Tate - AISD Assistive Technology Specialist


Partners

Austin Independent School District (AISD)
Austin Harvard School
Austin Community College
Education Service Center, Region XIII
Far South Community Schools
Sylvan Learning Centers of Austin
University of Texas at Austin


Collaborators

University of Texas Austin
Community Options Inc./Pass-It-On Program
Knowbility, Inc.
LBJ High School/Student Technology Administrative Council


Intern Web Designers

Doug Glenn
LaTanya Titus


Advisory Board Members

Carye Abete - Austin ISD
James Albright - Austin Community College
Kelli Beck - Sylvan Learning Centers of Austin
Kim Belknap - Austin Harvard School
Ron Brey - Austin Community College
Becky Burnett - Region XIII
Debi Burson - Texas Center for Educational Technology
Gordon Falk - Sylvan Learning Centers of Austin
Mike Gerhardt - University of Texas
Diane Gustafson - Austin ISD
Henry McMahon - Austin Independent School District's Special Education Citizen Advisory Council
Jan McSorley - Austin ISD
Julie Miller - Austin ISD
Beverly Rodgers - Texas Center for Educational Technology
Sharron Rush - Knowbility Inc.
Piret Sari-Tate - Austin ISD