AIR -The American Institutes for Research

The American Institutes for Research(AIR) has established a robust online Open Institute, through which we provide information resources, personal and professional development (PPD) activities, and universal and targeted technical assistance. The Institute comprises a Library of multi-media, multi-lingual resources; a Café webinars that offers both topical and audience-specific discussions; and a Learning Center that makes available leading experts in the field. The Learning Center provides structured learning modules, short-term and long-term PPD events, and technical assistance tools and strategies. 

Assistive technology (AT) and instructional technology (IT) tools, when selected and used appropriately, can help students with disabilities achieve positive outcomes and be successful at school, at home, in the community, and ultimately, in the workplace. For students with disabilities to realize the potential of AT and IT interventions to increase access to the general curriculum and enhance learning outcomes, state and district leaders, school administrators and practitioners, and parents need access to current, relevant and reliable information to make decisions on the selection of appropriate technologies, services and evidence-based interventions.

To support this need, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) established the Center on Technology and Disability (CTD), a five-year technical assistance center, to increase knowledge of evidence-based AT and IT practices, provide technical assistance (TA) with the goal of building capacity among multiple stakeholder groups and fostering a cohesive system that reflects current AT and IT advances. AIR partnered with FHI360, PACER and national experts on AT and IT to accomplish the following Center goals:

1. Increase the effectiveness of educators in using AT and IT in the classroom;
2. Provide high-quality TA to SEAs and LEAs to help them build sustainable systems of competence in assistive and instructional technologies; and  
3. Help families make informed decisions about AT for their children with disabilities and advocate on their behalf.

Location

1400 Crystal Drive 10th Floor
Arlington, 22202-328, DC

Building Name or Description: American Institutes for Research

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