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Mastery of Assistive Technology Research

Mastery of Assistive Technology Research

Continuum of AT Mastery (CATM)

The CATM is an instrument developed to chart an individual’s progress toward empowered use of their assistive technology. 
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Instructions for use of the CATM (NO LINK)

Take a test-drive of the CATM

Would you like to try the CATM out? Perhaps do a self-assessment? We just ask that when you are finished you complete a short survey to give us feedback on your CATM experience. 

CATM Short Survey

AT Mastery Research

Initial AT Mastery study:

Satterfield, B. (2020). Mastery of Assistive Technology in High School and Post-Secondary Performance. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits. Vol. 14, 52-76 https://www.atia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ATOB-V14-A4-Satterfield.pdf%20 (PDF)

What is Mastery of AT?

Satterfield, B., Milchus, K., Griffiths, P., LaForce, S., Walker, B., DeStefano, L., & Blake, M. (2024). Mastery of assistive technology: What is it? How do we measure it?. Assistive Technology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2024.2362136 

Satterfield, B., Walker, B., & Milchus, K. (2021), TECH Report: Continuum of Mastery of AT. SMARTech Repository, Georgia Institute of Technology. https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/64914 

Mastery of AT in K-12 Education

Satterfield, B., Milchus, K., Griffiths, P., LaForce, S., Walker, B., DeStefano, L., & Blake, M. (2024). TECH Report: Mastery of Assistive Technology in K-12 Education. SMARTech Repository, Georgia Institute of Technology. https://hdl.handle.net/1853/75449 

Related

Satterfield B., (2023). What Users of Assistive Technology Wish Developers Knew About Their Literacy Experiences. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits. Vol. 17. https://www.atia.org/atob-volume-17/ 

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