More than 6 million children with disabilities in North America require assistive technology and related services each year in order to participate and succeed in school. This book, Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology , provides an essential guide for assessing a child's needs, choosing and implementing the right technologies and services, and training education professionals in how to optimize learning with these critical tools. "This comprehensive guide should be used by families, IEP teams, administrators, and others working with individuals in need of AT." - Bill East, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) "This book will prove invaluable to assistive technology practitioners at all phases of their careers." - Chuck Hitchcock, Co-Director, National Center on Accessible Educational Materials " The Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology fill a tremendous need in the education field for clear, practical standards to guide AT choices and implementation. Anyone interested in AT services will want to have this powerful, professional, and family-friendly resource" - Kursten Dubbels, Assistive Technology Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education Gayl Bowser , M.S. in Education, currently works as an independent consultant and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wyoming.  Diana Foster Carl  has a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology and is a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology in Texas.  Kelly Fonner  has a B.S. in Special Education and an M.S. in Educational Technology with an emphasis in Rehabilitation/Special Education Technology.  Terry Vernon Foss  has a M.Ed. with an emphasis in Special Education.  Jane Edgar Korsten  holds a B.S. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology.  Kathleen M. Lalk  has a B.S. in Recreation Therapy and an M.S. in Educational Technology.  Joan Breslin Larson  holds a M.Ed. in Adult Education.