This webinar presents positioning strategies to optimize access, focusing on providing a stable and functional posture. Access methods include direct, switch and voice, as well as mouse and joystick. Targeted positional changes may be required to determine or optimize an access method for successful assistive technology use.

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Participants will understand the importance of positioning as it relates to facilitating optimal access to assistive technology.
  2. Participants will learn the importance of targeted stability to provide isolated control for access.
  3. Participants will be able to describe basic switch assessment principles.
This one-hour webinar was originally presented by Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS on July 21, 2015. It is worth 0.1 RESNA CEUs.