Speakers

Matthew Newton
MAT, ATP
Coordinator of Assistive and Educational Technology
VDOE's Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Tech
Matt’s focus is supporting general and special education teachers, administrators, and related service providers in finding and implementing low to high-tech solutions and UDL strategies for students with disabilities PK-12. Matt began his career in education as a special education teacher working with students with multiple disabilities in the Roanoke City Public Schools division and has also served there as an instructional technology resource teacher. He was recognized as Roanoke City's Teacher of the Year in 2014 and Virginia's Region 6 Teacher of the Year in 2015.
Event(s) Authored
Archived No Chromebooks? No Problem! PCs and Macs are Accessible for Diverse Learners too - Virtual TechKnowledgy 2016-2017
Assistive Technology Supports for Challenging Behavior - TechKnowledgy 2018-2019
Archived Digital Accessibility Summer Series: Word and Google Document Accessibility - Virtual TechKnowledgy 2019-2020
Archived Digital Accessibility Summer Series: Let’s Make Our PowerPoint/Google Slides Accessible to All! - Virtual TechKnowledgy 2019-2020
Fixer Upper: A hands-on workshop for improving the accessibility of your instructional materials - Virtual TechKnowledgy 2020-2021
Archived Putting the 'AT' in mATh: Making Math More Accessible with Assistive Technology - Virtual TechKnowledgy 2020-2021