Archived Conferences
This virtual conference is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education’s Assistive Technology Network. We are committed to providing web content that is accessible to all – including people with disabilities – and to meeting or exceeding all state and national accessibility standards. If you need assistance with accessibility, please contact us.
2026 TechKnowledgy Conference
- Discover the Joy of Making AT in Minutes – A Hands-On Workshop
- Beyond Compliance: Building a Comprehensive AAC Program
- Everyone's a writer! Alternative Pencils for Students with Complex Bodies
- Ready, SETT, Launch: Blasting Off with Self-Determination
- Low Tech Supports with High Impact Results: Meeting Students' Needs Through Accessible Lesson Planning
- Consideration of Assistive Technology through the Appropriate Delivery of Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)
- All means all: Include students from the start with UDL
- Better Together: How families and schools can partner for AAC success
- Beyond Inclusion: Innovating Alongside Teachers in an Enhanced Autism Center
- AI & Accessibility: How to Leverage AI for All Learners
- Help! How Do I Support Compliance with House Bill 2219?
- Guide, Write, Refine: How RPS AT Team Transformed AT Considerations
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- Have Switch, Will Create: 50+ Ideas for Switch Activated Group Activities
- Speaking Pink: AAC Power
- Engaging our Learners and Educators: <i>The Neurochemistry of Learning</i>
- Finding the Fuel for Learning & Emotional Well-Being – <i>"What" we can do to enhance social emotional engagement in the classroom</i>
- Access by Design: Connecting UDL, Accessible Educational Materials, and Assistive Technology
- AT Is Not Cheating: Reframing Equitable Access
- Necessary Considerations for the Selection and Implementation of AAC
- Coaching Communication Partners To Support AAC Implementation
- Make Access Possible: Teaching Partner-Assisted Auditory and Two-Switch Step Scanning for Learners with complex physical and visual challenges (Including CVI)
- Empowering Paraprofessionals: Navigating the Intersection of Student Success, Technology, and Supportive Partnerships
- Literacy related AT in the Classroom: Supporting Student Independence, Efficiency and Success
- Make AT in Minutes Lab: Simple Assistive Technology for Inclusive Learning
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Virtual TechKnowledgy 2025-2026 Conference
- Unpacking House Bill 2219: From Policy to Practice - Part 1
- Unpacking House Bill 2219: From Policy to Practice - Part 2
- Unpacking House Bill 2219: From Policy to Practice - Part 3
- Al for Access: Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Students with Disabilities in Virginia Schools
- District-Wide VATTS Considerations: Implications for Driving Specially Designed Instruction
2024 TechKnowledgy Conference
- Preconference - Discover the Joy of Making AT in Minutes – A Hands-On Workshop
- Keynote - Literacy and Assistive Technology: A Reciprocal Relationship
- It Takes a Village: Positioning for Success
- The A to Zs of AAC in a School Setting
- Brainstorming About AAC Behavioral Barriers
- Be You: Where will you self-advocate?
- Increasing access to CTE courses: One life skill at a time
- Breaking the Barriers: Embedding Assistive Technology in Early Childhood Settings
- Transforming Assistive Technology with 3D Printing
- Gotta Catch Them All-Coding, Robotics and Steam
- Empowering Access: Transforming Everyday Objects with Makey Makeys
- AI-Powered: Assistive Technology Application
- AI: A New Ally for Teachers and Related Service Providers
- Making Literacy Instruction Accessible and Engaging for ALL
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Resources at your Fingertips for English Language Learners
- There are No Speech SOLs! Helping Students with Expressive and Receptive Language Impairments Access the Curriculum
- Organize Me!
- From OSEP to VDOE to Your Division - New AT Guidance and What It Means for You
- Shifting the Sands - Computer Concepts for B/VI Students
- Using Voice Access & JAWS for Students with Visual Impairments and Physical Disabilities
- Visual School Days: Building an Accessible School Building
- Finding the Fuel for Learning: The Neurochemistry of Social Engagement (Part 1)
- Literacy and AT for Students with Extensive Support Needs: Getting Started with Emergent Literacy
- Follow Their Lead! Build a Versatile Toolkit that Facilitates Student-Driven AAC Learning
- 14 Ways to Improve Your Inclusive Practices: Adapt
- Finding the Fuel for Learning: The Neurochemistry of Social Engagement (Part 2)
- Literacy and AT for Students with Extensive Support Needs: Focusing on Conventional Literacy
- That was FUN! An Interactive Demonstration of Student-Driven AAC & Literacy Activities
- 14 MORE Ways to Improve Your Inclusive Practices: Re-design
- Embedding Child-Centered Early STEM Learning Experiences for All Young Children
- Using Assistive Technology to Support Meaningful Early Learning
- Maker Session - Sense-Sational Tools You Can Make Today and Use Tomorrow
- Maker Session - “Making” Books More Accessible
- Maker Session - Making Art Happen with Easily Made Tools
- From Paper to Pixels: Modernizing Assistive Technology Portfolio Development
- Preconference - Discover the Joy of Making AT in Minutes Continued
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2023-2024 Conference
- Practical Strategies Using Technology to Support Learners of All Abilities - Part 1
- Practical Strategies Using Technology to Support Learners of All Abilities - Part 2
- Navigating the AAC Roadmap
- Assistive Technology for Early Learners & Learners with Complex Disabilities
- Inclusive, Accessible, & Multisensory Coding instruction
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supporting Diverse Learners
2023 TechKnowledgy Conference
- Keynote - Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Schools and Communities.
- Part 1- Access for All in Universally Designed for Learning Early Childhood Classrooms
- Part 1- The Why & What of Access for All Students with Accessible Materials & Technologies
- DIY is Not "Making Do": Promoting Participation in Play and Learning with Easily Found Materials
- Part 1- Designing and Delivering Empowering Experiences to Teach Language Using AAC
- Part 2- Access for All in Universally Designed for Learning Early Childhood Classrooms
- Part 2- The How of Access for All Students with Accessible Materials & Technologies
- AEMing for Inclusive Practices with Technology Enhanced Text and Book Adaptations
- Part 2- Designing and Delivering Empowering Experiences to Teach Language Using AAC
- Supporting Access to Literacy with Technology
- Technology Skills for Success in Life
- Best Practices for Considering Visual/Non-visual AT Solutions for Students with Vision Impairments
- Have Switch, will Create and Learn
- AACcidentally in Love: From Interfering Behaviors to Connecting with Others
- Exhibitor's Session: Holistic Approaches for All Individuals in Literacy, Access, and Sensory Support
- AT Teams Oregon Trail Style!
- It's a Continuum! Adapting Literacy Instruction for ALL Learners
- Walking and Talking? Physical Therapy's Role with AT and Education
- Chromebooks, iPads, Built-Ins & More
- What Shall We Talk About? Understanding and Assessing Early Communicators with Sensory Loss (including Deafblind) and Multiple Disabilities
- Reading, Writing, Math, and AAC! Access to AAC = Access to Curriculum
- Exhibitor's Session: Foundational Skills for Eye Tracking
- Maker's Session
- AT Implementation, A Winning Approach: Case Study of an AT Team & Initiative. This is how we do it!
- "Switch it Up" - Using Assistive Technology to Enhance Movement and Learning
- Inclusive, Accessible, and Multisensory Coding Instruction
- Built-in Accessibility in Chromebooks, Extensions Periodic Table Style, and More - Oh My!
- Cortical Vision Impairment (and Students with Complex Needs): Maximizing Assistive Technology for Literacy, Growth, and Collaboration
- Maker's Session
- How We Started Using a Specific Language AAC Support
- Exhibitor Session - Children's Assistive Technology Services (C.A.T.S)
- AAC from Consideration to Implementation