TechAbility Champions

What is a TechAbility Champion?

Having a named person responsible for Assistive Technology in an organisation is directly linked to increased use and improved outcomes.

TechAbility is supporting one professional from each Natspec Member  college, Affiliate college, and Karten Centre to become an Assistive Technology Champion.

Support includes the following:

• Quarterly meetings, facilitated by TechAbility, in which to share best practice, hear guest speakers, identify the latest updates/tech and open the floor up to queries or to promote what you are doing in your setting.
• Priority access to some of the new materials TechAbility develops.
• Access to a forum offering support from other Champions and a platform to ask for advice.
• Access to our growing list of technology suppliers which offer their support, trial licenses and direct contact.
• Becoming part of a community interested in developing the best support for AT users.
• Collaboration opportunities on AT projects and partnerships.

What is expected from you?

We realise that staff in these front-line roles will be busy so we do not expect a substantial time commitment, we will do whatever we can to make it easy for you to take part. The more time you can put in, the more you will get out!

You don’t need a high level of technology know-how, we can help you with this. We welcome members with a passion to make a difference in AT users’ lives.

We aim to empower you as professionals to provide better support and make use of this exciting opportunity.

This sounds great, what do I need to do?

Contact techability@natspec.org.uk and we will arrange a conversation to see how we can best support you.