About the instructor: Shelley Haven ATP, RET, BSME

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Rachael ("Shelley") M. Haven, ATP, RET, BSME, has helped individuals with physical, sensory, cognitive, and learning challenges to unlock their potential with technology since 1987. Her experience in assistive technology (AT) encompasses a wide range of activities, such as evaluating client needs, designing and fabricating custom solutions, conducting workshops, and managing a technology resource center. She is certified* as both an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and a Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist (RET).

Shelley currently works as an AT consultant in private practice (see TechPotential.net), focusing on how technology can help people with learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and executive functioning, as well as technology to support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in schools.

Shelley has provided AT assessment, training, and technical assistance to hundreds of schools and families. She previously directed AT resources and services for the Stanford University Office of Accessible Education, laid the groundwork for Stanford's online accessibility program, and was instrumental in creating the Schwab Learning Center at Stanford (now part of CHC in Palo Alto), which provided enhanced services and resources for students with learning differences and ADHD.

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*Certification by RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)