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USING THE IQ-ATR
TO IMPROVE YOUR REUSE PROGRAM
January 27, 2011
Lindsey Bean Kampwerth, OTD, Paraquad
Liz Persuad, Pass It On Center
Information Contributed by:Trish Redmon,
MBA, Pass It On Center
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To understand the Indicators of Quality for AT
Reuse as a guide to promising practices for all
programs
 To explore alternative methods for using the IQATR online program assessment tool to aid
program improvement
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INDICATORS OF QUALITY FOR AT REUSE
(IQ-ATR)
IQ-ATR developed in 2009 by representatives
from programs, Pass It On Center and National
Task Force for AT Reuse
 Each indicator identifies the circumstance for
desired outcomes (“promising practices”)
 Key factors for consideration provide context for
determining compliance
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ONLINE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT TOOL
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Converts IQ-ATR into quick multiple-choice
assessment process
 You
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Allows user to determine applicable categories
and quality indicators
 You
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can create a profile or remain anonymous.
can assess one category, several or all.
Provides nonjudgmental results in the form of
references
 No
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ratings, just resources for help
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INQUIRIES FROM KOREA TO KUWAIT
Yes, someone in Kuwait explored the IQ-ATR
and found much of it useful!
 We have had inquiries from someone in Korea.
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http://www.passitoncenter.org/IQATReuse
IQ-ATR HOME PAGE
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IDENTIFY PRIORITIES
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USE IQ-ATR TO DE-PERSONALIZE CHANGE
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The IQ-ATR
represents the
judgment of
professionals in AT
Reuse about
promising practices,
not just one
person’s opinion.
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Leverage the IQ-ATR
to defuse potential
objections to
needed change. It
removes
personalities and
traditions from the
table.
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CHECK POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
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Most of the
Indicators of Quality
should be
supported by one or
more policies and
procedures.
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Make a checklist of
those that need to
be developed (or
documented) and
implemented.
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USE THE ONLINE ASSESSMENT TOOL WITH:
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FOLLOW A PROJECT APPROACH
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WITH INDIVIDUALS
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As a manager or
key employee:
 Take
the OPAT alone
to get a sense of
how the program
“measures up”
 Frame your own
ideas for
improvement
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As the program
leader:
 Meet
with a
manager or key
employee to review
IQ for one category
 Use the IQ-ATR as a
“neutral”
springboard for
discussion.
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USE THE TOOL WITH INTERNAL GROUPS
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INTERNAL USE: COMPARE ASSESSMENTS
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Sara Sack, Assistive Technology for Kansans,
used the IQ-ATR online tool with six members of
the Kansas team. Each took the assessment
independently and then the group discussed
the differences in their ratings.
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USE THE TOOL WITH EXTERNAL GROUPS
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USE IQ-ATR WITH NATTAP INDICATORS
Option: Combine the IQ-ATR with the NATTAP
quality indicators, which go beyond reuse.
 IQ-ATR could be a supplementary tool for state
programs. (It is not part of the formal program
review.)
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COMBINE WITH SWOT ANALYSIS
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
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CAPTURE THE S AND W IN SWOT
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Strengths:
 Every
applicable IQ
with a “Meets All”
response
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Weaknesses:
 Every
applicable IQ
with a “Meets None”
response
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MANAGING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
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FORMULATE ACTIONS
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CAPITALIZE ON STRENGTHS
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REMEDIATE WEAKNESSES
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MAKE IT A PROJECT
Define activities and tasks
 Assign roles and responsibilities
 Develop a timeline
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TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
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COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
How do you think you could use the IQ-ATR to
improve the program?
 Do you think some of the suggestions would
work for your program?
 Do you have comments about the suggested
uses, or other suggestions for ways to use the
IQ-ATR?
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USE THE IQ-ATR ONLINE AND WIN $
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Use the online tool
in the next two
months and tell us
about it -- how it
helped or how to
make it better. Your
program could win
one of three $50
gift cards.
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Register for an account
and use the tool in one
of the suggested (or
new) ways.
 Download the form
from the KB and
submit before Feb. 1.
 Winners announced at
February Webinar.
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Contact us:
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
DISCLAIMER
This work is supported under five-year cooperative
agreement #H235V060016 awarded by the U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, and is administered by the Pass It On Center of the
Georgia Department of Labor – Tools for Life. However, the
contents of this publication do not necessarily represent the
policy or opinions of the Department of Education, or the
Georgia Department of Labor, and the reader should not
assume endorsements of this document by the Federal
government or the Georgia Department of Labor.
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