Beyond 90/90/90; Developing and Supporting Seating and Positioning for Task Engagement and Task Performance

To assist children in better “access” and
engagement in independent activity, we must also better
understand how their bodies work, and what types of
seating equipment is needed. Access and “accessibility” to
specific assistive technology and the environment and
activity is frequently severely limited for children due to
their current “correct” seating.
Karen will share strategies which work with children which
provide them with increased awareness and use of sensory
processing within their seating systems so that increased
task engagement and independent control can be observed.

Participants will be able to:
•define tactile processing and vestibular processing.
•identify the seating postures of their children/students as to positions ofrest (and tactile processing) or positions of active engagement (orvestibular processing.)
•identify seating equipment as to its “postural management” vs.“postural control” capabilities.
•perform a "feature/match" with a comparison and contrast of adaptiveseating equipment for its physical configuration and its features.
•apply and implement assessment and treatment strategies for the use of AT equipment

***PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL 3 DAYS TO RECEIVE ANY IL EI CREDITS.