ACVREP CATIS case studies
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The Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist (CATIS) credential, administered by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Accessibility Professionals (ACVREP), recognizes professionals who assess, teach, and support the use of assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision. Candidates are typically rehabilitation teachers, technology instructors, teachers of students with visual impairments, and other practitioners who want a formal, verifiable demonstration of their instructional and technical competence. The exam spans eight domains: foundations, legislation, and professional practice; assessment and evaluation of AT needs; instructional design and delivery; mainstream and access technology for computers and mobile devices; reading and writing tools; communication and hearing technology; activities of daily living and independent living; and collaboration, documentation, and ethical practice. The largest weights fall on instruction and assessment, so preparation should not stop at knowing products by name. The ACVREP CATIS case studies are 5 cases and about 2,517 words.
1The 4-Year-Old Who Won't Touch the Switch
Marcus is a 4-year-old with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and cortical visual impairment. His IEP team asks you to trial a switch-accessed cause-and-effect app.
503 words, about 3 min2The Reading Accommodation That Isn't Being Used
Devon is a ninth grader with dyslexia and ADHD. A prior evaluation recommended a text-to-speech app with word-level highlighting; the district purchased licenses.
503 words, about 3 min3AAC Recommendation Under Time and Budget Pressure
A 7-year-old, Priya, has autism and is minimally verbal (approximately 15 spoken words, used inconsistently). Her school wants a recommendation within two weeks because the new budget cycle closes.
538 words, about 3 min4The Documentation Request You Can't Quite Meet
You provide AT services to a 16-year-old, Jordan, with a traumatic brain injury, in a suburban district. You have completed three sessions focused on a mobile device with word prediction and speech output for writing.
469 words, about 2 min5The Hearing Loop Nobody Uses
A university installs a hearing loop in a 200-seat lecture hall after a student, Elena, requests captioning. Elena has moderate-to-severe bilateral hearing loss and uses hearing aids without telecoil capability; her aids are three years old and due for replacement.
504 words, about 3 min