[senit] requirements for ICT technicians in special schools

Hi, we are being asked by LEA to list what skills
ICT technicians in special schools need over and above
the skills which they would need in mainstream.
A technician coming in without any of these skills
tends to do things wrong without realising it;
As a first thought;
skills with;

 making;
-WWS wordlists
-clicker libraries
-1st keys lists
-skills in installing, maintaining, configuring wide
range of software common in primary schools 
rather than secondaries eg 2simple
-skills in installing, maintaining configuring wide
range of switch software not often found in mainstream
-IEPwriter configuration
-Bsquared
-input devices & drivers eg switch boxes & switches
touchscreens, concept keyboards
-advanced skills in wws,clicker,powerpoint,and
accessible multimedia
-programming hi tech communication aids
(eg Tellus, chat PC, DV4)
-skills relating to accessibility of online
environments
-social skills in working on computers in classrooms 
during the school day alongside volatile students with
autism for instance.
-possibly working with a multidisciplinary team of
class staff, therapists etc

Please can you add to the list ASAP as I am meeting
them Monday?!

thanks
David

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