Occupation Atlasassistive technologist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4e82464b-e9d7-4d51-9116-294ab40c5169
assistive technologist
Assistive technologists work to improve access to learning or/and improving independence and participation for individuals with disabilities. They do this through learner support and staff support with activities such as assessments, training and guidance. Assistive technologists have a good understanding of learners’ needs and a wide technology knowledge relevant to learning, living or work context. The role requires knowledge of assistive technology hardware and software such as text to speech, prediction, dictation, vision and physical access tools.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
SRISocial · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social6.52
- R Realistic3.93
- I Investigative3.89
- A Artistic3.20
- C Conventional2.83
- E Enterprising2.12
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (29-1122.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (40)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- ICT accessibility standards
- address problems critically
- assess users' interaction with ICT applications
- assessment processes
- assist children with special needs in education settings
- assistive instruments
- assistive technology in education
- behavioural disorders
- communication disorders
- cooperate with education professionals
- curriculum objectives
- curriculum standards
- development delays
- disability care
- disability types
- domotic systems
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- evaluate education programmes
- guide learners in using assistive technologies
- human-computer interaction
- identify education needs
- learning difficulties
- learning needs analysis
- liaise with educational support staff
- manage government-funded programmes
- measure software usability
- monitor educational developments
- online moderation techniques
- organise projects to fill education needs
- present reports
- project management
- promote education programmes
- protect personal data and privacy
- provide assistive technology
- provide education management support
- provide specialised instruction for special needs students
- screen reader
- special needs education
- special needs learning equipment
- stimulate students' independence
Optional (15)
- advise on lesson plans
- advise on teaching methods
- application usability
- apply for government funding
- coordinate educational programmes
- develop organisational policies
- education administration
- education law
- follow research on special needs education
- funding methods
- government policy
- manage budgets
- manage resources for educational purposes
- provide feedback to teachers
- work with virtual learning environments
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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