The SETT AT Consult is based on the SETT Framework developed by Joy Zabala Ed.D. This framework allows us to structure team-based consideration of Assistive Technology.
Student strengths
Student weaknesses
Area(s) of concern
Sensory attributes of the room
Levels of complexity (visual, auditory, etc.)
Physical arrangement of the room
Materials available
What specific thing or things does the student need to be able to do? Where? With whom?
Tools already within the student's current environment(s)
New, student-specific tools
Range of low/no to high tech tools
Tool-specific strategies
The SETT Framework helps focus teams on the individual student, their environment, and the tasks they need to complete, prior to focusing on specific tools. It is an ongoing process and may be revisited several times as the needs of the student, their environment, the tasks, and/or the tools change. To learn more about the SETT Framework, visit Joy Zabala’s website.
This process starts with a recommendation from an IEP Team. Here in Lexington, we use the SETT Framework to guide our SETT AT Consults. The SETT AT Consult is the process that IEP Teams use to make decisions about assistive technology for individual students with disabilities. This process starts with the IEP Team completing a SETT AT Consult Request Form, in order to request the services of an AT (or AAC) Specialist. The Specialist then helps facilitate the SETT process which will include observations of the student, interviews, tool trials, and more!