RESNA

[|RESNA] is one of the oldest organizations (formed in 1979) for Assistive Technology (AT) service providers and vendors. The organization is an active participant in Washington DC for disability legislation. It also provides a certification process and professional services (including a peer-reviewed [|journal] and [|listserv discussion groups]) for AT professionals.

Washington State doesn't have any rules about credentials or certification for AT service providers in K-12 education. In the [|WACs], there are rules for AT vendors for the various state agencies, but only one mention of AT service providers, for the [|Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)] agency [].

Some school districts in the US have job descriptions for AT specialists that require applicants to have or earn a [|RESNA ATP] certification, or to have attended a certificate program such as the [|CSUN ATACP].