Mark Surabian
Founder, ATHelp.org & ATTrain.org, two organizations that provide assistive technology support for free to anyone and any group across the globe.
- Role
- Adjunct Faculty Instructor at St. Joseph's University New York
- Location
- Bronx, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Surabian
Mark Surabian has provided assistive and instructional technology support and training across five states, in both private and public school systems, residential and work facilities, and within home-based learning programs. He developed and presently operates ATHelp.org, an assistive technology (AT) support program at the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan, where he has offered free AT support to over 5500 children and adults with communication, vision, learning, and physical challenges. His other program, ATTrain.org, provides free AT training to professionals at schools and agencies across the greater NYC area. As an Assistive Technology Consultant he has provided services to the NYC DOE, NYS Acces-VR, and to 100+ public, private, and charter schools, addressing the curriculum and participation needs of students and training/support for professionals. He currently teaches comprehensive courses on Assistive Technology (AT) for NYU’s Doctoral Program in Occupational Therapy and for the graduate schools of Education at Bank Street College and St. Joseph’s University of Brooklyn, and previously for Pace University and Brooklyn College. He’s also provided tailored guest lectures on AT for Columbia University Teachers College, CUNY, Fordham University, and other local institutions. He has developed/delivered lecture series for agencies such as The Everyone Reading Assn, The NYC Special Education Collaborative, and The Teachers College Inclusive Classrooms Project, and presented on a variety of AT topics at most national AT/IT/Ed conferences such as ISTE, ATIA, CTG, AERA, and ATCNE. He has consulted for AT developers like AMDi, Kinems, LC Technologies, and Panther Technologies, and volunteered his services to advocacy groups such as The UNICEF Innovation Fund, The Cooper Hewitt/Smithsonian Accessibility Advisory Committee, The United Federation of Teachers, The National MS Society, Advocates for Children, Parents for Inclusive Education, and the ARISE Coalition. He also collaborates on research projects around the use of AT for learning, communication, and accessibility.
Experience
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
St. Joseph's University New York
May 2018 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Courses taught of currently teaching:Adapt/Alter/Techno Meth/Instr LEC-CSS-560-B01
Education
Loyola University Chicago
Masters, Education
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Bachelors, Philosophy/Psychology/Political Science
Teachers College, Columbia University
Masters, Developmental Psychology
Pace University
ABD, Professional Studies in Computing for Education
Loyola University Chicago
Masters, Philosophy
Skills
- Volunteer Management
- Training
- Educational Leadership
- Public Speaking
- Psychology
- Disabilities
- Community Outreach
- Student Affairs
- Curriculum Design
- Non-Profits
- Distance Learning
- Adult Education
- Teaching
- Grants
- Assistive Technology
- Student Counseling
- Leadership Development
- Higher Education
- Employee Training
- Curriculum Development
- Educational Technology
- Literacy
- Workshop Facilitation
- Special Education
- Technology Integration
- University Teaching
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Technology Needs Analysis
- Classroom
- Learning Disabilities
- Nonprofits
- Research
- Lesson Planning
- Career Counseling
- Tutoring
- Program Management
- E-Learning
- Grant Writing
- Instructional Technology
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