Podcast Feature – Stepping Up
Michelle Schalandt and Austin Giarelli of the Amputee Coalition were featured on the Accessible Learning Podcast: S.01, Ep.07: Stepping Up for Young Children with Disabilities with Assistive Technology.
How can assistive technology make a real difference for young children with disabilities? This episode of The Accessible Learning Experience dives into this question with the team behind Step Up AT, a national project helping teachers, families, and school districts bring evidence-based assistive technology practices into early learning.
In this conversation, Michelle Schladant and Austin Garilli share how Step Up AT is supporting educators and families through video demonstrations, online learning modules, and practical coaching to improve early literacy outcomes for children with disabilities.
Whether you’re a parent, educator, or advocate, this episode offers fresh insights into how small technology supports can have a big impact in the classroom and beyond.

