Unless you ask about experience, training and credentials, you will not know. Just having a license or degree does not guarantee that a person is an adaptive technology expert. It is important to ask about a person's credentials and experience before an assessment. Nevertheless, do not stop there. Here are some questions you can ask to learn more about a potential adaptive technology specialist's skills and talent.
Experience builds credibility, skill, knowledge, and familiarization with user needs.
Evaluators and specialists work out better when they have been in the field for at least a few years and have recommended, installed, trained, and serviced many devices and assisted many users in a general AT area, such as blindness. Be wary of those who have serviced a limited number of individuals in the past year, unless they come with extremely high recommendations from very credible end users. Some work with people in a particular age range or disability type, such as blindness. Likewise, if you have reduced vision and are quadriplegic and the person has only worked with blind individuals, additional expertise might be needed. Learn about a person's track record from other blind computer users.