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Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology, also known as AT, often plays a vital role in the lives of people with disabilities. But often when someone thinks of AT, they envision a product with a large price tag attached to it. But often that is not the case. According to the Assistive Technology Act, assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
There are many resources for AT: Tech Act projects, Matrix, Alliance, RESNA, and possibly even your UCP affiliate. To find more resources you can also use discussion groups, support groups, the Internet.
Documents:
- Assistive Technology 101
- Assistive Technology Resources
- Assistive Technology Funding Search Tips
- Assistive Technology Assessments: A Team Approach is Best
- General Funding Tips
- Frequently Asked Questions on Assistive Technology Funding
- Regional Centers on the ADA and Accessible Education-based IT
- Screen Readers 101
- New Technology for Deaf and Hearing Impaired by SignTel
- Technology Grants for Blind Persons
- Helping Users with Limited Strength to Gain Computer Access
- Selecting an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Device for Your Child
- Medicare, Managed Care and AAC Devices
- Using Telephony with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices: A Report By UCP
- Speech to Speech Relay Services and Interstate Relay Services Also Available in Spanish
- Abilities Expo
- Consumer Survey on Communicative Effectiveness
- Decision Making and Appeals Process for Non-HMO Participants
- State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and Their Obligation to Maximize Employment
- Supplemental Security Income and the Family Law Attorney
- Telecommunications Access for People with Disabilities Fact Sheet
- Video Programming Distributors Obligated to Make Emergency Information Accessible to Persons with Hearing Disabilities
- Work Incentives for Persons with Disabilities Under the Social Security and SSI Programs
- High-Tech Help for Disabled Children, 5/10/02
- Provision of Improved Telecommunications Relay and Speech-to-Speech Services for People with Hearing and Speech Disabilities
- Making Web Accessible to All, NYTimes 6/10/02
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Looking Back and to the Future
- Biofeedback: The Cutting Edge of Assistive Technology
- Invacare Corporation Responds to Allegations Regarding Recall Procedures
- NFB, NIST Announce Partnership, Demonstrate Device That Allows Blind to "Feel" Electronic Images
- Associations of Blind Citizens Technology Fund
- Telecommunications Company Launches Free Video Relay Service
- A High-Tech Helping Hand: Prototype Glove Translates Sign Langauge Into Speech, ABCNews.com 2/24/03
- The Foundation Center Adds Funding Resources for Individuals with Disabilities
- President's Executive Memorandum on Assistive Technology Mobility Devices
- Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Expands www.accesswireless.org
- What You Should Know About Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
- Dept. of Commerce Unveils Initiative to Advance Assistive Technology Industry and Meet Technology Needs of Disabled Americans
- How People Who Use Electronic AAC Devices Utilize Telephony