National Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training (AT3) Center
The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) was the recipient of a Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Community Support Grant in October 2021. The grant funding of $143,000 helped FAAST create a two-year Rec and Fitness Assistive Technology Device Loan Program for individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
The Vermont Assistive Technology Program (VATP) continued their partnership with the University of Vermont’s inaugural doctorate program by inviting 16 second year occupational therapy students and several of their professors to our Waterbury, Vermont tryout center on October 25, 2023. Students toured the center, interacted with equipment in hands-on demonstrations, and learned about the services the assistive technology program provides for Vermonters.
A guest blog from: María M. Hernández Maldonado, Director of Puerto Rico’s Assistive Technology Program (View Spanish Version)
The Puerto Rico Assistive …
In the digital age, video gaming has become a growing source of recreation and enjoyment for our society, and it only continues to grow as technology improves and innovative ideas come to light. However, during this time, individuals with complex disabilities may have had limited social and recreational options when compared with their peers, and during the COVID-19 Pandemic to protect their health, these individuals may have had these activities even further curtailed. In the last thirty-plus years since its advent, video gaming has also not been that readily accessible as most mainstream gaming controllers on the market were not specifically accessible or inclusive to individuals with disabilities. However, over the last few years this has begun to change, and more adaptive gaming controls and access options are becoming available.
Facing a temporary disability? Stay on the job with assistance from your AT Act Program's device loan library.
TechOWL (the PA AT Act Program) and Oak Hill's NEAT Center (a partner of the CT Tech Act Project) are building community with communication boards for outdoor recreation, learning, and public awareness.
It's remarkable to see these cutting-edge devices listed alongside playing card holders and fishing rod attachments on the WisTech AT4All device loan inventory.
Learn how ND Assistive helped a family overcome pandemic visiting restrictions and save their mom's life!
The Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE) is developing a sustainable approach to providing tech support to older adults throughout Colorado. Read AT3 Center's latest case study.
AT Reutilization Programs have never been more important! Read the latest AT3 Center Issue Brief.
The Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training Center (AT3 Center) is a project funded under grant award #90ATT0003 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL). The AT3 Center provides technical assistance and support to AT Act Programs funded under Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended (P.L. 108-364). The AT3 Center is a sponsored project of the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP). The information on this website does not necessarily reflect the position or policy of ACL, and no official endorsement should be inferred.
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