TECHNOLOGY
Programs and resources which offer training, services and assistance for a variety of technologies for people with disabilities and universal design.
For a complete list of Institute on Disabilities programs, visit the Programs page. If you know the name of the program, try the "Quick Links to Programs" function at the top right section of every page.
- PIAT - Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology
Program designed to enhance access to assistive technology for Pennsylvanians with disabilities and those who support them. We provide Assistive Technology services and resources for Pennsylvanians with disabilities and those who support them.
PIAT - Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology: Program Page
- Assistive Technology Device Demonstration
Providing opportunities for "guided exploration" of a specific device or category of devices.
Assistive Technology Device Demonstration: Program Page - Assistive Technology and Employment
Educating employers, providing awareness and training on the benefits of assistive technology in the workplace.
Assistive Technology and Employment: Program Page
- Funding for Assistive Technology
Providing funding guidance for the purchase of assistive technology devices and services.
Funding for Assistive Technology: Program Page - iCanConnectPA—The National Deaf-Blind Equipment Program in Pennsylvania
Provides FREE distance communication devices (telephones and other technologies) and training to eligible Pennsylvanians with both hearing and vision loss.
iCanConnectPA—The National Deaf-Blind Equipment Program in Pennsylvania: Program Page
- Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library
Choose from a selection of hundreds of assistive technology devices to borrow and "try-out" for short-term use at home, work or school - for free!
Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library: Program Page
- REEP - Reused and Exchanged Equipment Partnership
REEP is a resource for "previously-owned" assistive technology (AT) devices, usually available at a lower cost than buying new. For Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
REEP - Reused and Exchanged Equipment Partnership: Program Page
- TDDP - Telecommunication Device Distribution Program
Providing free specialized telephone equipment to eligible Pennsylvanians who have disabilities that make it difficult to use a standard home telephone.
TDDP - Telecommunication Device Distribution Program: Program Page
- Assistive Technology Device Demonstration
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Cardboard for Kids: Adaptive Design Greater Philadelphia
Fabricating customized three-ply cardboard adaptations for children ages birth to 6 with paralysis-causing conditions.
Cardboard for Kids: Adaptive Design Greater Philadelphia
- Augmentative & Alternative Communication
Providing evaluations, consultations, training, and/or technical assistance to individuals with significant speech disabilities who use augmentative or alternative communication (AAC).
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AACCommunity.net)
- ACES - Augmentative Communication and Empowerment Supports
ACES is a two week intensive augmentative communication and empowerment program for young adult AAC users.
ACES - Augmentative Communication and Empowerment Supports: Program Page
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Vocabularies and Symbol Sets
Vocabularies that individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and their families need to participate in socially-valued adult roles.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Vocabularies and Symbol Sets: Program Page
- AACCommunicate.net—Resources for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
AACCommunicate.net is a collection of resources for the advancement of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It is an effort to unite all individuals concerned with communication rights for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disability, autism, movement difficulties and other disabilities that create complex communication needs.
AACComunicate.net Website
- ACES - Augmentative Communication and Empowerment Supports
- The Mini Course Lecture Series on Disabilities
Several times each year, the program hosts guest speakers and lecturers - experts in a wide variety of fields, including Disability Studies, Assistive Technology, Leadership Development, and Social Policy.
The Mini Course Lecture Series on Disabilities: Program Page - Technical Assistance
Providing technical assistance at the local, state, and international levels to individuals, agencies, and government entities, focusing on increasing the independent productivity and inclusion of all people with developmental disabilities.
Technical Assistance: Program Page
