Assistive Technology makes life easier for many people with disabilities. Devices created, adapted or individualized to help a specific person with a specific need is the origin of assistive technology. From a specific need, further adaption creates a more generalized product. Many adaptive products are now commercially available for people needing all types of assistance. Look at the explosion in voice-activated technology. Selling what was once expensive assistive technologies to the general public is becoming commonplace. Driving down prices and increasing availability benefits everyone.
This page features sources for more disability and therapeutic assistive technologies and research resources.
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Research Websites
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[/otw_shortcode_content_toggle] [otw_shortcode_content_toggle title=”Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)” opened=”closed”]CATEA is a multidisciplinary engineering and design research center. Enhancing the lives of people with disability through the application of assistive and universally design technologies in real world environments, products and devices is our objective.
We seek to minimize limitations through applied research and the development of new assistive and universally designed technologies via research in three laboratories:
1- The Enabling Environments Lab, focusing on the design to improve health and function;
2-The Assistive Technology Lab, focusing on accommodations and modifications at home, at work, and at school;
3- The Accessible Information and Communications Technology Lab, focusing on access to electronic and print media and devices.
[otw_shortcode_content_toggle] [otw_shortcode_content_toggle title=”Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)” opened=”closed”]RESNA is an assistive technology professional organization. Beyond the professional development, participation in setting future standards, and other opportunities, RESNA is a resource base. Providing a wide range of information and other resources for professionals, consumers and the general public.
Assistance is available thru the knowledge center, committees, links to other resources and personal help can be obtained via phone or email.
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