DRC Programs
Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT)
The PAAT Program of the Disability Rights Center protects and promotes the rights of persons with disabilities to access assistive technology (AT) devices and services.
DRC advocates for each individual's AT needs in conjunction with other DRC programs to gain maximum protections in education, employment, housing, transportation, recreation, or wherever there is a need.
| Assistive Technology can benefit children and adults with disabilities in educational, employment, housing, recreation, institutional and community integration activities. Assistive Technology can be as simple as a device to turn on a light or as complex as a computerized communication system. |
| For more information and further reading on assistive technology you can read this Wikipedia article. |
PAAT services are funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and are provided free of charge.
DRC also works closely with ICAN, Increasing Capabilities Access Network, which is administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
Resources on Assistive Technology
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration on Aging
- Fact Sheet - What is Assistive Technology?
- http://www.aoa.gov/press/fact/pdf/fs_assitive_tech.pdf
- Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK)
- Family Guide to Assistive Technology
- http://www.pluk.org/AT1.html
- EnableMart
- Sellers of assistive technology devices.
- http://www.enablemart.com/
- U. S. Department of Education
- Assistive Technology, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/assistivetech.html
- Technology and Media Division (TAM) of the Council for Exceptional Children.
- Assistive Technology and IDEA: Regulations
- http://www.tamcec.org/pdf/AssistiveTech%20and%20IDEA%20Regs.pdf
Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN)
The newsletter of the Increasing Capabilities Access Network is now available online in PDF format. Click here to read the current issue.
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