About AT

The Assistive Technology (AT) Resource Center serves children birth -21 years of age with a disability in the selection, acquisition, and/or use of an assistive technology device.

Team

The AssistiveTechnology team is made up of special educators, IEP/IFSP teams, speech and language
pathologists, and equipment and support managers. These experts collaborate with vision
specialists, deaf and hard of hearing specialists, autism specialists. occupational therapists and physical
therapists.

Referrals

Referrals for an Assistive Technology  are made by a student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) and/or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) team . Please see the flow chart

AT Devices

An Assistive Technology device is any item, piece of equipment or product system -- whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified or customized -- that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of students with disabilities. The HDESD maintains an equipment loan library of more than 4000 devices. AT devices range from "low tech" (pencil grips, splints, paper stabilizers) to "high tech" (computers, computer systems, voice synthesizers, braille readers). Please see the brochure

Training

Assistive Technology provides training on several topics, such as literacy,
communication, and educational software.