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Financial > Scholarships
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
...college funding know about Pell Grants, student loans, and disability-specific scholarships. Few know...pays for education, training, books, tools, and assistive technology when those expenses are necessary to...education, training, books, tools, and assistive technology when those expenses are necessary to reach a specific...
Financial > Loans
Where to Find Low-Interest Loans for Assistive Technology and Home Modifications in Your State
...value on assistive technology....assistive technology. State...State AT loan programs...under the Assistive Technology...Assistive Technology Act, with...with loan amounts...State AT Loan Programs...State assistive technology...assistive technology loan programs...technology loan programs...home technology, stairlifts,...adaptive technology for work...commercial loans is flexibility....flexibility. Loan terms...hardship. Loan Amounts...Type. Loan amounts...
News > Technology
Congress Just Declared a National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. Here's What Families Need to Know About Getting AT Devices.
...April 22 as National Assistive Technology Awareness...National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. Senators...recognizing that assistive technology is essential...recognizing that assistive technology is essential for...demonstrations, short-term loans, and reutilization...acknowledges that assistive technology enables...acknowledges that assistive technology enables independence...
Career > Skills Training
Work-Based Learning and Internships Through VR Programs
You've probably heard that vocational rehabilitation helps with tuition or assistive technology. What you might not know is that VR also funds real, paid work...probably heard that vocational rehabilitation helps with tuition or assistive technology. What you might not know is that VR also funds real, paid work experience:...
Career > Discrimination
Failure to Accommodate as Discrimination: When Denials Violate the ADA
...allows you to do your job. Common examples include modified schedules, assistive technology, remote work options, or reassignment to a vacant position....to do your job. Common examples include modified schedules, assistive technology, remote work options, or reassignment to a vacant position. The accommodation...
Career > Accommodations
Screen Reader Software and Assistive Technology Accommodations
...required to provide assistive technology as a reasonable...to provide assistive technology as a reasonable accommodation...hired to do. Common Assistive Technology Accommodations...do. Common Assistive Technology Accommodations for Blind...frequently provided assistive technology accommodations...frequently provided assistive technology accommodations for employees...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...Combining sources is how assistive technology gets funded....sources is how assistive technology gets funded. What Counts...funded. What Counts as Assistive Technology and Why It's...Counts as Assistive Technology and Why It's Expensive....Why It's Expensive. Assistive technology is any device...Expensive. Assistive technology is any device or equipment...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Bedtime Routines with Smart Home Automation for Children with Autism
...backs it. Studies from the Spectrum360 Foundation show that smart home technology reduces caregiver dependency over time for autistic individuals when implemented...individuals when implemented with intentional routine-building goals. The technology matters most when it supports executive function, not when it just automates...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair Seating Clinics: What Happens During a Seating Evaluation
...and sometimes more depending on the clinic and your child's needs. The Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) is often the lead. ATPs are certified specialists...sometimes more depending on the clinic and your child's needs. The Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) is often the lead. ATPs are certified specialists in...
News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...navigate disability services, access assistive technology, and advocate for their...disability services, access assistive technology, and advocate for their rights. CILs...Research (NIDILRR): Funds research on assistive technology, employment outcomes,...(NIDILRR): Funds research on assistive technology, employment outcomes, and policies...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...like speech therapy, OT, PT, and assistive technology, are under pressure from...speech therapy, OT, PT, and assistive technology, are under pressure from federal...cuts, and 62% foresee reductions in assistive technology and specialized equipment,...foresee reductions in assistive technology and specialized equipment, many timed...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
Overview of Trexo robotic gait training for children with CP and mobility disabilities, including cost, research, and where to access it.