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Assistive Technology Award Program
The purpose of this community outreach program is to optimize the learning capabilities of students with disabilities through the purchase of specialized adaptive equipment. The program works with teachers, schools and families to identify an individual student’s specific educational needs, then provides funds to purchase assistive technology that will optimally address that need. The Assistive Technology Award program targets students who are diagnosed with mental retardation, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, autism, Tourette's Syndrome and/or traumatic brain injuries. The program offers solutions to low-income families and students for specialized equipment that cannot be purchased through other public/private programs.
Since its inception in 1999, the Assistive Technology Award program has awarded 400 students a combined total of $240,000 to purchase assistive technology to help them learn. This technology has included: ipads, specialized software, laser light activated computers, communication boards, sound boards, hearing aides, specialized learning software, touch screens, braces for teeth and speech software, cleft palate operations, tape recorders, mobility gait trainer, brailier, hand/foot braces, van lifts, little fingers keyboard and alpha talker. These devices have helped students communicate, listen, comprehend, write, complete homework, interact, travel and/or walk...all of which are essential for learning.
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