New York University And AT&T Launch Tech Challenge To Empower People Living With Disabilities
NEW YORK, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly twenty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...
NEW YORK, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly twenty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...
Assistive Technology Devices / AT Products / Training
by Lee Learson · Published February 23, 2015 · Last modified October 15, 2018
ii-Music is a new musical instrument for eyegaze, designed to be played with your eyes. It operates using cursor position...
Findings could lead to assistive technologies benefitting the disabled. Story Contact: Jeff Sossamon, sossamonj@missouri.edu, COLUMBIA, Mo. – Grasping an object...
(St. Petersburg, FL – December 15, 2014) – Freedom Scientific today announced the release of a 90-day license of...
AppyMall is a great online app community for kids apps. Their site is full of app reviews, lists of free apps...
The AssistiveTechnologyCenter has created a YouTube channel to gather videos of students actually using, and talking about AT. They’re organized...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced the launch of http://www.PEATworks.org — a...
ATIA 2015, held January 27 – 31, 2015, in Orlando, Florida, is the largest international conference showcasing excellence in assistive...
Check out these resources for details on the benefits, the bugs, and the pros & cons! Ablenet: iOS 8 Upgrade...
FCTD, a project of Family Health International (FHI360), in partnership with American Institutes for Research (AIR) and PACERCenter, has announce...
First SPEDexpectations webinar on September 23rd, 2014 will help administrators navigate ever-changing legal landscape. SAN FRANCISCO, August 25, 2014 –...
by Lee Learson · Published August 18, 2014 · Last modified August 25, 2014
Bookshare® offers a variety of training opportunities to meet your needs! For specific training requests feel free to contact training@bookshare.org....
I keep coming across so many interesting AT resource sites. I’ve been making lists, lists and more lists. But since...

The A. J. Pappanikou Center is a disability research and training program located on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut. The Center is one of a national network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD) authorized by the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and funded through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
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