Assistive Technology


Executive Functioning Skills at Work: How Technology Can Help

This video discusses valuable workplace skills and offers helpful tips and technology to support executive functioning skills at work. Topics include: arriving on time, completing tasks as directed, staying focused, and having an organized work space.

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Able Gamers website

Able Gamers is an organization that assists individuals with disabilities to find assistive devices to play video games no matter their disability.

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Adaptive Sports Iowa

Adaptive Sports Iowa encourages everyone to be able to join in and enjoy sports or recreational activities. Various sporting events and programs are included regardless of the physical disability.

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Considering Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities

This resource provides questions to consider when identifying the assistive technology needs of a student.

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Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace

This fact-sheet describes what reasonable accommodations in the workplace are and how to ask for them. From the ADA National Network, a nation-wide resource.

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Assistive Technology for Transition Success

These assistive technology resources to support students in transition webpage includes handouts, videos and webinars. The focus is on general AT, employment, postsecondary education and training and independent living.

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Assistive Technology

The Iowa Department of Education's webpage on Assistive Technology provides guidance. The information can help IEP teams to support students.

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National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)

Information on this site focuses on physical activity, the promotion of health, and disability. It is meant for persons of all ages who have disabilities that affect them physically, through their senses and/or their thinking ability. The National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) is a nation-wide resource center.

Visit the National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability website

Jobs Accommodation Network (JAN)

Information about accommodations for work and how to ask for them. Other information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is included. This is from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).

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Easter Seals Assistive Technology

Find information about Easter Seal's Assistive Technology Center's statewide programs. The services offered support living, learning and working.

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Accessible Technology Considerations to Support Educational Independence

Information about Assistive Technology that supports student learning is described in this webinar. The SETT framework used to evaluate a student's needs for AT is also outlined.

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Path to Independence - Mobile Apps to Support Transition-Age Youth

Find out about technology that can help people in many ways. Technology can help you at work, at school and at home. Some can help you find and get a job. This document lists many resources that are free. Whether it is to stay organized, take notes, or do a job, these resources might help you.

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Center on Technology and Disability website

The Center on Technology and Disability's website includes a resource library and webinars. about assistive technology.

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