DakotaLink partners with the State Department of Human Services to offer training to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors across the State regarding their established procedure for delivering Assistive Technology devices and services to their clients.
Rhode Island has worked tirelessly to educate on all things assistive technology.As part of this, we have just begun to hold a Assistive Technology Awareness Day.During this reporting time, Rhode Island held our second annual AT Awareness Day. &
Through a collaborative agreement with the Puerto Rico Tribunal Administration Office (TAO), PRATP has offered technical assistance to judges and officials on issues related to assistive technology and persons with disabilities.
INDATA collaborated with the Indianapolis Public Library to improve access to services and materials for persons of all abilities by implementing assistive technology workstations in each branch (25 total).
Easterseals Iowa team members were selected to serve on the advisory committees for three major outdoor and recreational projects. These projects include coordination with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Polk County Conservation, and Des Moines Public Parks.
ATRC in 2023 developed a plan to install an assistive technology lending library on all major Hawaiian Islands. The most impactful location to have these libraries are with the state educational institutions, since each location has a student service for disabilities.
On August 19, 2023, and September 16, 2023, the Guam System for Assistive Technology (GSAT) partnered with Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Project for a mini-conference and various outreach activities.
FAAST began more routine and consistent communication and work with the Area Agency on Aging office which led to the opportunity to present to different aging and senior groups in the panhandle area of Florida.
In 2016, the legislatively-mandated Delaware Education Technology Task Force issued a report and a host of recommendations, and several of those recommendations called for enhancements to AT services and supports provided within the state’s early intervention and PreK-12 systems.
DC Assistive Technology Specialists and Program Manager serve on the Department on Disability Services work group to develop a "Technology First" initiative in the District of Columbia.