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Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology
Occupational Description
People who work in the field of Assistive Technology assess the needs of clients with disabilities, assist in the selection of appropriate assistive technology to meet their customer’s needs, and train their clients to use the selected technology.
Assistive technology may include—but is not limited to:
AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication)
Accessible transportation (public and private)
ADL (aids to daily living / activities of daily living)
Cognitive aids
Computer access
EADL (electronic aids to daily living)
Environmental aids
Learning and study aids
Recreation and leisure
Seating, positioning and mobility
Sensory (e.g. hearing, vision, physical) aids and accommodations
Vocational aids and accommodations
Job Description
Professionals who work in the Assistive Technology field come from a variety of professional and technical backgrounds and work in interdisciplinary teams to analyze the needs of clients with many types of impairments. They assist in the selection of appropriate assistive technology to reduce impairments related to the effects of disability, helping clients identify their goals, and collaborate in meeting a client’s needs through acquisition, setup and installation, and training in the use of the selected device(s), measuring outcomes, and understand evidence based process. People who work in the field of Assistive Technology assess the person’s abilities and goals, determine the need for assistive technology, and incorporate that technology to prepare for, and maintain employment.
Employment Characteristics
Assistive Technology Professionals may be employed in one or more of the following job settings:
Acute care hospital
Inpatient rehab facility
Health system or hospital-based outpatient facility or clinic
Private outpatient office or private practice
Skilled nursing facility/long term care facility
Patient's home/home care
Community-based center, i.e. independent living center, AT specialty center
Government funded agency
Academic institutions (primary, secondary, or post-secondary)
Retail AT supplier
Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) supplier/provider
Durable Medical Equipment (DME supplier/provider)
Research center
Industry/Manufacturer
Regardless of the job setting, their work involves hands-on, direct-to-client interactivity in assessing the client’s abilities and/or matching the client with an appropriate AT solution. Depending on the professional’s role in the AT service delivery process, the amount of worktime dedicated to AT services varies.
Educational Programs
Assistive Technology Professionals may be employed in one or more of the following job settings:
Acute care hospital
Inpatient rehab facility
Health system or hospital-based outpatient facility or clinic
Private outpatient office or private practice
Skilled nursing facility/long term care facility
Patient's home/home care
Community-based center, i.e. independent living center, AT specialty center
Government funded agency
Academic institutions (primary, secondary, or post-secondary)
Retail AT supplier
Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) supplier/provider
Durable Medical Equipment (DME supplier/provider)
Research center
Industry/Manufacturer
Regardless of the job setting, their work involves hands-on, direct-to-client interactivity in assessing the client’s abilities and/or matching the client with an appropriate AT solution. Depending on the professional’s role in the AT service delivery process, the amount of worktime dedicated to AT services varies.
Certification/Registration
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
Phone: (703) 524-6686
Email: info@resna.org
Website: www.resna.org
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
Phone: (520-887-6816)
Email: css@acvrep.org
Website: https://www.acvrep.org
Certificate program:
International Society of Wheelchair Professionals
Website: http://wheelchairnet.org
Careers/Curriculum
The following list is a sampling of organizations that provide membership and/or continuing education opportunities to individuals who work in assistive technology service provision. This listing is not intended to be comprehensive.
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
1560 Wilson Blvd
Phone: (703) 524-6686
Email: info@resna.org
Website: www.resna.org
Assistive Technology Industry Association
Phone: (312)321-5172
Email: info@ATIA.org
Website: www.atia.org
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
Phone: 301-652-6611
Website: www.aota.org
American Physical Therapy Association
Phone: (800) 999-2782
Email: learningcenter@apta.org
Website: https://www.apta.org/
American Speech-Language-Hearing Assocation
Phone: 800-638-8255
Website: http://www.asha.org/
AAC Institute
Phone: 412-489-5527
Website: http://aacinstitute.org/
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Phone: (905) 850-6848
Website: https://www.isaac-online.org/
Quality Indicators in Assistive Technology
Email: QIATleadership@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.qiat.org/