Meeting your Customer’s Needs
with Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Services Department
Who are we????
Advancing Opportunities
• 20 + Years
• Mobile assistive
technology services
• Serves individuals
with all disabilities
• Diversity of staff
• Technology Lending
Center
Additional Resources….
www.oscc.wiki.assistivetechnologycenter.org
Disability Etiquette
What is Assistive Technology?
• Any technology with the potential to
enhance the performance of persons with
disabilities.
• This includes a variety of devices and
services that include adaptive and
rehabilitative devices and processes used in
selecting, locating and using them.
• Assistive technology includes both low and
high tech devices.
Is this Assistive
Technology?
Is this Assistive
Technology?
Is this Assistive
Technology?
Is this Assistive
Technology?
Is this Assistive
Technology?
Something
to think
about…
• Assistive
Technology is
everywhere!
• Everything can be
Assistive
Technology
What is AT?
Lets look at the tools that will be provided
to your One Stop Center
Keyboard & Mouse Alternative
JAWS Software
• Job Access With
Speech
• Screen Reader
software
Question # 1
All Assistive Technology is
complicated and expensive?
Question # 2
Assistive Technology is a want
(luxury) versus a need?
Question # 3
Assistive Technology is a magic
cure?
Question # 4
All people with similar disabilities
have the same assistive
technology needs?
Question # 5
Using assistive technology is a “cop
out” or “cheating”?
Contact Info
ATS Department
(888) 322-1918
[email protected]
Assistive Technology Services
(888) 322-1918
www.cpofnj.org
See you on ?????
For Part 2 of this training!