AT3 Center News & Tips

A plastic hand and wrist wearing a heavy black buckle with a metal disc to one side. Boxes labled Sunu are in the background. A poster displays the device with an iPhone and a Sunu app displayed.

February 11, 2020 Events / Technology Spotlight

ATIA 2020 Gadget Roundup

7 tools and toys exhibited at the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) expo (plus two that should have been there).

Two smiling members of the Roaring Riptide robotics team of Florida University, an African-American young woman and a Caucasian young man. An additional teammate stands to the side working on a large toy car. All are behind a display table in an expo hall.

February 5, 2020 AT maker movement / Events

Maker Spirit Thrives at ATIA 2020

The boundary between who is using, designing and making assistive technology (AT) has always been porous.

Illustration of three black children and the caption, "Then Daddy Wes told them a story in his soft voice, the voice that could tap, tap, tap Mat and Martha gently on their hearts.

January 21, 2020 for Education / Toolkits

Free E-Books for School and Beyond

Do you have a student who needs access to e-books (perhaps to both hear and see text), but does not qualify for Learning Ally or Bookshare?

February 24, 2020 for Education

Read Together With The Tar Heel Shared Reader

Reading together with the strategies and tools encouraged by the Tar Heel Shared Reader helps develop the knowledge necessary for eventual reading success.

Shows bidet controls with buttons for stop, rear, dryer, temperature, pressure, and position.soft rear, front

February 18, 2020 Technology Spotlight

Yay for Bidets!

Many thanks to Aimee Sterk of the Michigan Assistive Technology Program for this enthusiastic post espousing the benefits of bidets as assistive technology (re-posted with permission)!

Webinar. Shows thought bubbles with tech icons.

January 31, 2020 Webinars

Free AT Webinars — February 2020

Free AT webinars from around the Web, compiled by the Assistive Technology Coalition

A toy golden retriever puppy with red bandanna.

January 13, 2020 Toolkits

AT for Dementia and Companionship

Recent gifts for my mother inspire this unusual post.

A two story home collapsed, crushing the garages below the living quarters.

January 7, 2020 Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness for AT Users

Our hearts are with Puerto Rico and their AT Program (PRATP) today following last night’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks. In that spirit, here is timely advice adapted from a recent blog post by Courtney Ness Fuchs of ND Assistive and augmented by Amy Goldman of AT3 Center.

December 30, 2019 Webinars

Free AT Webinars — January 2020

Free AT webinars from around the Web, compiled by the Assistive Technology Coalition

A smiling woman seated in a power wheelchair mounted with a smartphone and mouth-controlled joystick controller.

December 19, 2019 Emerging Tech / Technology Spotlight

The Dawn of Smart Assistive Technology?

At the nexus of the Internet of Things, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is what Mallozzi terms “Smart AT.”