Assistive Technology Services
With over 20 years of experience, Advancing Opportunities’ Assistive Technology Services team can help determine which technology would be most effective in helping you reach your goals.
We offer:
- Thorough Evaluations
- Training and Support
- We’re Mobile -- We Come to You!
The easiest way to get started is to visit the team's website: www.assisstivetechnologycenter.org. At this site, you will learn how to proceed. You will find:
- The best way to contact us
- Forms that need to be filled out
- Information about funding sources
- Explanation of what happens next
We look forward to helping you find the assistive technology that makes your environment more accessible and allows you to achieve your goals. You can also call us toll free at 888-322-1918 ext. 595 for more information on how we can help you find solutions through assistive technology.
Assistive Technology for Home and Living
Assistive technology can make homes more accessible. It can also help people with disabilities care for themselves more easily and help families care for and support a member with disabilities.
- Safer exit and entry
- Greater independence in the kitchen and bathroom
- Environmental controls (adaptive telephones, tvs, and electronics)
- Adaptive equipment and strategies for activities of daily of living
Assistive Technology for School and Learning
We have helped give children with disabilities access to the curriculum. Whether we are creating a solution for a single student or helping teachers modify an entire curriculum to make it accessible to students with all levels of ability, our staff works in concert with the IEP team at your school.
We can provide:
- Software to support reading and writing
- Computer access
- Augmentative and alternative communication
- Solutions from low-tech to high-tech
Assistive Technology for Work and Earning
Our staff has helped hundreds of men and women enter or re-enter the workforce. Our staff works closely with the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to help people reach their vocational goals.
We can help with:
- Ergonomic work stations
- Special software or equipment to access a computer
- Technology for memory and organization
- Job accommodations for retail, trades, manufacturing and more