Assistive Technology

"For people without disabilities, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible.”
- Mary Pat Radabaugh

What Is Assistive Technology?

In general, the term 'assistive technology device' means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.

Assistive Technology can be anything from a simple (low-tech) device such as a pencil grip, to a complex (high-tech) device, such as a computerized communication system.

Learn more about the Assistive Technology Committee

Resources

Quick Tip

image of student using sip and puff controller with computer

Source: DO-IT, uw.edu/doit/line-drawings-and-images

Contact Us

Tibbany Ho, M.S., CCC-SLP
Office: (505) 896-0667 ext 51314
Email: tibbany.ho@rrps.net
Speech Language Pathologist, Assistive Technology Coordinator

Margo Paustian, M.A., CCC-SLP
Office: (505) 896-0667 ext 51329
Email: margo.paustian@rrps.net
Speech Language Pathologist, Assistive Technology Coordinator

Lauren De Cristoforo, M.A.
Office: (505) 896-0667 ext 51257
Email: lauren.decristoforo@rrps.net
Literacy and Access, Assistive Technology Coordinator

Mitch Walcott, B.A.A.
Office: (505) 896-0667 ext 51150
Email: mitchell.walcott@rrps.net
Assistive Technology Specialist