Assistive Technology

State Information for Individuals with a Disability

If you are looking for other resources outside of East Tennessee there are two websites that I recommend in order to help meet your needs. These websites have other links of interest that you can click on. http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/tnpathfinder/ : This Read More...

Local Information for Individuals with Disabilities

If you live in East Tennessee here are some useful websites: http://www.asaetc.org/ : Non-profit organization made up of parents and volunteers. Their mission is to improve the lives of people with autism and to raise self-awareness. http://www.patneal.org/pnrc-bisc-1.cfm Read More...

Assistive Technology for Distance Learning

Distance education helps meet the educational needs of individuals with disabilities. With distance education various learning styles are able to be reached. The key components of offering distance learning and assistive technology are distance learning Read More...

Assistive Technology for the Transition to the Adult World

The transition process is designed in order to prepare the students to live successful lives. It is to identify the student’s “strengths, abilities, deficits, interests, and preferences” (Tennessee State Transition Manual, page 5). Transition services Read More...

Assistive Technology for Sensory Impairments

Low-incidence disabilities occur relatively infrequently in the general population. Low-incidence disabilities usually refer to visual impairments, hearing impairments, or deaf-blindness. Visual Impairments: One in 200 children ages 6 to 21 receive services Read More...