Organization Details
Organization: U.S. Department of Education: Assistive Technology Program
About:Assessment of individual needs to determine what barriers to information and information systems exist and the technologies available to assist in removing or reducing those barriers, the identification of technology sources, acquisition assistance, technology installation, technology training, one-on-one individual problem resolution, guidance to application Internet system developers and vendors, technology demonstrations, and the review of information systems to determine accessibility to the disabled. Today this program is considered a model and is emulated by many other federal agencies.