20251111 - Tuesday Topics - Why should we celebrate Assistive Technology Month.

From 7 to 9 PM on November 11 Tuesday Topics will join in the celebration of Assistive Technology Awareness Month. I am not sure that this is its actual

title but there have been a number of posts announcing it exists!

What is assistive technology? Is it different from access technology? Where does adaptive technology fit into the picteaure? We will explore definitions

but, more importantly, we will discuss the current state of all three elements. It is arguable that there are more tech options available today than there

have ever been! It is also accurate to say that, in the current environment, there are questions about where Federal funding may be over the next few years.

Do children and seniors have equal access to technology given the limited dollars availble to people not in rehab? What can we do to alter this discrepancy?

What does the future look like? How has competition affected technology? What are gaps that need filling? Are there things ACB needs to do in this arena?

Assistive technology has revolutionized the capacity of people with disabilities to function independently. We will celebrate and explore both high tech

and low tech equipment that has impacted people with disabilities!

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