What is Assistive Technology?

Assistive technology (AT) refers to any item that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

Click on the links in the title bar above to find more specific information on assistive technology and/or augmentative and alternative communication.

  For an entertaining explanation of assistive technology, please take a few minutes to watch and listen to the video "The AT Boogie" from the Inclusive Technologies company.

 In Mesa Public Schools...

 the Assistive Technology Department is available to provide individual consultation for students receiving special education services.  This might include observation in the student’s typical environment(s), consultations with other service providers, making specific recommendations for assistive technology supports, arranging access, development of customized AT interventions, and training students, staff, and parents.

 

We offer individual and group trainings on specific hardware and software, as well as general strategies for using assistive technology in the classroom.  We also assist the special education Instructional Materials Center (IMC) in acquiring, tracking, and maintaining assistive technology for loan to students and teachers.