Topic Snapshot: Community Living (2011) -- Available formats: html
Overview of resources available for this topic.
Position Paper: Visit-Able Homes, Visit-Able Communities in Wisconsin (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a call to pass legislation on visitability in the state of Wisconsin. It defines the concept of visitability
Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) (Unknown) -- Available formats: rtf pdf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. the hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.
Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) - Text (unknown) -- Available formats: rtf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. The hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.
Assistive Technology Companion Guide (2014) -- Available formats: pdf
Amy Goldman, Co-Executive Director with the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, developed this PDF as a companion guide to the “DME AT Assessment Guide With Communication” to address opportunities to think about AT an the Individual Support Plan is completed.
Durable Medical Equipment Assistive Technology Assessment Guide with Communication (2014) -- Available formats: pdf
Amy Goldman, Co-Executive Director with the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University along with the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania, developed this guide for peer counselors who go into nursing homes to use as a screening. Note: This guide does not touch on all potential AT like adapted utensils, but it is a start and addresses the big issues of communication and mobility.
Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.
WWW.Housing.NE.Gov - Brochure (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides a brief overview of the website in Nebraska that lists accessible housing.
AT and Transition to Adult Life - La Asistencia Tecnológica y la Transición a la Vida Adulta - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students transition to adult life. In Spanish. Text Only.
AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students to transition to adult life. Text only.
AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - Spanish PDF for printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can assist the transition from school to adult life. In Spanish
Stay at Home/Return to Home Brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file has all the files needed for printing the stay at home/return to home brochure.
Stay or Return Home with AT Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochures provides information about how AT and home modifications allow a person to live at home. Text Only.
Stay or Return Home with AT Brochure - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides information about how AT and home modificaitons allows a person to live at home. In Spanish.
Stay or Return to Home with AT Brochure - English PDF for printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides information about how AT and home modifidations can enhance living at home
Stay or Return to Home with AT Brochure - La Asistencia Tecnológica y la Transición a la Vida Adulta - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure provides information about how AT can allow a person to live at home. In Spanish. Text only
Stay or Returning Home with AT Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides information on how AT and home modifications can allow people with disabilities to reside in their home.
Transition Brochure - Assistive Technology and Transition to Adult Life - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes ways AT can assist students transition to adult life.
Transition brochure - AT and Transition to Adult Life - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describe how AT can assist students transition to adult life
Transition Brochure - Zip file with ll files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file contains all the files needed by the printer for the Transition brochure.
Vehhicle Modification - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.
Vehicle Modification Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified
Vehicle Modification Brochure - Zip File with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file has all the files needed to print the Vehicle Modification brochure.
Vehicle Modifications Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.
Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Modificaciones a Vehículos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.
Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure presents topics to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.
Visitability Brochure - Home Design for Diverse Populations - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Características para el Hogar de Personas con Diversos Impedimentos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible. In Spanish.
Visitability Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Home Desgins for Diverse Populations - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zipped file contains all the files needed for the printer to print the Visitability brochures.
WWW.Housing.NE.Gov - Brochure (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides a brief overview of the website in Nebraska that lists accessible housing.
Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.
AT and Transition to Adult Life - La Asistencia Tecnológica y la Transición a la Vida Adulta - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students transition to adult life. In Spanish. Text Only.
AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students to transition to adult life. Text only.
AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - Spanish PDF for printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can assist the transition from school to adult life. In Spanish
Stay at Home/Return to Home Brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file has all the files needed for printing the stay at home/return to home brochure.
Stay or Return Home with AT Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochures provides information about how AT and home modifications allow a person to live at home. Text Only.
Stay or Return Home with AT Brochure - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides information about how AT and home modificaitons allows a person to live at home. In Spanish.
Stay or Return to Home with AT Brochure - English PDF for printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides information about how AT and home modifidations can enhance living at home
Stay or Return to Home with AT Brochure - La Asistencia Tecnológica y la Transición a la Vida Adulta - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure provides information about how AT can allow a person to live at home. In Spanish. Text only
Stay or Returning Home with AT Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure provides information on how AT and home modifications can allow people with disabilities to reside in their home.
Transition Brochure - Assistive Technology and Transition to Adult Life - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes ways AT can assist students transition to adult life.
Transition brochure - AT and Transition to Adult Life - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describe how AT can assist students transition to adult life
Transition Brochure - Zip file with ll files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file contains all the files needed by the printer for the Transition brochure.
Vehhicle Modification - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.
Vehicle Modification Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified
Vehicle Modification Brochure - Zip File with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file has all the files needed to print the Vehicle Modification brochure.
Vehicle Modifications Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.
Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Modificaciones a Vehículos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.
Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure presents topics to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.
Visitability Brochure - Home Design for Diverse Populations - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Características para el Hogar de Personas con Diversos Impedimentos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible. In Spanish.
Visitability Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Home Desgins for Diverse Populations - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.
Visitability Brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zipped file contains all the files needed for the printer to print the Visitability brochures.
AT Reuse: What it Really Means - Stories from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Kansas and Vermont (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides brief glimpses of how reused AT has given independence to those who receive the AT.
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes Pennsylvania's alternative financing program and lsits its partners that help with home modifications.
Self-Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania, Inc. (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes what SDHP's mission is, what it does, and who are its partners. It also desribes some of the collaborations the program has.
Olmstead v. L. C. (1999) - Supreme Court Ruling (1999) -- Available formats: external
Issued in July 1999, this decision clearly challenges federal, state, and local governments to develop more opportunities for individuals with disabilities through more accessible systems of cost-effective community-based services. The Olmstead decision interpreted Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its implementing regulation, requiring States to administer their services, programs, and activities "in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities."
Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) (Unknown) -- Available formats: rtf pdf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. the hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.
Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) - Text (unknown) -- Available formats: rtf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. The hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.
AT Reuse: What it Really Means - Stories from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Kansas and Vermont (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides brief glimpses of how reused AT has given independence to those who receive the AT.
Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.
NISAT - Statewide AT Program Data - Reutilization (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Provides FY 2008 data from the MIS system on statewide AT programs about state level activities and state leadership activities as well as information on financial loan programs.
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes Pennsylvania's alternative financing program and lsits its partners that help with home modifications.
Self-Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania, Inc. (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes what SDHP's mission is, what it does, and who are its partners. It also desribes some of the collaborations the program has.
Position Paper: Visit-Able Homes, Visit-Able Communities in Wisconsin (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a call to pass legislation on visitability in the state of Wisconsin. It defines the concept of visitability
Universal Design, Visitability and Home Modifications: Providing Access and Independence (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation provides background on universal design. It describes how home modifications can increase access for people with disabilities.