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Center for Assistive Technology (CAT) - University at Buffalo

Provides assistive technology (AT) services including evaluations, training, consultation, and device demonstrations for individuals with disabilities of all ages, families, counselors, therapists, teachers, agencies, and other interested consumers. Training available in assistive computer software, hardware, and AT devices for individuals, schools, and adults. Also offers work site assessments and environmental control assessments. Also offers the WNY Regional TRAID Center; see separate listing for details.

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Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Information
Evaluation for Assistive Technology

Independent Living Center - WNYIL

Provides independent living skills, information and referral, advocacy, peer counseling, transitional services, benefits and entitlements advisement, educational advocacy, nursing home transition into the community, individual support services, Olmsted housing subsidies, and support groups for people with disabilities. Transportation available. Loan closet provides free, gently used medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, shower benches, raised toilet seats, portable ramps, and more, based on availability.

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Individual Advocacy
Centers for Independent Living
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Specialized Information and Referral
Disability Related Transportation
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Home Barrier Evaluation / Removal Services
Case / Care Management
Health / Disability Related Support Groups
Assistive Technology Training
Individual Counseling

Visual Impairment Services Team - VIST - Veterans Affairs

Coordinates efforts of VA professionals from various clinics and departments including eye clinic, low vision rehab, primary care, veterans benefits and others organized by the VIST coordinator to serve veterans with legal blindness, severe visual impairment and access disability. Coordinator provides case management services, prosthetic evaluations and training, adjustment to vision loss counseling, and linkage to resources and professional counseling. ##Veteran##

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Health / Disability Related Counseling
Assistive Technology Training
Case / Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TEAM | WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Provides evaluation and training of assistive technology to students and educational teams in school environments. Also offers information, referrals, device demonstrations and training to individuals with disabilities and their families, along with loaning out assistive technology equipment to children and adults.

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Assistive Technology Training
Evaluation for Assistive Technology

NEW YORK STATE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Administers programs and services to enhance employability, maximize independence, and assist in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind. Programs include:

Equipment Loan Fund, which allows individuals to borrow up to $4,000 to purchase adaptive equipment.

Children's services for children who are legally blind, including early intervention rehabilitation, working with and empowering parents, arranging services to supplement educational activities, and ensuring a smooth transition to adult services.

Vocational rehabilitation programs for adults and youth ages 14 to 21 years, which provide a number of services, including assessment, information and referral, casework services, job coaching, orientation and mobility training, independent living skills training, and assistive technology assistance.

Independent living services for individuals who are not eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and who are not receiving services through another NYSCB Program. These services are provided based on individual need and may include orientation and mobility services, rehabilitation teaching, low vision services and devices, social casework, and adaptive equipment.

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Braille Instruction
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Information
Orientation and Mobility Training
Assistive Technology Training
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Equipment Rental
Disability Rights Groups
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ADAPTIVE RESOURCES (STAR) | ONONDAGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (OCPL)

Offers Braille, large print books, described videocassettes, decoders, low-vision aids, and other materials for loan. Also has a reading machine for the blind and adaptive computer equipment for in-library use. Provides demonstrations and training for all special technologies.

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Voice/Audio Output Aids
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Assistive Technology Training
Descriptive Video Services
Large Print Materials/Collections
Reading Services for People With Disabilities
Assistive Listening Devices
Braille and Tactile Aids
Closed Caption Decoders
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Braille Materials/Collections
Computer Access Aids
Low Vision Aids

THOMAS E O'SHAUGHNESSY CENTER FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) POTSDAM

Provides special technology for area students with physical and learning disabilities. Includes various software, courseware, and hardware to meet the multiple learning needs of people with physical, sensory, or learning limitation and disabilities.

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Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

NEW YORK STATE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (NYSCB) | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Administers programs and services to enhance employability, maximize independence, and assist in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind. Programs include:

Equipment Loan Fund, which allows individuals to borrow up to $4,000 to purchase adaptive equipment.

Children's services for children who are legally blind, including early intervention rehabilitation, working with and empowering parents, arranging services to supplement educational activities, and ensuring a smooth transition to adult services.

Vocational rehabilitation programs for adults and youth ages 14 to 21 years, which provide a number of services, including assessment, information and referral, casework services, job coaching, orientation and mobility training, independent living skills training, and assistive technology assistance.

Independent living services for individuals who are not eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and who are not receiving services through another NYSCB Program. These services are provided based on individual need and may include orientation and mobility services, rehabilitation teaching, low vision services and devices, social casework, and adaptive equipment.

What's Here

Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Blind Mobility Aids
Braille and Tactile Aids
Disability Rights Groups
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Equipment Rental
Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Training
Orientation and Mobility Training
Vocational Rehabilitation
Braille Instruction

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (VR) - NEW YORK STATE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND | NEW YORK STATE COMMISSION FOR BLIND - SYRACUSE REGION

Offers guidance and counseling to assist consumers who are legally blind find or retain employment. Vocational counselors work with the consumer to develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). The IPE acts as a road map to guide the consumer toward their employment goals. Goals vary, and include preparing for and finding a job, continuing at a current workplace or maintaining a household independently.

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Career Counseling
Low Vision Aids
Daily Living Aids
Orientation and Mobility Training
Specialized Information and Referral
Blind Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Training

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND | NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

* Offers training at affiliated centers for the blind. Services include:
  • Comparing software and devices.
  • Show new users what technology may be helpful to them.
  • Give advice on how to comply with accessibility standards.
  • Aide employers and employees on workplace accommodations.
  • Provides information on where to get training and equipment.
* Offers youth programs that include:
  • NFB Youth Slam - a four-day academy engages and inspires the next generation of blind youth to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
  • NFB Scholarship program - gives a broad array of scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars.
  • Braille Pals Club - an early literacy program that fosters positive attitudes about Braille for children and their families and promotes a love of reading by encouraging parents to read daily with their blind or low vision child.
  • Early Explorers- designed to introduce young blind children and their families to the long white cane.

What's Here

Assistive Technology Training
Scholarships
Braille Instruction

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND | NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

* Offers training at affiliated centers for the blind. Services include:
  • Comparing software and devices.
  • Show new users what technology may be helpful to them.
  • Give advice on how to comply with accessibility standards.
  • Aide employers and employees on workplace accommodations.
  • Provides information on where to get training and equipment.
* Offers youth programs that include:
  • NFB Youth Slam - a four-day academy engages and inspires the next generation of blind youth to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
  • NFB Scholarship program - gives a broad array of scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars.
  • Braille Pals Club - an early literacy program that fosters positive attitudes about Braille for children and their families and promotes a love of reading by encouraging parents to read daily with their blind or low vision child.
  • Early Explorers- designed to introduce young blind children and their families to the long white cane.

What's Here

Assistive Technology Training
Scholarships
Braille Instruction

TECHNOLOGY RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES | UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY DBA UPSTATE CARING PARTNERS

* Provides device loans of AT (Assistive Technology), device demonstrations, AT information and referral services.

What's Here

Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND | NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

* Offers training at affiliated centers for the blind. Services include: Comparing software and devices Show new users what technology may be helpful to them Give advice on how to comply with accessibility standards Aide employers and employees on workplace accommodations Provides information on where to get training and equipment* Offers youth programs that include: NFB Youth Slam - a four-day academy engages and inspires the next generation of blind youth to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math NFB Scholarship program - gives a broad array of scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars Braille Pals Club - an early literacy program that fosters positive attitudes about Braille for children and their families and promotes a love of reading by encouraging parents to read daily with their blind or low vision child Early Explorers- designed to introduce young blind children and their families to the long white cane

What's Here

Scholarships
Literacy Programs
Assistive Technology Training
Braille Instruction

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | MAXIMIZING INDEPENDENT LIVING CHOICES (MILC)

Provides assistance with securing, learning how to use and repair, and maintaining equipment that assists individuals to live more independently at home.

What's Here

Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Training

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND | NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

* Offers training at affiliated centers for the blind. Services include: Comparing software and devices Show new users what technology may be helpful to them Give advice on how to comply with accessibility standards Aide employers and employees on workplace accommodations Provides information on where to get training and equipment* Offers youth programs that include: NFB Youth Slam - a four-day academy engages and inspires the next generation of blind youth to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math NFB Scholarship program - gives a broad array of scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars Braille Pals Club - an early literacy program that fosters positive attitudes about Braille for children and their families and promotes a love of reading by encouraging parents to read daily with their blind or low vision child Early Explorers- designed to introduce young blind children and their families to the long white cane

What's Here

Scholarships
Literacy Programs
Assistive Technology Training
Braille Instruction

Assistive Technology (TRAID) | AIM Independent Living Center - Schuyler County Outreach Office

Provides free loans of assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device that can be used to improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities or short-term injuries. Available items include wheelchairs, walkers, Rollators, canes, crutches, ramps, grab bars, Hoyer lifts, adaptive seating, shower chairs, commodes, wander alarms, weighted items, adaptive utensils, laptops, iPads and deaf and blind/low vision technology. We also have learning aids, toys and games for early intervention, as well as pediatric equipment. Free delivery may be available.

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Ramp Construction Services
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Computer Access Aids
Daily Living Aids
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs

CENTER FOR REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY (CRT) | HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL

Provides technology for people with physical disabilities which includes augmentative/alternative communication to assist those who are unable to communicate via speech; computer access; environmental controls to learn new approaches to everyday tasks such as turning on household appliances; and seating and wheeled mobility which provides wheelchairs and customized seating/positioning systems. Also offers clinical evaluations, information services, inpatient and outpatient services and technology evaluations in the hospital's smart apartment, which is a model home equipped with an array of assistive technology devices,

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Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Training

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE | SPRYE (STAYING PUT IN RYE AND ENVIRONS)

Provides assistance to older adults with computers, mobile phones and other hi-tech devices. Also keeps track of developments of in-home assisted living technology and report to members periodically.

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Assistive Technology Training
Computer and Related Technology Classes

NATHANIEL H. KORNREICH TECHNOLOGY CENTER | ABILITIES, INC.

Provides assistive technology evaluations and training for individuals, training and education for professionals, demonstrations and an on-site library. Serves people with disabilities of all ages and all ranges of disabilities with special education related services and vocation-related professionals. Serves Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the statewide area.

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Assistive Technology Information
Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Training

ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER | LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL-NEW YORK

Train visually impaired individuals how to use the latest equipment available, including computers, the Internet and other state-of-the-art technologies. Also helps individuals travel safely, take public transportation on their own, and prevent falls, and injuries.

What's Here

Assistive Technology Training
Workplace Evaluation / Modification

CENTER ON DISABILITY AND INCLUSION | SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Provides a disability-related research center that works to develop and implement initiatives promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities.

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Assistive Technology Training
Public Lectures/Discussions
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Social Sciences and Humanities Research

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED (CABVI)

Provides services and information on available assistive technology to help fulfill vocational, education, and/or recreational goals.

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Computer Access Aids
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Information
Workplace Evaluation/Modification

WNY Regional TRAID Center - CAT - University at Buffalo

Provides information, demonstration, and referral for assistive technology devices and services in WNY. Short term equipment loans available. Technology includes toys for children with developmental delays. Service is also available to seniors who could benefit from assistive technology to maintain their independence. Medicaid Waiver program will purchase any devices necessary.

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Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Information

AUGMENTATIVE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Assists in the identification of students in need of augmentative communication intervention services. They will conduct comprehensive augmentative communication evaluations on students presenting with severe communication impairments, provide consultation/support services for all staff working with students who utilize augmentative communication aids, techniques and strategies and conduct individual and/or small group trainings related to the use of specific augmentative communication aids, technique and strategies. The Assistive program evaluates a student's ability to access the curriculum depending on his/her disability. Evaluators collaborate with the educational team to identify software programs and/or adaptive equipment to enable the student to access the curriculum as independently as possible. They will provide training/consultations to students, staff and family in the use and implementations of the recommended adaptive equipment and/or software. Also equipment orders are placed for the component school districts upon request.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Speech and Language Evaluations
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Product Evaluation

PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION | PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION

Provides multidisciplinary teams to develop a course of treatment that includes physical, occupational and speech therapy, complimented with animal-assisted therapy, chronic pain management cognitive evaluation, therapy and neurodevelopmental treatment integrated with augmentative communications and assistive technology.

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Assistive Technology Training
Pain Management
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Artificial Speech / Augmentative Communication Aids