Assistive Technology
WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY?
Assistive technology is any service or tool that helps children and adults with disabilities do the activities they have always done but must now do differently. These tools are also sometimes called “adaptive devices.”
Such technology may be something as simple as a walker to make moving around easier or an amplification device to make sounds easier to hear (for talking on the telephone or watching television, for instance). It could also include a magnifying glass that helps someone who has poor vision read the newspaper or a small motor scooter that makes it possible to travel over distances that are too far to walk. In short, anything that helps children and adults with disabilities and the elderly continue to participate in daily activities is considered assistive technology.
If you are in need of assistive technology, contact our office and we can help through our lending library or connect you with other resources.
If you have equipment that you no longer are in need of you may donate it to us and we can help facilitate the lending of equipment to others in need of such equipment.
Assistive technology is any service or tool that helps children and adults with disabilities do the activities they have always done but must now do differently. These tools are also sometimes called “adaptive devices.”
Such technology may be something as simple as a walker to make moving around easier or an amplification device to make sounds easier to hear (for talking on the telephone or watching television, for instance). It could also include a magnifying glass that helps someone who has poor vision read the newspaper or a small motor scooter that makes it possible to travel over distances that are too far to walk. In short, anything that helps children and adults with disabilities and the elderly continue to participate in daily activities is considered assistive technology.
If you are in need of assistive technology, contact our office and we can help through our lending library or connect you with other resources.
If you have equipment that you no longer are in need of you may donate it to us and we can help facilitate the lending of equipment to others in need of such equipment.
For people with intellectual
and developmental disabilities
The Arc United
1819 Bemidji Avenue N
Suite 2
Bemidji, MN 56601
Central Region
320-240-9550
Headwaters Region
218-759-0097
