Assistive Technology Resource Centers

The KATS Network collaborates with and provides support for several Assistive Technology Resource Centers around Kentucky. Currently there are four such Centers along with two satellite centers in Eastern Kentucky which provide information and support to consumers, educators, parents, and others who are in need of information, assistive technology, or related services.

Bluegrass Technology Center

• www.bluegrass-tech.org
  
• office@bluegrass-tech.org
  

The mission of the Bluegrass technology Center is to support and assist all persons with in their efforts to access technology and to increase their awareness and understanding of how technology can enhance their ability to participate more fully in the community. We seek to help redefine human potential by making technology a regular part of the lives of people with disabilities. The Bluegrass Technology Center is a twelve year old consumer driven, non-profit organization assisting individuals with disabilities, their families and service providers obtain technologies that provide the gateway to greater independence, productivity, and quality of life. Current programs at Bluegrass Technology Center include:

• Information and Referral Services
• Consultations, Assessments & Collateral Services
• Individual/Group Training Services
• Lending Library of Equipment, Adaptive Devices, Augmentative Communication Devices and Toys
• Technical Assistance
• Special Projects which include:
  • Videoconferencing technology tools in service delivery, and
  • Distance-based training opportunities.

Enabling Technologies of Kentuckiana

• www.spalding.edu/entech
  
• enTECH@spalding.edu

The mission of enTECH is to support all persons with disabilities in their efforts to access technology and to increase awareness and understanding of how that technology can enhance their abilities to participate more fully in the community.

enTECH provides services throughout central Kentucky and southern Indiana which include:

• Equipment Consultations and Communication Screenings
• Equipment Demonstrations
• Specialized Training
• Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication Workshops
• Technical Assistance
• Public Domain Software
• Product and Vendor Information
• Loan Library of Assistive Technology and Adapted Toys.

Redwood Assistive Technology Center

• www.redwoodrehab.org
  
• redwoodtech@redwoodrehab.org

The Assistive Technology Center at Redwood Rehabilitation Center offers a variety of services to support the successful use of technology by children and adults with disabilities. For over 40 years Redwood has been a landmark in Northern Kentucky. In keeping with the tradition of excellence, Redwood has entered into a partnership with the Cincinnati Association for the Blind. This collaboration combines the strength and resources of these two well established agencies to better meet the technology needs of consumers, families and professionals in the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Further support for technology through an agreement with the KATS Network has resulted in expansion of Redwood's existing technology services into an Assistive Technology Center offering services including:

• Assistive Technology Equipment Consultations and Communication Screenings
• Professional Inservice Training
• Business Computer Skills Laboratories
• Product and Vendor Information
• Loan Library of Assistive Technology and Adapted Toys

Western Kentucky Assistive Technology Center

• www.wkatc.org
  
• wkatc@wfcampus.org

The Western Kentucky Assistive Technology Center (WKATC) was established in March of 1994 to support and enhance the development of an assistive technology service delivery system in Western Kentucky.

WKATC provides services on-site and off-site to infants and toddlers, students and adults in Western Kentucky. Services include:

• Assistive Technology Assessments
• Augmentative Communication Assessments
• Speech Therapy
• Training to Consumers, Family Members, Teachers, and Therapists
• Material Development for AT and AAC Devices
• Design and Production of Communication Boards
• Family Resource Days
• Software Previews
• Information and Referral
• Loan Library of Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication Devices

Appalachia Assistive Technology Partners

Carl Perkins Rehabilitation Center

• www.cdpcrc.ky.gov/services.html
  
• MelissaK.Hall@ky.gov

Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center

• www.cumberlandriver.com/as_tech.html
  
• crccat@cumberlandriver.com or cynmar@kih.net

The Cumberland River Comprehensive Care (CRCC) Assistive Technology Program was initiated in June 1997 to enhance assistive technology service delivery in Southeastern Kentucky. In the Fall of 1997 the assistive technology program was asked to participate with the Kentucky Assistive Technology Services Network (KATS), becoming one of two pilot sites for the Appalachian Assistive Technology Consortium.

Mission: The CRCC Assistive Technology Program seeks to provide information about, and access to assistive technology services in Southeastern Kentucky; and seeks to increase community awareness regarding the opportunities made possible through assistive technology.

The CRCC provides services to individuals in Southeastern Kentucky which include:

• Assistive Technology Assessments, Services, and Consultation
• Augmentative Communication Assessments, Services and Consultation
• Inservice Training and Workshops
• Materials Development for use with AT and AAC Devices
• Computer Based Instruction
• Parent training and information
• IEP planning and meetings
• Computer lab and loan library access