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Assistive technology is a constantly changing field and survey participants collectively agreed that the most important training needs are following the newest advancements in technology; comprehend funding for services; and communicating with consumer's/their families, along with other professionals.
The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is a not-for-profit membership organization of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services, for people with disabilities. ATIA represents the interests of its members to business, government, education, and the many agencies that serve people ...
The Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine (ACWM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting wilderness medicine in the southern Appalachian region of the United States of America. Dr. Seth C. Hawkins, an emergency physician who specializes in EMS and wilderness medicine, founded ACWM in 2007 in the state of North Carolina. It is ...
The Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) is a joint research institution under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) that specializes in continuously improving the mobility and function of people with disabilities through advanced engineering in clinical research and medical rehabilitation.
Brown Local Schools and Aultman Health got a $2.6 million grant from the Appalachian Children’s Health Initiative for the community wellness center.
In 2007, continuing as an organizational innovator, Hawkins founded the Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine, a regional wilderness medicine nonprofit organization. [10] Hawkins served as the medical director for the Burke EMS Special Operations Team, the first EMS-based wilderness rescue team in North Carolina , from 2008 to 2021.
Legislation supporting the state assistive technology projects was scheduled to sunset on September 30, 2004. The Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–364 (text)) reauthorized the assistive technology programs in all states and territories for five years as a formula-based program, and removed the sunset provision from the law.
The Center continues to provide assistive technology services including a large resource center in Berkeley, California. Dmitri Belser was the executive director from 2001-2021. During that time, the center continued to be active in the Ed Roberts Campus, a project dedicated to co-housing eight or more disability organizations in a facility ...