About Us
“We shall use Assistive Technology to refer to a broad range of devices, services, strategies, and practices that are conceived and applied to ameliorate the problems faced by individuals who have disabilities.”
- taken from Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice by Cook and Hussey (1994)
History & Mission of the ATRC
In 1999, the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory at Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a grant from the Fairlawn Foundation to develop an Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC). The mission of the ATRC is to foster the use of assistive technology through collaboration with professionals associated with local and regional clinical, educational, governmental and social service organizations that serve persons with disabilities. The ATRC disseminates technical information regarding the availability and use of assistive devices. When an appropriate commercial device is not available, the ATRC will collaborate with cooperating organizations in developing modifications to existing devices or the design of a custom device. The ATRC focuses on mechanical and electro-mechanical devices.
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