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Project

ACL PIAT

Center:

PA-Institute on Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2027

Contact Information:

Monique Chabot
[email protected]
215-204-3862

Project Description:

PIAT, Pennsylvania's Institute on Assistive Technology, is the formal name of Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Act program. As the Assistive Technology Act program, PIAT empowers and educates Pennsylvanians with disabilities to choose the assistive technology they need. Required activities include trainings, demonstrations, device loans, and device reuse. 3D printing is also included in this program. There are 9 total assistive technology resource centers across the Commonwealth providing these services.

Keyword(s):

None of the above, Assistive Technology

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Other

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787