Center for Assistive Technology Client Services
The Center for Assitive Technology (CAT)'s Client Service program provides direct assistive-technology services to persons with disabilities in the areas of education and employment, and operates sponsored projects supporting the use of assistive technology by the Western New York community through education, awareness, demonstration, and loan activities. CAT serves people of all ages across a spectrum of needs, as well as entities, including school districts, higher education, and agencies through our fee-based service center.
CAT’s Client Services program consists of six professional staff working in approximately 6,000 square feet of accessible office space, providing fee-based assistive technology services, and operating several sponsored projects, including:
• Assistive Technology Center & Loan Program for the NYS Commission for the Blind
• Assistive Technology Service Provider for NYS Adult Career and Continuing Ed Services (ACCES-VR)
• Western Regional Provider of the NYS Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Program
• Assistive Technology Consultation Provider for Accessibility Resources at the University at Buffalo
Through these programs, CAT annually provides direct assessment, training and support to approximately 350 clients’ educational or vocational goals, while also providing outreach information and demonstration to an additional 500 people through the over 100 community agencies in its regional network.
CAT Client Services provides an array of AT services for people with disabilities, in the areas of education, employment, and independent living. We provide assessment, training, consultation, demonstration, loan, and professional development services to individuals, school districts, colleges and universities, and other entities that need support in the utilization and integration of AT.
