Programs and Referrals

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CAT Client Services offer private pay options, and has contracts to provide assistive technology (AT) services through several programs. 

Programs

TRAID Demonstration and Loan Program

CAT Client Services operates the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Program for Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming counties. Through TRAID, we offer free demonstration and loans of assistive technology devices. Click here to learn more about TRAID.

The Center for Assistive Technology (CAT) Client Services participates in campus-wide and community grants, projects, and collaborations. If you are interested in collaborating with our team on a project, please contact us!

Referrals for Private Pay Services

We provide AT services for students in elementary and secondary school systems. To refer a student to our office, please contact us so we can initiate the contract and referral processes. 

We provide a range of AT services for school districts. For AT evaluations, we apply the following process:

  • Following a review of the referral documentation, our evaluators have a 30-minute remote meeting with the parent(s)/guardian(s), educational team (i.e., teachers, therapists), and the student if they are of transition age (14 years and older). This meeting enables our evaluators to ask questions about the referral documentation, review expectations related to the student's curricular requirements, and determine specific areas of need to be addressed under the evaluation.
  • An in-person evaluation is conducted at our office. The process includes assessing the individual needs of the student, configuring adaptive equipment for hands-on trial, assessing the student’s ability to use adaptive equipment and modifying the system accordingly, and considering factors related to integrating the AT equipment into the student's classroom and computer use.
  • A comprehensive report, including detailed justification and purchasing information is submitted in a digital, password-protected file to the district and parent(s)/guardian(s).