ATAC ‘s mission is to increase awareness, access to and obtain AT devices and services for New Jersey residents of all abilities so they can live, work, and play as independently as possible in the fashion of their choice.

• Offers educational programs in person and online to promote public awareness of AT to the whole of New Jersey
• Short-term loans of devices to see if it meets the needs
• Demonstrations of AT devices and training of AT
• Offer resources on how to obtain funding for AT

What is Assistive Technology (AT)?

Is any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is required to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of any person with disabilities be it for school, work, and play. AT ranges for low-tech to high-tech devices or equipment. Definition from the book “The New Assistive Tech, Make Learning Awesome for All” by Chris R. Bugaj

Examples of AT

• Computer
• Glasses
• reachers/grabbers
• pencil grip
• closed captions
• wheelchairs
• ramps

Last Updated: 04/23/25