Superior Alliance for Independent Living
(SAIL)
Assistive Technology (AT) Services
What is Assistive Technology? | Come See Us!
What is Assistive Technology?
Assistive Technology is any tool allowing individuals with a disabilities to use their own unique abilities to reach their goals.
Examples of Assistive Technology include but are not limited to talking word processors, specialized keyboards, communication devices, arm and wrist supports, amplified telephone handsets, screen magnifiers, wheelchairs, ramps, grabbers, environmental controls.
Most people start with a goal such as, "I want to access a computer but I can’t use a keyboard", or "I cannot see a computer screen but I want to get on the Internet", or "My speech is difficult for others to understand and I want to tell people what I am thinking", or "I want to move out of this nursing home and live on my own", or "I want to live in my own home as independently as possible."
Come See Us!
SAIL can help you learn about assistive technology, make an informed decision about what AT to purchase and help you find funding for your AT.
How to make an appointment
We can meet with you to help you with your specific AT needs - contact us.
See us in the community
We have partnered with Carol Rose Fouts of the Hearing Loss Association of Michigan for training and demonstrations of tools to help you hear better. Examples include amplified telephones, vibrating alarm clocks, signaling devices that can alert you to a ringing doorbell.
Eagle Harbor Township Hall
July 2, 2008
4:00-6:00 pm
For more information contact Carol Rose Fouts at (906)369-4314 or carolrose@chartermi.net
SAIL is a partner in Michigan's Assistive Technology Program at Michigan Disability Rights Coalition.
Contact SAIL:
129 West Baraga Ave. Suite H
Marquette, MI 49855
Telephone: 906-228-5744
Toll Free: 1-800-379-7245
Fax: 906-228-5573"The contents of this web page were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government."
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