Category:AT Professionals

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Assistive technology professionals help individuals with disabilities acquire and use appropriate Assistive Technology (AT) to help them participate in activities of daily living, employment and education. They may be affiliated with hospitals, state vocational rehabilitation programs, schools, assistive technology companies, or disability organizations.

Few pre-service programs provide degrees for assistive technology service providers. Instead, the field consists of an interdisciplinary group of rehabilitation engineers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, suppliers, educators and other professionals who specialize in assistive technology issues. AT professionals typically have a degree in one of these other fields, but will have additional training in assistive technology. Since the profession includes people with such varied backgrounds, over ten years ago, RESNA developed three credentials that recognize a demonstrated level of professional competence in the service provision of Assistive Technology: ATP, ATS, and RET.

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Professional organizations for AT service providers include:

• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
• Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE)
• Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA)
• Rehabilitation Engineering Society of Japan (RESJA)