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Assistive Technology Device Demonstration Center
Demo Center Brochure

TRCIL has opened a new and exciting Demonstration Center for assistive technology devices. In the Demo Center you will find a wide variety of devices that range from “Low Tech” to “High Tech,” such as reachers, eating utensils, telecommunication equipment, CCTVs and other low vision products, and computer access alternatives. The purpose of the Demo Center is to give consumers a “guided exploration” of a specific device or a category of devices to match the right device with the right person and to help users make an informed decision about a device.
   
The Demo Center is funded through Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), a program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Pennsylvania’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. Funding is provided through the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 as amended, under a grant for the US Department of Education.
   
PIAT and TRCIL have also joined with Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) to promote access to print information. RFB&D, a national non-profit organization serving individuals who cannot effectively read standard print due to a visual impairment, learning disability, or other disability, provides access to an audio book library of over 100,000 titles. Pennsylvania is one of only five states selected for this partnership. PIAT is able to offer free demonstrations of the specialized digital reading devices, as well as a sampling of books from the RFB&D.
   
The hours of operation for the Demo Center will be: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Nights and weekends by appointment only.
   
For more information, please contact Kevin Huwe at 412.371.7700 Ext. 111 voice, 412. 371.6230 TTY, or khuwe@trcil.org.