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Assistive Technology
is any item, piece of equipment, or product
system which is used to increase, maintain or
improve the functional capabilities of children
and adults with disabilities. Since 1990, UCP/NYC
has served as the New York City Regional TRAID
Center (Technology Related Assistance for Individuals
with Disabilities), a federally funded project
administered by the New York State Office of
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities.
Services
The services available at UCP/NYC's two Technology
Resource Centers include the following:
| Technology Information
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| UCP/NYC's' Technology Resource Specialists
are available to answer your assistive technology
questions. These include information on
specific products and services, their costs,
and how and where to obtain them. Important
information about potential funding, eligibility
criteria, and fair hearing procedures is
also available.
Our easy-to-use library contains hundreds
of product brochures, catalogs and videos.
AbleData, a computerized listing of over
27,000 assistive technology products,
is available for public use. You can stop
by to use AbleData
or request a search by phone, fax or e-mail.
In addition, UCP/NYC can offer assistance
in contacting local support groups, as
well as regional and national associations.
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 TechWorks Demonstration Centers
The best way to learn about assistive
technology products is to come in and try
them out! You can "test drive"
many products at UCP/NYC's two New York
City-based TechWorks Centers — one
at 120 East 23rd Street in Manhattan, and
the other at 160 Lawrence Avenue in Brooklyn.
Both Centers also serve as the home base
for SHARE, a unique resource for parents
of children with disabilities. SHARE makes
available a team of professionals to consult
on services and technology needs for children.
TechWorks offers hands-on use of adapted
toys and switches; adapted computers and
peripherals; wheelchairs and inserts;
augmentative communication systems; daily
living devices; home and workplace modifications;
environmental control units; adapted telephones;
and more. To visit either Center, call
in advance to set up an appointment for
a time that's convenient for you. Tours
for school groups, college classes, senior
citizens, and others can be arranged by
calling the Manhattan TechWorks Center
at (212) 979-9700, ext. 709, TTY: (212) 253-2690 or the Brooklyn Techworks Center
at (718) 436-7979 ext. 710, TTY: (718)
854-5656.
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| Lending Library
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| You can borrow, on a short-term basis,
some of the adapted toys and switches, environmental
control units and other equipment that UCP/NYC
has available for loan. We also lend books,
magazines, and audio and videotapes from
our extensive library. The resources of
the lending library are geared to children
and adults of all ages, including youngsters
birth to three who are eligible for Early
Intervention services.
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| Equipment Exchange
Program |
| UCP/NYC can assist you in accessing new
and/or used assistive technology equipment
made available through individual donations
and listed on a statewide directory, TRAID-IN,
administered by the New York State Office
of Advcate for Persons with Disabilities.
Call us to make use of this valuable resource.
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| Assistive Technology
Training |
| UCP/NYC is highly committed to training
consumers, professionals and family members
on a variety of assistive technology topics.
We offer informational materials, pamphlets,
and videotapes at our Technology Resource
Centers, in addition to conducting workshops,
conferences and on-site presentations/demonstrations
at locations throughout New York City.
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| Internet Services
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| Check out UCP/NYC's assistive technology
information web page at http://www.ucpnyc.org/info/assist/what.cfm.
In addition, stop by, fax, call, or e-mail
us to request specific product searches
via the Internet.
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Eligibility
Information on assistive technology resources
is available to anyone who requests it,
including people with disabilities and
their families, professionals in the field,
and the general public.
Funding
UCP/NYC's TechWorks Centers are funded
in part by a grant from the NYS Office
of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
under PL105-394 by NIDRR, and the NYS
Department of Health, Early Intervention
Program, and supplemented by private contributions
to UCP/NYC. There are no fees for using
the Centers' services.
Location/To Schedule
an Appointment
Please call in advance to schedule an
appointment.
Manhattan/Bronx
Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
TechWorks I
120 East 23rd Street, 5th Floor
(between Lexington Ave. and Park Ave.
South)
New York, New York 10010
Tel: (212) 979-9700, ext. 709
TTY: (212) 253-2690
Fax: (212) 260-7469
E-mail: techworks@ucpnyc.org
Brooklyn/Queens/Staten
Island
Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
TechWorks II
160 Lawrence Avenue (off Ocean Parkway)
Brooklyn, New York 11230
Tel: (718) 436-7979, ext. 710
TTY: (718) 854-5656
Fax: (718) 436-0071
Both sites are readily accessible to
public transportation. Please call for
directions.
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