AT Tools for Alternative Access

Assistive Technology for Alternative Access

Students with a variety of physical disabilities – and especially those with complex bodies – often require assistive technology devices that provide for alternative means of accessing materials and tools. Among other possibilities, these tools may include adaptive or alternative keyboards, switches and switch interfaces, or mounts to support those tools from a desk or wheelchair. In many cases, links are included to provide examples of a product or device that incorporates the feature. This information is provided for reference only. Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) does not endorse any particular product, program, or curriculum.

• Computer Control

  • Grid 3 

• Environmental Control Devices
  • X10 WiFi Hub
  • PowerLink 4

• Home Assistants

  • Amazon Echo 

  • Apple HomePod 

  • Google Home 

• Mounting Systems

  • Daedalus Technologies 

  • Mount’n Mover 

  • Rehadapt 

• Switch Control
  • ​​​AbleNet Hitch
  • Adaptive Switch Laboratories 
  • Adaptivation 
  • SchoolHealth
  • Tecla-E

 List of videos

• AT Tools for Complex Computer Access – Hands On Lab 
• Configuring and Teaching AT Tools for Complex Computer Needs 
• Everything You Wanted to Know about Switches and More – Part 1 
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Switches and More – Part 2