Demonstration

Demonstrations and discussions in the use of assistive technology devices is a fee for service offered by VATS North to individuals, families, and professionals. Demonstrations are available in a variety of areas related to assistive technology, including Introduction to Assistive Technology, The Virginia Assistive Technology System, Software for Early Education, Funding for Assistive Technology, and more. These services are available at the location that is most appropriate for your needs, including your home, school, place of employment, or in the Assistive Technology Lab at George Mason University.

Assistive technology devices include but are not limited to: Alternate input devices for computers (adapted keyboards, joysticks, trackballs, and infrared head pointers), adaptive software (word prediction, graphic organizer, text to voice, and voice to text programs), environmental controls, augmentative communication devices, adaptive switches, adapted battery-operated toys, voice amplifiers, text magnifiers, scanners with speech synthesizers, braille products, and more.

Requests for AT Demonstration services can be made by phone at (703) 993-3670 (local voice and text) or (800) 333-7958 (toll-free voice and text), by email at vatsn@gmu.edu, or online on the VATS North Request Form web page.