Georgia Tools for Life leads the US in Assistive Technology Services!
Tools for Life, Georgia's Assistive Technology Act Program, is dedicated to increasing access to and acquisition of assistive technology (AT) devices and services for Georgians of all ages and disabilities so they can live, learn, work and play independently and with greater freedom in communities of their choice.
Tools for Life and the TFL Network work collaboratively together to accomplish our mission through:
For more information on AT Services, click and visit our TFLWiki.
For more information on AT Services, click and visit our TFLWiki.
Visit an Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) to learn more about assistive technology devices and to try before you buy!
Individual and Group AT Trainings:
The Tools for Life Assistive Technology Resource Centers (ATRC) provide training to individuals, groups and organizations wanting to know more about disabilities, assistive technology and other related topics.
Disability Connections
Middle Georgia Center for Independent Living, Inc.
170 College Street
Macon, GA 31201
Telephone: 478-741-1425 (V/TTY) 1-800-743-2117 (V/TTY)
Fax: 478-755-1571
Director: Michael Leverett
Web: www.disabilityconnections.com
Map/Directions: 
The CFII - The Center for Financial Independence & Innovation, Inc. (The CFII) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities and their family members advance their financial independence and security.
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The Georgia AT Depot is a state-wide buying Cooperative for Assistive Technology for customers in the state of Georgia. The Georgia AT Depot is modeled after the Maryland AT Co-op, which has operated a successful cooperative buying program since 1998. The Georgia AT Depot is a collaborating partner with the Maryland Co-op. In this way we can provide Georgia customers the best discounts possible. |
| gTRADE, Georgia's Online Equipment Exchange, encourages members to offer AT and DME for sale or donation to others who may benefit from using technology unneeded by others. |
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FODAC – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) is Georgia’s statewide provider of home health and durable medical equipment. FODAC has distributed 20,000 wheelchairs and thousands of other pieces of DME since 1986. Internationally, 65 countries have received some equipment over those years.
The Dollars and Sense Funding Guide is an online database with both possible funding sources and strategies to obtain funding for assistive technology.
The Dollars and Sense Funding Guide for Vocational Rehabilitation is an online database with both possible funding sources and strategies to obtain funding for assistive technology for VR Clients.
The LD Guide offers individuals and DSPs a look at how AT can accommodate the needs of specific disabilities such as reading, writing, memory organization and math.
The Dollars and Sense Funding Guide is an online database with both possible funding sources and strategies to obtain funding for assistive technology.
ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG):
This guide contains scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to buildings and facilities by individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. These scoping and technical requirements are to be applied during the design, construction, and alteration of buildings and facilities covered by titles II and III of the ADA to the extent required by regulations issued by Federal agencies, including the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation, under the ADA.
ADA Recreation Facility Guidelines: An Overview
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Access Board has developed guidelines for recreation facilities that were previously made available for public comment. Presented here are highlights of the final version, which includes changes made as a result of the Board’s review of public comments. The Board also made these guidelines applicable under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), which requires access to certain federally funded facilities.
Assistive Technology Consideration Resource Guide:
Designed to assist educational teams in considering assistive technology in the development, review, and/or revision of a student’s Individual Educational Plan. This document provides a framework for identifying relevant tasks within instructional areas as well as appropriate accommodations, modifications, and technology solutions. Additional tasks and solutions will need to be added to address individual student needs.
Family Center on Technology and Disability’s Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning:
Designed to assist families in considering assistive technology in the process of transition planning.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Guide:
Funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor, JAN is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More Information on Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
WATI Assistive Technology Consideration Guide:
http://www.vcu.edu/ttac/assistive_technology/pdf/wati_guide.pdf Designed to assist educational teams in considering assistive technology in the development, review, and/or revision of a student’s Individual Educational Plan.
Georgia Tools for Life is providing leadership in the area of AT Research. We are involved with the research community, with manufacturers and publishers of AT products, and with practitioners and professionals. We are encouraging and supporting the application of research and research principles to the design and development of new products, to evidence based practice in therapy and classroom instruction, and to the collection of evidence which can guide purchase and policy decisions.
Discover the latest in AT Research:
Tools for Life conducts and participates in research projects to improve the lives of people with disabilities through assistive technology. TFL, along with our regional, national and international partners, strives to explore the outcomes of AT use by people with disabilities, as well as to determine the effectiveness and usefulness of AT devices and services.
Participate in AT Research:
Join the TFL Consumer Research Network of people with disabilities and older adults that test products, prototypes and services to assist in improving the product through trials, surveys, demonstrations and focus groups.
Upcoming events in AT Research:
TFL is extremely active in the AT Research Community. Visit our TFLwiki to learn more about upcoming events.
2013 Institute Designed for
Educating All Students Conference
June 3 - 6, 2013
Epworth by the Sea, St Simons Island
...for Living, Learning, Working, and Playing.
gTRADE, Georgia's Online Equipment Exchange
, encourages members to offer AT and DME for sale or donation to others who may benefit from using technology unneeded by others.
Tools for Life :: AMAC/EI2 :: 512 Means Street, Suite 250 :: Atlanta, GA 30318 :: (404) 894-0541
