WisTech is Wisconsin's assistive technology program
funded under the AT
Act of 1998, as amended (exit DHFS).
WisTech provides information on selecting, funding,
installing and using assistive technology.
Assistive technology (AT) is any product
or device that enables people with disabilities to improve their
independence and quality of life in the community, at home, at work, and
at school.
AT items include commercially-made
equipment, custom-made devices or common products that have been
modified to serve a specific need.
WisTech is funded to provide:
Four State
Level activities:
Device Loan
Device Demonstration
Device Reutilization
Alternative Financing
State
Leadership activities such as training,
technical assistance, public awareness, collaboration and
coordination, and data reporting and collection.
WisTech uses its three-year
State Plan for Assistive Technology (PDF, 115 KB) to communicate its
goals and plans to the citizens of Wisconsin and the federal
Rehabilitation Services Administration.
WisTech is administered by the Office of Independence
and Employment, a unit of the Department of Health and Family Services,
Division of Disability and Elder Services.