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Welcome to the Central
Coast Assistive Technology Center (CCATC) located in San Luis Obispo,
California. The CCATC is a diverse technology center that provides evaluations,
training and education while using assistive technology to increase independence
and function. The CCATC specializes in general AT services, vision and hearing
technologies and ergonomics.
CCATC Mission Statement:
To solve challenges in employment, lifelong learning, productivity and
independent living through the provision of assistive technology services and
ergonomic training. The CCATC shall be unsurpassed in evaluations and trainings
that are:
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Accessible
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Timely
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Individualized
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Solution-oriented
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High-quality
Services shall be made
available through a mobile outreach program to access the natural setting of the
consumer. The technology device library shall be the most extensive and
up-to-date in the market. Collaboration shall be the hallmark of the center's
success. For more click on
AT Services.
CVS/pharmacy
Awards CCATC a Grant to Promote the CATE Free AT Loan Program

Young children with mild to severe motor impairments are
often in need of assistive technology to alleviate the effects of their
disability. The CCATC has been a partner on many projects over the past decade
with organizations serving children with disabilities and their families. Over
the past two years the CCATC has become one of 13 designated California
Assistive Technology Exchange (CATE) centers in the State. Through funding from
this statewide program the CCATC has amassed a significant lending library and
demonstration center full of varied assistive technology for children and their
families. The goal of the lending library is to make certain via the loan that
the assistive technology is useful and appropriate. When this determination is
made then the search for funding for the device can commence.
It has been shown at CCATC that Assistive Technology loan
programs significantly increase the success of Assistive technology while
dramatically reducing device abandonment. With additional funding from CVS
Caremark the CCATC would like to focus the benefits of the loan program by
promoting this resource specifically to targeted local organizations.
Organization such as California Children’s Services (CCS), Parents Helping
Parents, Jack’s Helping Hand and the Tri-Counties Regional Center are currently
serving children with disabilities and will receive presentations about the free
AT loan program. The CCATC will implement a promotional campaign designed to
encourage the above-mentioned organizations to benefit from the existing
assistive technology loan program.
NEW! CATE AT Device Loan
Program Allows Consumers To “Check Out” Technology

CCATC has been selected as one of 13 community-based organizations (CBO) across
the state to participate in the California Assistive Technology Exchange (CATE)
project. As part of this project, CCATC has a variety of assistive technology
(AT) devices for consumers to check out on short-term loan. There is no cost for
borrowing a device. The CATE project also includes 2 other programs: the AT
Reutilization Program and the AT Loan Guarantee Program. To learn more about the
CATE programs and to check out a device, please visit the
CATE website.
NEW! The
California Consumer Protection Foundation and the San Luis Obispo County
Community Foundation Funds A Free Vision & Hearing Technology Program For 2008 &
2009!

Alfredo uses a CCTV to read his Bible
The Central Coast Assistive Technology Center (CCATC) has
received additional funding for the implementation of the Sensory Assistive
Technology Demonstration Center and Loan Library that will allow San Luis Obispo
County and Northern Santa Barbara County residents regardless of ethnicity,
financial status, age or diagnosis to experience, learn and use life-changing
assistive technology solutions. For more information click on
Vision & Hearing Device Library.
NEW! See us on TV!
CCATC Highlights Success Stories with the Creation
of “Curb Cuts”

The “Curb Cuts” show featuring
high-tech devices for people with disabilities can be seen on SLO Public Access
Channel 2 airing three times weekly: Mondays at 11:00 am, Wednesdays at 8:00 pm,
and Saturdays at noon. It can
also be seen on Santa Maria Community TV Channel 25 three times each week:
Thursday at 7:00 pm, Fridays at 4:30 pm, and Sundays at 10:30 am.
New episodes will air every two
months. Learn more and watch episodes with audio description by clicking
Curb Cuts.
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