Center for Assistive Technology

Center for Assistive Technology 4125 Boylan Hall, 421-7635: The center is a collaboration between the Brooklyn College Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Program and Premiere HealthCare, a member agency of the Young Adult Institute, which serves individuals with disabilities throughout the New York City metropolitan area. The center provides clinical services, including comprehensive identification, evaluation, and treatment, for children and adults with developmental and acquired disabilities who require assistive technology. Through augmentative communication techniques and computers, the center helps individuals with severe disabilities to develop communication and literacy skills. For students majoring in speech-language pathology, the center provides professional training in clinical practices as well as in the use of state-of-the-art devices, peripherals, adaptations, and software. Facilities at the center include treatment rooms and a demonstration area with one-way vision windows for observation.