Center on Disability Student Handbook
Assistive Devices
The Center On Disability has a limited inventory of assistive devices that are available for students with disabilities to borrow depending upon special circumstances. The specific purpose of extending this service is to allow students to have access to necessary devices while they are in the process of purchasing these items for themselves or waiting for repairs.
Students interested in borrowing specific equipment may speak to the Disabilities Resource Assistant in the Center On Disability. Short-term loans are made for a single class or for a day.
Students who borrow equipment are not charged a fee; however, they are responsible for the safe and prompt return of the items borrowed. If equipment is damaged or lost, students are responsible for the replacement cost.
Students who would like to borrow assistive/adaptive technology for an extended period of time should contact the Pennsylvanian Institute on Assistive Technology (PIAT), the assistive technology lending library, at 1-800-204-PIAT.
Current Inventory- Tape recorders
- Four-track tape recorder
- Spell checkers
- Talking calculators
- Portable braillers
- Stereo-amplified listener
- Track ball
- Adaptive mouse equipment
- Adaptive keyboards