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The Services
offered through IPAT and Iowa COMPASS are for residents of Iowa only.
Assistive Technology Devices
This list of devices, products, and systems represents the
categories of assistive technology that are used by Iowa COMPASS. It
represents a relatively comprehensive list of items that are considered to fall within the
definition of "assistive technology."
Ambulation
- canes
- cane accessories
- crutches
- crutch accessories
- walkers
- walker accessories
Architectural Access
- bath tubs
- bathroom remodel
- bathroom sinks
- cabinets
- ceiling track lift
- chair stair lift
- doors/auto open
- drinking fountain
- elevators
- handles
- house plans
- kitchen remodel
- kitchen sinks/appliances
- lighting
- other specialities
- pool lifts
- ramps
- safety/security
- shelves
- showers
- signs
- toilets
- wheelchair lifts
Child Care
- cribs/playpens
- high chairs
- mattresses/bedding
- monitors
- strollers
- walkers
Clothing, Adapted
- adolescent
- adult
- bibs
- child
- dressing aids
- gloves
- infant
- shoes
- toddler
Communication
- augmentative communication devices (electronic)
- bookholders
- communication boards
- electric page turners
- headwands
- light pointers
- manual page turners
- mouthsticks
- personal voice amplification
- reading machines
- signal systems
- telephone access
- television adaptations
- typewriters
- typing aids
- writing aids
Computer Hardware
- Braille printers
- computer supplies
- computer work stations
- cursor control
- expanded keyboards
- interface adaptation
- keyboards
- key guards
- mini keyboards
- other adaptations
- other keyboards
- printers
- special computer systems tactile printers
- visual accessories/modifications
- voice recognition systems
- voice synthesizers
Computer Software
- assessment/evaluation/training
- communication
- educational
- large print
- recreation/games
- special access
- switch operated
- talking
- tools/word processing/database
- voice recognition
Environmental
Controls
- environmental control systems
- environmental control components
Ergonomics
- arm/wrist supports
- back supports
- CRT access
- ergo joystick
- industrial workstations
- office workstations
- seat/chair
- tools
Farm Management
Adaptations
- automatic feeding equipment
- automatic gate openers
- automatic hitching devices
- back saving solutions
- devices/modifications accessing grain bins
- door openers/closers for buildings/gates
- hand controls for agricultural equipment
- livestock handling equipment
- modified saddles
- one handed tools
- outdoor communication devices
- outdoor environmental controls
- outdoor mobility aids
- tractor accessories
- tractor seating
Hearing Technology
- alert/signal systems
- audio loop systems
- FM amplification systems
- Hearing aids
- infrared amplification systems
- personal amplification systems
- TDDs/TTYs
- telephone adaptations
- TV amplifiers
- TV decoders
Home Management
- beds/mattresses
- food preparation
- housekeeping
- lift chairs/lift cushions
- other furniture
- protective bed/padding
- shopping aids
- special pillows
Health/Medical
Equipment
- blood pressure/pulse
- diabetic equipment
- dispenser aids
- other medical equipment
- pressure monitors
- scales
- signal systems
- stethoscopes
- thermometers
Mobility
- adult bikes/trikes
- adult light weight
- adult travelchairs
- batteries
- car seats/bed
- child light weight
- hand operated trikes
- manual stretchers
- manual wheelchair
- other accessories
- other adapted trikes
- other mobility devices
- patient chairs
- portable ramps
- power conversion
- power stretchers
- powered standing wheelchair
- powered wheelchair
- recliner
- sports/racing
- standing wheelchair
- strollers
- three-wheeled mobility devices
- travelchairs
- wheelchair parts
- wheelchair trays
Orthotics
- braces
- foot orthosis
- helmets
- restraints
- splints
- supports
Personal Care
- bathing accessories
- carrying
- dishes/utensils
- drinking
- feeding accessories
- feeding devices
- grab bars/grips/handles
- grooming
- hygiene
- incontinent supplies
- mechanical transfer lift
- reaching
- shower/bath chair
- smoking
- stationary commode
- toileting accessories
- transfer board
- wheeled bathchair/commode
Prosthetics
- lower extremity
- upper extremity
Recreation
- board games
- crafts
- electronics
- fishing
- gardening
- hunting
- modified sports equipment
- music
- other games
- park/picnic equipment
- photography
- playground equipment
- sewing/stitchery
- sports activities
- toys
- vacations/travel
Seating
- bolster chairs
- corner chairs
- decubitis cushion
- other cushions
- other therapeutic seats
- postural support hardware
- postural support systems
- pressure monitors
- wheelchair cushion
Switches
- mounting hardware
- other switches
- wheelchair controls
Therapeutic Aids
- ambulation training
- balance training
- crawling/scooting
- elevated mat tables
- exercise equipment
- fine motor
- gross motor
- hydrotherapy
- mats
- pain relief
- parapodiums
- perceptual motor
- positioning
- prone standers
- rolls/inclines
- sensory integration
- sexual aids
- side lying boards
- stand tables
- strengthening
- supine standers
- treatment tables
- upright frames
Transportation
- assistive accessories
- driving controls
- motorcycles/conversions
- ramps
- seat belts
- vehicle access
- vehicle conversions
- vehicles
- wheelchair lifts
- wheelchair loaders/carriers
- wheelchair restraint systems
Vision Technology
- braille
- clocks/watches
- labeling
- large button phone
- large print books
- magnification systems
- magnifiers
- sensors/safety/security
- speaker phone
- taped/audio books
- calculators
- other devices
- talking equipment
Vocational/Educational
- adjustable tables
- classroom equipment
- education/instruction
- literature/books
- office equipment
- tools
- vocational assessment/training
- work station/desks
Working Animals
- animals for blind/low vision
- animals for hearing impairment
- animals for physically disabled
For more information on any of these products or any other
type of assistive technology, contact:
Iowa
COMPASS
Center for Disabilities and Development
100 Hawkins Drive, Room S295
Iowa City, IA 52242-1011
800-779-2001 (voice toll-free)
877-686-0032 (TTY toll-free)
319-353-8777 (local, voice)
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