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= **Assistive technology** (AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for [|people with disabilities] and includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. = = = = The Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (US Public Law 100-407) states that it is "technology designed to be utilized in an assistive technology device or assistive technology service." AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the [|technology] needed to accomplish such tasks. = = = = This page consists of links to many websites that offers information about assistive technology. It also includes link to websites that would be good for children with disabilities .=