The Family Center on Technology Disability

Address: Assistive Technology Clinic at Dupont Hospital for Children,, 1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19804 Phone: (302) 651-5620 Fax: (302) 6516028 Email: rlytton@nemours.org Website: http://www.fctd.info/organizations/172

DuPont Clinical Assistive Technology Services offers complete Augmentative Communication, Computer Access, and Computer-Assisted Writing evaluations as well as individual therapy, consultation and training with community-based therapists and educators, and assistance with set-up and customization of communication aids. The emphasis goes beyond technology to implementation strategies in school, home, and communication environments. These services are designed to help children use: appropriate communication aids to supplement their natural speech and writing and appropriate computer software and hardware to facilitate language learning, language organization, and written expression. Their multi- disciplinary program includes Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Engineering services. This assures that they are able to consider a child's communication needs and skills from all perspectives.