AT Resources
Welcome to the Assistive Technology Resources Section
In this section, you can find electronic documents related to assistive technology services by accessing the links listed below. Additionally, there is a list of some external AT service-related resources that could be helpful for you as well.
If you would like to include any of your existing resources including documentation templates for a specific AT area, please contact Andi Saptono at ans38@pitt.edu .
Clinical Practice Recommendations (CPR)
The purpose of the clinical practice recommendations is to assist practitioners in clinical decision-making, to standardize and improve the quality of patient care, and to promote cost-effective prescribing.
For more information and to download any of the CPR’s, please visit: https://www.prosthetics.va.gov/psas/CPR.asp
VA Handbooks
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) handbooks establish uniform and consistent national policy and procedures. For more information and to download the current list of handbooks that deal directly with Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, please visit https://www.prosthetics.va.gov/psas/PSAS_Handbooks.asp
Assistive Technology Documentation Template
A generic AT documentation template has been developed based on the World Health Organization International classification of Function, Disability, & Health (ICF) as well as other common practices associated with AT.
RESNA Position Papers
- RESNA Wheelchair Service Provision Guide
- RESNA Position on the Application of Wheelchair Standing Devices
- RESNA Position on the Application of Seat-Elevating Devices for Wheelchair Users
- RESNA Position on the Application of Power Wheelchairs for Pediatric Users
- RESNA Position on the Application of Tilt, Recline, and Elevating Leg rests for Wheelchairs
- RESNA Position on the Application of Ultralight Manual Wheelchairs
- RESNA’s Position on Wheelchairs Used as Seats in Motor Vehicles
RESNA White Papers
Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine and Paralyzed Veterans of America
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Preservation of Upper Limb Function: What You Should Know A Guide for People with Spinal Cord Injury
AT Core Areas
- Mobility Assistive Equipment
- Adapted Computer Access
- Adapted Sports and Recreational Equipment
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Electronic Aids to Daily Living
- Electronic Cognitive Device
- Adaptive Automotive Equipment
AT Newsletter
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Fall 2017)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Spring 2017)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Fall 2016)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Spring 2016)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Fall 2015)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs(Spring 2015)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Fall 2014)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Spring 2014)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Fall 2013)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Spring 2013)
- PM&R Assistive Technology Programs (Winter 2011)
VA Resource Links
- Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services
- VA Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service Clinical Practice Recommendations
- Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service Veterans Health Administration Handbooks
- VAPulse AT Group (Accessible to VA Staff Only)
National VA Healthcare Canter’s Assistive Technology Programs
- Assistive Technology at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA
- Assistive Technology Programs at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, Florida
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System Home
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System Home
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Home
Organizational Links
- University of Pittsburgh RST Continuing Education
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- Assistive Technology Industry Association
- RERC on AAC webcasts on variety of current AAC topics
