National Assistive Technology Act Data System

State Data Summary - Training

All States Included 2017

Training by Type of Participant
Type of Individual or Entity	Participants	%
Individuals with Disabilities	33,467	26.61%
Family Members, Guardians and Authorized Representatives	15,233	12.11%
Representatives of Education	30,404	24.17%
Representatives of Employment	5,742	4.57%
Rep Health, allied health, and rehabilitation	13,907	11.06%
Representatives of Community Living	12,397	9.86%
Representatives of Technology	12,480	9.92%
Unable to Categorize	2,153	1.71%
TOTAL	125,783	100%

Geographic Distribution of Participants
	Metro	Non Metro	Unknown	TOTAL
Number	77,630	43,533	4,620	125,783
%	61.72%	34.61%	3.67%	100%

Training Topics by Number of Participants
Primary Topic of Training	Participants	%
1. AT Products/Services: Training focused on AT: such as instruction to increase skills and competency in using AT, and integrating AT into different settings	55,702	44.28%
2.AT Funding/Policy/Practice: Training focused on AT: such as instruction to increase skills and competency in using AT, and integrating AT into different settings	8,016	6.37%
3.Information Technology/Telecommunication Access: Training focused on accessible information technology and telecommunications including web access, software accessibility, procurement of accessible IT and telecommunications, etc.	13,606	10.82%
4 Combination of any/all of the above -- AT Products/Services, AT Funding/Policy/Practice and/or IT/Telecommunications Access	36,580	29.08%
5.Transition: Training focused on education transition (school to work or post-secondary education and Part C to Part B), community transition (institution to community living) and other transitions.	11,879	9.44%
Total	125,783	100%

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This national activity report was generated from FY17 State AT Program Annual Progress Report data from the National Assistive Technology Act Data System (NATADS). NATADS was developed with partial support from the Center for Assistive Technology Act Data Assistance.

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