Mission

Assistive technology (AT) is designed to enable independence for disabled and older people. The clichéd example of someone who uses electronic assistive technology is Stephen Hawking.

Find out more:

• About our service
• About electronic assistive technology
• Contact Us
• Team Members
• See some video case studies
• Recent papers and presentations by the team
• Barnsley AT Team Blog (external)

Other Information:

• AT Team Leaflet
• Current Training

Example Case Study

May 2008: Russ uses his eyes to communicate and control his environment – other than a system of blinking that he uses with his wife, this is his main form of interaction.

Russ has very limited eye movement – only up and down – and so the system had to be customised specifically for him. To choose things Russ looks at it on the screen for a certain amount of time.

This video (via YouTube) shows Russ using his system: