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                                      Welcome to the California Assistive Technology Coalition

The Coalition is a collaborative effort of the Independent Living Partnership (ILP), California State University, Fullerton, and the California Department of Aging. The Coalition was convened to advance the development, testing and use of assistive technology in California so those who are aging and/or disabled can live independently in their homes and age in place to the extent possible.

The Coalition is composed of representatives from government, community-based organizations, nonprofit associations, health care providers and private-sector companies. Click here for the list of Coalition members.  The Coalition  meets twice each year in Sacramento with a videocast to a location in Southern California. Coalition members share information between meetings through the CAT Coalition Listserve and an email list.

The Coalition is producing four reports for public release.

• The first report, issued in October 2010, is a demographic trend analysis of California’s aging and disabled populations, including the social, health, economic, policy and regulatory challenges for meeting the assistive technology needs of the state’s aging and disabled residents created by the demographic trends.  Read the report.  
• The second report is a projection of the kinds of assistive technology California’s aging and disabled residents will need in order to maintain their independence and age in place to the extent possible. Read the report. 
• The third report will address how the assistive technology needs of California’s aging and disabled population are currently being met, focusing on identifying gaps, barriers, challenges and unmet needs. The third report will be released in the Fall of 2011. 
• The fourth and final report will present recommendations for policymakers and other public and private sector leaders on steps that can be taken to help the state meet the assistive technology needs of its aging and disabled populations, including promoting the AT industry as an economic engine and source of job creation for California’s economy. This report will be issued in the Spring of 2012. 

  California Assistive Technology Coalition, 6235 River Crest Drive, Suite C, Riverside CA 92507  (951) 653-0740, x21  info@catcoalition.org