ICATER Lab

ICATER lab is located in the College of Education, maintains a number of assistive technology devices within the lab setting. This assistive technology lab offers an environment for application, research, and training to University of Iowa College of Education students and faculty.

For faculty, current and future teachers, this lab is a training and research tool. Our future teachers at the University of Iowa can have exposure to assistive technology through class presentation's, workshops, and hands-on training.

For College of Education students with disabilities, this lab allows equal access to software and computer programs offered at all University of Iowa Instructional Technology Centers (ITC)s. College of Education students with visual, cognitive, or orthopedic disabilities use a variety of assistive technology devices to aid them in their educational goals leading to graduation.

For researchers, this lab offers an ideal setting to gather information about the utility of assistive devices in educating future teachers and the impact of assistive technology training towards utilization in the classroom. As a training tool the lab is ideal in that all future teachers from the University of Iowa can have exposure to assistive technology through class presentations, workshops, and hands-on training if desired.

Below is a brief description of the assistive technology devices currently offered in the lab as well as a Web link to the manufacturer for more information.

MAT Lab

The MAT Lab is a mobile assistive technology lab that allows individuals to become familiar with AT software and hardware via laptop.  For a list of MAT Lab software and hardware, please click here.

Labs Assistive Technology Devices