Welcome to FAAST

Our Mission is to improve the quality of life for all Floridians with disabilities through advocacy and awareness activities that increase access to and acquisition of assistive services and technology.

Shining Bright FAAST's Atlantic Regional Demonstration Center recieved the Disney Helping Kids Shine Grant to assist with early language and literacy services for children with communication disabilities. Finance Committee Chair Liz Howe (left) Presented Disney's funds to Jennifer Kent Walsh ARDC Regional Coordinator (right).

Opportunities: Click here to download the FAAST Employment Application
 

Florida Courts Survey: Be a Part of the Solution

The Florida Supreme Court is seeking input from a variety of individuals, including judges, court staff, attorneys, jurors, and litigants in order to update the long-range strategic plan for Florida's State Courts System.

Please take the survey by logging on to the State Courts website at www.flcourts.org, clicking on the link "Florida State Courts' Strategic Planning", and completing the survey that matches your role or position.
Surveys will be available on-line through August 31, 2008.

Individuals may submit additional written comments on court-related topics.  The court is most interested in hearing your responses to the following questions:

• What are the most important issues facing Florida's courts?
• What suggestions do you have for improving Florida's courts?

Send your comments by August 31, 2008 to:
Strategic Planning Unit
Office of the State Courts Administrator
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
                             

Affordable Housing
A Home that fits your needs is the ultimate piece of assistive technology. FAAST can help you locate affordable housing in all of Florida's 67 counties and keep you up to date on the latest Florida Housing Information.

1 in 14 Floridians has a disability. By using AT Bay, you could benefit one of them directly. 

AT Bay is a new website where people can buy, sell, or give away assistive technology. Do you have a used AT item in storage that could really help someone with a disability? It could be anything from a wheelchair, hospital bed, or stair lift, to a custom mini-van, Braille machine, or software that reads computer screens out loud.If so, just post a classified ad on AT Bay. Include a digital photo in you have one. And don’t worry about cost. AT Bay is a free service. It only takes a few minutes to post an ad. And if you’re someone who’s looking for a special kind of assistive technology, check out AT Bay. You could find just what you need at a bargain price—even for free.

Recycle Your AT
For many people with disabilities, assistive technology (AT) is an essential
support to daily living. A person may depend on a wheelchair, walker,
special computer keyboard, speech generating device or other AT device at
home, at school or at work. Finding ways to make AT more available is
something with which few could argue. Reuse of AT is emerging as one of the ways to make AT more available.