Center for Assistive Technology Services

HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services (CATS) is the regional Assistive Technology Regional Center (ATRC) serving Lexington and the surrounding region. The objective of HDI CATS is to provide statewide comprehensive assistive technology (AT) activities in accordance with the federal Assistive Technologies Act of 1998, as amended. AT is any item or piece of equipment (both low-tech and high-tech) used to improve and/or maintain independence in the home, at work, school or play.

Project Director: Christina Espinosa

Project Website: https://hdi.uky.edu/hdicats

Latest Updates

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HDI Wellness Event is a great success!

Dr. Nicholas Lamar Wright always planned on recruiting help to make the One Mile Wellness event a success, but he …

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Tribute to Preston Lewis, Advocate and Educator by Dr. Harold Kleinert

Our state lost an amazing advocate and educator with the recent passing of Preston Lewis on October 20 of this …

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HDI Sensory Garden Blooms

Nancy Savage had been walking by a mostly empty planter box in front of the Mineral Industries Building a while …