Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities. 1  AT can be low-tech: communication boards made of cardboard or fuzzy felt. 2  AT can be high-tech: special-purpose computers.
Section 8 housing in the South Bronx. Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Â§ 1437f), often called Section 8, as repeatedly amended, authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to private landlords on behalf of approximately 4.8 million low-income households, as of 2008, in the United States.
o Project-Based Section 8 HUD is usual regulator as party to Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract, or PHA for Section 8 Mod Rehab o However, HUD has contracted out role of âContract Administratorâ for many properties o Contract Administrator may have changed in 2011 reshuffle o Listing of Contract Administrators available at: