About The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (RE&AT) Program helps people with disabilities improve their quality of life in the community, at home, at school, and at work. Through its commitment to excellence in providing state-of-the-art engineering and technology services to consumers across the continuum of ADRS divisions, RE&AT works with individuals to find or develop assistive devices that will reduce or remove barriers they have due to their disabilities. RE&AT assists its consumers with the dignity they deserve, and with the goal of helping them achieve their independence in the forefront. Services For Work For School For Home and For Life Evaluations for physical access to computers using adapted workstations; voice-controlled software; adapted keyboards, mice, and trackballs; and advanced computer controls such as on-screen keyboards, eye gaze, and head pointing controls. Job accommodations, such as office and industrial ergonomics, tools with adapted grips and functions, and custom designed jigs and fixtures to help position work items.

About In 1946, the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services was established as the state licensing agency for the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act with the mission to “enable qualified blind individuals to achieve independence through self-employment.” The Alabama Business Enterprise Program (BEP) generates in excess of $25 million in gross annual sales through operation of diverse retail and contract facilities including snack bars, delicatessens, vending machine facilities, commissaries, cafeterias, and military dining halls. FAQs