Assistive Technology

Individuals participating in adaptive gaming

ACES at Temple fosters community for young adults and their caregivers

Type: News Story

The ACES program, presented by TechOWL at Temple’s Institute on Disabilities, offered daily communication classes and adaptive recreation activities.

August 4, 2025

Temple opens innovative TechOWL Community Space

Type: News Story

The space serves as a hub for people with disabilities.

May 1, 2024

ACES 2023 participants in front of the Owl statue

Temple ACES program empowers young adults using communication for nonspeakers

Type: News Story

Temple’s TechOWL at the Institute on Disabilities hosts a two-week residential program assisting and encouraging young adults using communication for nonspeakers.

August 8, 2023

Six people at a wheelchair repair workshop. The instructor is repairing a manual wheelchair. One of the students is using a wheelchair.

TechOWL receives a $500,000 grant to open a community lab in North Philadelphia

Type: News Story

TechOWL, Pennsylvania’s designated Assistive Technology Act program, has received a $500,000 grant to create a community space in North Philadelphia.

March 22, 2023

Image of various assistive technologies.

Temple announces landmark gift in support of students with physical disabilities

Type: News Story

The endowed fund will help pay for accommodations, such as assistive technology.

February 1, 2023