Discover Technology, Inc.
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Computers & Technology
- People with Disabilities
- Seniors
Location
910 Silber Road Apt B1Houston, TX 77024 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create and administer adaptive technology labs for persons with disabilities, to encourage communication between persons with or without disabilities and to educate the general population about the disabled population.
Description
Discover Technology, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit company, whose mission is to create and administer computer classes and laboratories for persons with mental, physical, or other disabilities. Flexible computer labs provide an enjoyable environment that develops hidden talents and increases self-confidence and academic and cognitive skills through the use of selected software and adaptive technology. Students are free to choose from a variety of programs and are encouraged to use the Internet and participate in our Discover a Pal a pen pal e-mail program, on our web site, http://discovertechnology.com. This growing site lists those with disabilities who want to expand their world by communicating with other persons either with or without disabilities and currently has more than six hundred persons. Discover Technology plans to expand its website, which has a directory of links to hundreds of sites of interest to persons with disabilities. Further development will incorporate a newsletter, reviews of adaptive technologies, and software to automate various procedures.