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.
Residential Occupancy Group as Defined in the International Building Code. One of the first steps in any building project is evaluation of the appropriate occupancy group. This drives building size, building height, construction type, exiting and fire separations. Residential Group R is the occupancy group used for buildings that include sleeping rooms and are not insititutional and are not generally regulated by the Interntaionl Residential Code.