The State Department of Education (SDE) Bureau of Special Education has sponsored a partnership with the NEAT Center to offer service provision and support of assistive technology (AT) within school districts across Connecticut. The NEAT Center's work includes a direct AT service model and Membership to each school district throughout CT. These offerings come at no cost to the school districts because the SDE has generously paid for the district's access to NEAT services for the 2025-2026 school year.
Though things have changed from the last subscription model, we are very excited to describe how the benefits will work effective immediately:
Each school district will be allocated a credit of $2,000 to be used toward any Assistive Technology (AT) or Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) service. This credit is intended to support a range of services, including but not limited to evaluations, training, consultations, and professional development.
Credits should have be used by February 1, 2026. Any unused funds after this date are being reallocated as services are requested.
Access Membership Benefits
Each school district will have access to a NEAT Membership that is inclusive of unlimited access to the AT Lending Library, webinars, and unique resources and special events.
Visit some of our other pages to access some of your Membership benefits:
Access live & archived webinars
Connect with NEAT
If you have a question about the services offered to your district, please contact CentersConnect@oakhillct.org.
OR as a CT educator or provider, you'd like to stay connected with NEAT all year and receive our posts about upcoming NEAT webinars and events, use this link to sign up.