A resolution designating April 22, 2026, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".

Assistive technology helps people with disabilities and older adults live, learn, and work. This Senate resolution designates April 22, 2026, as National Assistive Technology Awareness Day and defines assistive technology as any item, piece of equipment, or product system used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities. It defines assistive technology services as help selecting, acquiring, or using devices. The resolution cites CDC and Education Department data showing about 1 in 4 Americans have a disability, more than 9.5 million children had disabilities in 2022–23, and 2 in 5 adults 65 and older have a disability. It emphasizes that devices and services are necessities for inclusion in classrooms, workplaces, and communities and commends specialists, program coordinators, researchers, and organizations that expand access to assistive technology.