Monday, July 03, 2006
Introducing Bridgett Perry

Bridgett Perry is the founder and director of the Community Inclusion Through Technology International (CITTI) Project. She has led study tours to Mexico, Ecuador, and the Bahamas. Bridgett is an Assistive Technology Specialist for the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Northern California. Her first exposure to assistive technology was 1987 when she worked in one of the first assistive technology resource centers in the U.S. For many years Bridget has been a lecturer in the Special Education Department of San Francisco State University. Her work there has focused introducing teachers to assistive technology. Bridgett is an associate of the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA). Her interest in international disability issues was enhanced by a fellowshipfrom the International Disabilities Exchanges and Studies in 1989, funded by the World Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation International.