<P> The Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research (ICATER) is an assistive technology and universal design resource for the education community in Iowa and the United States . The center, housed within the University of Iowa College of Education and the Lindquist Center in Iowa City, provides many services for educators such as pre-service training, latest technology tutorials, and summer institutes . Not only does ICATER help students with disabilities learn to their full potential, but it also has a lab that provides demonstrations of assistive technology . </P> <P> University students, K - 12 students, and families throughout Iowa consult with ICATER staff to try technology such as software, apps, or alternative computer access . In August 2014, the University of Iowa College of Education hosted a two - day bootcamp called Talk - to - Text, to teach middle school students from Cedar Rapids, Iowa about software programs that could help them learn . The students learned about' Dragon Naturally Speaking' and' Co-Writer .' </P>

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