31 10, 2022

Holiday Shopping Just Got Smarter!

2022-11-01T08:44:43-04:00October 31st, 2022|Product Spotlight, Smart Home Tech|

Written by Amy Norton, EASTCONN & Arlene Lugo, CTTAP Smart home technology devices make awesome holiday gifts, especially for individuals with disabilities or aging adults who might be looking for ways to enhance access to their home, improve their functioning, and make a real difference in increasing their independence! Here are some of the [...]

28 10, 2022

Combating Social Isolation Using Assistive Technology

2022-10-31T09:30:12-04:00October 28th, 2022|Product Spotlight, Smart Home Tech|

written by Pam Fields, ATECH The degree to which individuals are interconnected and embedded in a community has a powerful impact on their health and personal wellbeing. Social isolation is typically defined by a low frequency of social contact, and is often associated with lower quality of wellbeing. Recent research has been giving attention to whether [...]

28 10, 2022

8 Ways to Turn a Traditional Home Into A Smart Home

2022-10-31T09:26:55-04:00October 28th, 2022|Product Spotlight, Smart Home Tech|

Written by Pam Fields, ATECH With advancement in technology improving every day, assistive technology keeps getting better and better, providing more seamless integration into our lives. As direct-care givers, what’s the best, and easiest way we can use the new and emerging smart-home devices to assist in providing better care? Even if the current living [...]

27 09, 2021

Movia Robotics Shares a Look into Robot-Assisted Instruction

2021-09-27T12:05:34-04:00September 27th, 2021|Product Spotlight|

Written by Muniba Masood​, Vice President, Movia Robotics Children with autism have always had to change for the world; but now the world is starting to change for them! Devoted to improving the lives of children with autism through Robot-Assisted Instruction, MOVIA Robotics is an innovative tech company that designs products for both the home and [...]

17 12, 2020

Social Distancing Does Not Have to Mean Social Isolation – Generations on Line

2020-12-17T11:29:09-05:00December 17th, 2020|Product Spotlight|

Generations on Line (GoL) Helps Seniors Navigate Tech Options By Katie Burke, Administrator, Generations on Line If you, or someone you love, wants to learn how to use a tablet or smartphone to access the internet, Generations on Line (GoL) can help. GoL is a 20-year-old national non-profit, with a mission of narrowing the digital [...]

17 12, 2020

Instructional Robots have Moved into Oak Hill!

2020-12-17T11:28:41-05:00December 17th, 2020|Product Spotlight|

By Adam Kosakowski, NEAT, Assistive Technology Specialist Meet Kebbi! Kebbi is an educational robot that integrates artificial intelligence, software, and hardware technology to provide a variety of facial expressions, body movements and communicative interactions. Kebbi provides a unique set of capabilities that offer students with autism and other special needs a unique approach to learning [...]

3 03, 2020

Smartwatches as Assistive Technology

2020-05-13T07:40:00-04:00March 3rd, 2020|Product Spotlight|

Written by Nicole Natale, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP, CREC Resource Group There is no denying the rise in popularity of wearable technologies, especially smartwatches. The market is saturated with many devices that have a multitude of features. Smartwatches provide many benefits to people with disabilities and can be used as part of anyone’s Assistive Technology toolkit. Many [...]

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