PPT-Assistive Technology – Improving Care and Saving Money

The changing face of supported h ousing Need for change in Herefordshire Our vision Henffordd Gardens Funding the model Features Questions The changing face of supported housing Need for change in Herefordshire. Independent . Living. Utilization of Assistive Technology under . CT Money Follows the Person. April 1, 2014. 1:45 - 3:15 PM. Presenter. Paul C. Ford. Training & Technical Assistance. Money Follows the Person. Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology. .. Assistive Technology. Jim Ellam. Staffordshire County Council. Technology changes throughout our lives. Its not about the technology…….. "Switched-on" generation switched off to life-changing care technology. Sara . Muharemovic. If your face is like this, FEAR NOT!. Well what is it?. Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.. m. odels of care and utilising the skills of AHP’s . Debbie Moores . Allied Health Professions Lead . January 2013 . What our data showed us! . Increasing clinical complexity . (inpatients) . Increasing bank/agency spend . Workplace. Andrew Costello . Assistive Technology Officer . Trinity College Dublin. Research Context – Need ? . My role as the Assistive . T. echnology Officer for Trinity College Dublin is to introduce Assistive technology as an aid or to overcome a task of difficulty in a particular area . 1 A Crash Course on Assistive Technology Evaluations Kyle Slough, MS., CRC Kgslough@live.com Marie Agius, MS., LCAS, CRC Dotym07@students.ecu.edu Melissa Engleman, EdD . E nglemanm@ecu.edu Irene Howell Assistive Technology Center Cognitive Assistive Technology Amanda M. Reinsfelder, ATP Assistive Technology Specialist The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or U. S. Government. . Virginia Department of Education . Assistive Technology Priority Project. Check your knowledge…. Answer . true. or . false. to the following statements. . ___Assistive technology (AT) was first defined in IDEA in 1990. . Presenters. Kasie. . Hamman. , General Education Teacher. Sean Kugler, Assistive Technology Specialist. Laura . Leff. -Allen, Special Education Teacher. Amy . Ronn. , Special Education Teacher. Valerie West, Occupational Therapist. services provided through . Oklahoma ABLE Tech, a contractor for the . Oklahoma State Department of . Education. Assis. t. ive Technology 101: An Overview. Did You Know…?. Assistive technology . (AT) is used . Chapter 1 - Assistive Technology Assessment Using the AT Checklist In some cases team members are not fully aware of a might be available to assist with the task that is of concern. In that case ther UCC. . 11. th. December 2013. Assistive Technology: . What is it?. 2. The most commonly used definition is the American definition, which is.  . "Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customised that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities". TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS. :. Technology Solutions in the Classroom. Annette Carey (. acarey@access.k12.wv.us. ) . Kathy Knighton (. kknighto@access.k12.wv.us. ). West Virginia Department of Education. Office of Special Programs. Assistive Technology (AT). Goals . of this . presentation:. Help . you see ways that AT can help you adapt to life with a spinal cord injury or spinal cord disease. Discuss . how technology helps to re-define “Disability” and helps to create “resilience”.