Presentation by Imagine! SmartHomes guru Greg Wellems for 2014 ANCOR Technology Summit and Showcase.

1. Assistive Technology in the
Workplace
ANCOR Technology Summit
October 10, 2014
Greg Wellems
Imagine!

2. Developing Technology as a
Core Service
• Include Technology in the Strategic Plan
– Prioritize Development
– Assess/Develop Physical Infrastructure
• Develop Operational Infrastructure/Capacity
– Dedicated Staff
• Knowledgeable about Supports/Services
– Identified Outcomes
• Individual Planning Process
– Project Management Process

3. Vocational
Individual
Technology
Day
Services
Residential
Community

4. Organizational Issues
• Identifying Appropriate Technology
– Individual Assistive Technology
– Support/Site-Based Technology
• Prioritize/Recommend Technology
– Create an Assessment Process
– Evaluate Effectiveness
• Information for Planning/Budgeting

5. Organizational Process
• Understanding the Technology
– Create a Lab to Evaluate Technology
• Increases Client Exposure to Technology
• Increases Staff Exposure to Technology
• Be Prepared for Unintended Consequences
– Develop a Curriculum for the Technology
• Establishes the What and Why
• Build in Flex/Play Time to Inspire Creativity

6. Organizational Process
• Create an Assessment Process
– Individual Physical Capabilities
– Person Centered Planning
• What’s Important To/For
– Match Technology/Person
• Create a Matrix to Track Technology
• Information for Planning/Budgeting

7. Imagine!’s Top Technology in
the Workplace
• AbleLink - Visual Impact
– Sequence Based Prompts
– Multi-Media
– Remote Scheduling/Management Capability
• Dynavox
– Workplace Communication
• Inventory Control/Recording

8. Imagine!’s Top 10 Apps for
Developing Workplace Skills
• Endless Alphabet
• Math Bingo
• Grandpa's Workshop
• Falling Stars
• Reading Raven
•Virtuoso
•Go Talk now
•Kids Journal
•Academic Coins
•Math Kid

10. Greg Wellems -
Gwellems@imaginecolorado.org
SmartHome -
http://Imaginesmarthomes.org
FaceBook -
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Imagine-
SmartHomes/86609388388
Twitter
http://twitter.com/ImagineColorado