Enabling Technology Success Story: Tennessee Managed Care Organization
Many of the people you serve need task-prompting assistance at home....and at work! Why make them utilize two different enabling technologies?
Task Prompting Apps can reduce stress and anxiety for people with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injuries.
Provider agencies are hiring Enabling Technology Specialists for people with intellectual disabilities.
Many of the people you serve need task-prompting assistance at home....and at work! Why make them utilize two, uniquely different enabling technologies?
For Jordan and Mindy, two individuals served by Madison Haywood Developmental Services (MHDS) of Jackson, TN, the idea of “independence” includes having a job and making their own money. While neither of the job seekers had much work experience, Rance Thetford, Supported Employment Manager at MHDS, knew that finding an opportunity that would be both...
Through life, we have all had job opportunities that were fulfilling – and job opportunities that we were happy to leave in the past. With both extremes, it is important to analyze what was and was not fulfilling so that we carry that knowledge forward in life. When we peel back the layers of both...
INDIANAPOLIS, June 3rd, 2021 – CreateAbility Concepts, Inc., a technology company located in Indianapolis, recently launched Employment Pathfinder, a web and app-based system of surveys to help people with intellectual disabilities assess three key pre-employment criteria: job readiness, career interests and corresponding skill set. On June 3rd, the iOS version of the app was accepted...
INDIANAPOLIS, March 24th, 2021 – CreateAbility Concepts, Inc., a technology company located in Indianapolis, is preparing to release Employment Pathfinder, a web and app-based system of surveys to help people with intellectual disabilities assess three key pre-employment criteria: job readiness, career interests and corresponding skill set. Employment Pathfinder reflects both the company’s mission of helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities flourish beyond...
In a recent study provided for The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, the influence of MeMinder was examined in the vocational rehabilitation space. The study contrasted old methodologies of task instruction (measurement of time spent creating custom binders, pictures lists, verbal instruction, travel) with the implementation of assistive technology/electronic job coaches....