by createabil | Jul 30, 2020 | Aging-in-Place, Assistive Technology, Group Homes, Mental Health, Research
Social isolation has been defined as a lack of meaningful connections with other people. You may have noticed the use of this term more frequently when addressing Medicare and the health and wellbeing of seniors and addressing social isolation is being strongly...
by createabil | Jun 19, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Intellectual Disabilities, Technology, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but I am tired of hearing the phrase “the new normal”. Sure, I miss hugging my elderly parents, I miss my weekly “dine-out” night, and I’m a music junkie so the live music scene beckons me. Yet, I’ve noticed some changes in the world around...
by createabil | May 27, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Intellectual Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation
Everyone deserves the right to control their own lives and to experience the intrinsic value of making their own decisions, including people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD). In fact, “independence” for people with IDD can mean anything from being...
by createabil | Apr 22, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Institutional Care, Intellectual Disabilities, News
On April 22nd, 2020, CreateAbility President, Steve Sutter, put pen to paper on his thoughts about the heroes of this pandemic, the additional challenges that people with intellectual disabilities face in this time, and why now is the best possible time to implement...
by createabil | Apr 1, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Hospital Care, Intellectual Disabilities
Dr. Maulik Trivedi, an ER Surgeon in New York City, NY and owner of telemedicine platform, Station MD, recently addressed several providers who serve the intellectual disabilities population and enlightened us with front-line information that we all need to keep in...
by createabil | Apr 1, 2020 | Assistive Technology, In Home Care, Institutional Care, Intellectual Disabilities
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, CreateAbility has customized and packaged applicable technology solutions that will help care providers check in on clients remotely as well as keep people with intellectual disabilities safe and out of emergency rooms in this...