by createabil | Aug 7, 2020 | Group Homes, In Home Care, Institutional Care, Intellectual Disabilities, Press Releases, Technology
DSPs and support staff members’ jobs are not just to keep their clients safe and healthy, but to also work with them on establishing goals for themselves and working to achieve them. Often times, people with IDDs also have a dual diagnosis; another behavioral...
by createabil | Jul 10, 2020 | Blog, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Health
I don’t know about you, but I never really liked wearing a mask on Halloween. By the time I trick-or-treated the seventh house, I was pretty much over it. Now, I carry my N95 with me everywhere. I wash my hands like I just fished my cell phone out of the toilet...
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 20, 2020 | Intellectual Disabilities, Research, Technology
A physician provides his/her diabetic patients with home glucose monitors to measure blood sugar and weigh the efficacy of prescribed meds and diet. Cardiologists issue blood pressure devices to keep tabs on their patients’ heart function between appointments. But...