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The Benefits of Remote Supports
The benefits of remote supports have been a true game-changer for employment and residential support organizations/agencies in the Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) space. Organizations in the senior...
USE CASE: How Agencies are Utilizing avatalk Above-and-beyond Remote Communication
Avatalk is one of CreateAbility’s most user-friendly apps in both use and implementation. It was designed as a tool to non-intrusively engage the person being served and solicit quick responses to important questions from an avatar-led platform. (To see avatalk in...
A People-First Approach to Technology Adoption
As many states consider the benefits of technology, it can be a bit scary to those in the technology adoption hot seats. I totally get it - it’s easy to become infatuated with emerging technologies, but can I make a confession? It’s exhausting to track and make sense...
New App Will Help DSPs and Staff Work with Individuals with IDD and Behavioral Challenges
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...
Issues from Social Isolation in the Elderly Rising in Priority for Managed Care and LTC Facilities
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...
A Self Check-up From the Neck Up
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...
How the Pandemic Fostered My Empathy for People with Autism
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...
How Enabling Technology Helps People with Intellectual Disabilities Achieve Independence
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...
Care Providers: 5 Ways to Keep A Healthy Mental Outlook During the Pandemic
One thing is certain in these times: being a soldier on the frontline of a war and being a care provider during a pandemic both manifest forms of stress that bear a strong resemblance to one another. It’s more important than ever to try to remain mindful of your...
CreateAbility President, Steve Sutter, Talks Gratitude, Pandemic Challenges, and Assistive Technology
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...
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