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Aimee Sterk, MSWMichigan Disability Rights Coalition Michigan Assistive Technology Program (MATP)[email protected](616) 821-2517
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR DISABILITY AND AGING: COMMUNITY LIVING
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• A disability justice movement working to transform communities.
• Home of Michigan’s Assistive Technology Program (MATP)
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC)
• Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software or product system that is used to help people with disabilities, including older adults, do what they want to do.
• Most assistive technology is low-tech.
What is Assistive Technology?
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• The most effective strategy for helping us do what we want to do
• Decline is slowed• Fewer nursing home and hospital stays• Greater functional independence• Reduced falls
Benefits of AT
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• Vibrating alarm clocks• Motion detecting lights• Assistive listening devices
• Toilet & tub bars• Meal prep tools• Walkers with wheels, baskets, seats & brakes
What type of AT was used in these studies?
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Types of AT, Continued
• Dressing aides• Bed assists• Photophones• Pill dispensers (28% of hospital admissions for people 65+ are due to med errors)
• Reminder devices• Eating aides
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• Start with their goal• Research device options• Know your environment• Review your resources--financial, friends and family (set up and installation), programs that might help
Choosing AT with Older Adults
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Kitchen AT
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Waking, Grooming, Dressing
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Around the House
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Mobility
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Memory, Wandering, & Safety
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Recreation
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• Handout has pricing and listings of where I purchased them
• Local durable medical equipment stores• Amazon.com• Alzstore.com• Patterson Medical (formerly Sammons Preston)• Allegro Medical• Liftlabs• Independent Living Aids• Harris Communications
Where to find these items
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Thank you!
• I crammed a lot of information in a short time. I hope it was helpful!
• Thank you for your time and attention!
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• Aimee Sterk(616) 821-2517 [email protected]
• MATP Main Office (800) 760-4600,(517) [email protected]
• Web: www.mymdrc.org
• MATP Blog -www.miassisttech.org/mdrcat/
• MATP Twitter -http://twitter.com/MIAssistTech
Contact
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