Michigan's Assistive Technology Program
Public Awareness and Training
Michigan's Assistive Technology provides the state leadership activities of public awareness and training. Primarily, public awareness is provided through this web site, our Assistive Technology Connections newsletter and our work with Michigan's Centers for Independent Living to help increase their capacity for provision of information and assistance about assistive technology.
Training activities are instructional events designed to increase participants’ knowledge, skills and competencies regarding assistive technology devices and services and/or policy issues. The project has produced and delivered a variety of training sessions on Assistive technology. An example is a training currently being offered to organizations run by people with mental illness on Assistive Technology and Cognitive Disabilities.
Some training and awareness activities have been through subcontracts with other organizations throughout the state. Current and recent projects are described below.
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Technology and Long Term Care | Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County Training
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Transition through Person Centered Planning
Veterans and Assistive Technology in the Upper Peninsula
The Superior Alliance for Independent Living Center (SAIL) has received a subcontract to provide public awareness in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Veterans with Disabilities, their families and service providers. Please also see the page they created about AT and Veterans. SAIL provided training for the Centers for Independent Living on this topic in the winter of 2008.
Contact information:
Superior Alliance for Independent Living
129 W, Baraga, Suite H
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-5744
(800) 379-7245
Community Connections Awareness in Aging Network and Long Term Care Area
The Program has subcontracted with Community Connections to provide awareness of Assistive Technology in their area, with a focus on people involved with the new Single Point of Entry for Long Term Care.
AT and Long Term Care
The program expanded and updated the "small changes, Big Differences" assistive technology training and kits. 4 kits have been developed to be placed at organizations throughout the state with a focus of training people involved with the Single Points of Entry for long term care locations. These sites will provide both training and device demonstrations using the kit. Sites are:
Superior Alliance for Independent Living
129 W, Baraga, Suite H
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-5744
(800) 379-7245
Community
Connections
133 E. Napier, Suite #2
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(269) 925-7141
(800) 578-4245
Disability Network/Southwest MI
517 E. Crosstown Parkway
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
(269) 345-1516 voice
(269)
345-5925 tty
(800) 394-7450
Michigan Disability Rights
Coalition
contact Aimee Sterk
(800) 760-4600 ext 329
Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County Training on AT for Communication in Emergancy Situations
Training has been developed and will begin over the Summer and Fall of 2008 The topic of the training is devices for communication in emergency situations people with a variety of disability characteristics. People with disabilities who use the devices along with professionals will be delivering the training. For more information, please contact:
Cathy McAdam
(313) 563-1412
http://www.diverseability.com/mcatherinemcadamllc.htm
AT and Transition from School to Life Using Person Centered Planning
The Program has been meeting with a group focusing on Low Incidence Educational Disability and Transition. The workgroup sees AT as a critical part of any solution plan. This group is implementing person-centeredness and AT into actual Individual Education Planning Committees (IEPC's) for individuals who are part of this population. A total of seven transition teams have been created and have successfully developed Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
The process and results were presented at the Michigan Rehabilitation Conference in October 2007 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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