Aging and Disability Network/No Wrong Door

Training Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors to Deliver Assistive Technology to Clients

South Dakota

DakotaLink partners with the State Department of Human Services to offer training to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors across the State regarding their established procedure for delivering Assistive Technology devices and services to their clients.

Partnering on a Social Isolation Project

South Carolina

SCATP collaborated with the SC Department on Aging (SCDOA), Walton Options Centers for Independent Living and the Medical University of SC (MUSC) counseling department on a social isolation project.  The pilot program helps people aged 55 and younger with a disability who are at

IATP Collaborates with Medical Professionals for AT Awareness

Illinois

Illinois Assistive Technology Program’s CEO met the medical doctor responsible for all physicians’ training at a holiday event.

DCATP Continues 'Technology First' Initative

District of Columbia

DC Assistive Technology Specialists and Program Manager serve on the Department on Disability Services work group to develop a "Technology First" initiative in the District of Columbia.

'Bridging our Didgital Divide' Partnerships

Connecticut

CT's AT Act Program utilized AT Public Health funds in collaboration with the State Unit on Aging who contributed $292,838 of their Public Health funds and $108,000 in ADRC Funds to help create our Bridging the Digital Divide program in CT.

UC Medicine Community Practice Clinic serving Medicaid Recipients

Colorado

The Assistive Technology Program of Colorado houses a University of Colorado Medicine Community Practice Clinic. CIDE serves the disability community by providing wheelchair seating and mobility and augmentative alternative communication services as well as other assistive technology services.

'Surviving in Place' partnership with HCPF

Colorado

The Assistive Technology Program of Colorado received $1.4 million from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), the state Medicaid office, to provide emergency battery backup power systems, 1,000 emergency go kits, and four different trainings on emergency preparedness

Partnering with the State Unit on Aging to Reduce Social Isolation

Oregon

To reduce social isolation and loneliness, the Oregon AT Program continued their partnership with the State Unit on Aging and ADRC offices throughout Oregon, providing technology and related services to seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Collaboration Between ND Assistive and Alzheimer’s Association

North Dakota

In FY 2023, ND Assistive met several times with the director of the North Dakota Alzheimer’s Association to see how our programs could work together to improve the lives of individuals with dementia as well as their caregivers.

Empowering Vulnerable Adults: ND Assistive's Collaboration with Aging Services

North Dakota

ND Assistive collaborated with the Assistant Director of North Dakota Aging Services to develop a strategy for providing assistive technology that promotes independence and safety to the numerous North Dakota adults benefiting from the Vulnerable Adult Protective Services (VAPS) program under her