by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog Post, Events
ATECH is excited to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for our first ATECH CONFERENCE in July 2022, in Mystic CT. The 2-day conference, Journey to Independence: Assistive Technology At Its Best, will be packed with nationally known speakers, product...
by Amy Rubin Mindell | Feb 13, 2022 | Blog Post, Events
ATECH is excited to announce that we will be holding our first ATECH CONFERENCE in July 2022, in Mystic CT. The 2-day conference, Journery to Independence: Assistive Technology At Its Best, will be packed with nationally known speakers, product demonstrations, and a...
by Pam Fields | Jan 16, 2022 | Blog Post, Events
Is your agency considering offering Remote Support? You’re not alone. According to the American Medical Association, nearly nine out of 10 healthcare providers indicated in 2019 that they had invested in or were evaluating remote monitoring technologies. Since...
by Pam Fields | Oct 17, 2021 | Blog Post, Events
By Pam Fields, CEO, ATECH The degree to which individuals are interconnected and embedded in a community has a powerful impact on their health and personal wellbeing. Social isolation is typically defined by a low frequency of social contact, and is often...
by Pam Fields | Aug 29, 2021 | Blog Post, Events
by Pamela Fields, CEO, ATECH Services Ruling As with other direct-care service organizations, Midstate Arc and ATECH share in the need to reach 100% compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community Based Service (HCBS)...
by Pam Fields | Aug 23, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) and the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Colorado have released the results of a national survey of IDD service providers, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of...
by Pam Fields | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
A team of authors including Courtney Ward Sutton, PhD., Natalie F Williams, PhD., Corey Moore, RhD., and Edward Manyibe, PhD., recently published a comprehensive overview of the available peer-reviewed literature on assistive technology (AT) access and usage barriers...
by Pam Fields | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
It’s no secret that US human service providers across the nation are having difficulty hiring enough staff. What’s causing this shortage and what can be done about it? It’s not a simple answer. While some people are convinced that the main reason jobs are going...
by Amy Rubin Mindell | Jun 20, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities at Texas Tech University has just released a new video resource for parents, teachers and service personnel focusing on student mental health and special education. Originally...
by Amy Rubin Mindell | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
In their latest product release, Google has added “Accessible Places” as a new feature within Google Maps. Celebrating the recent Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the tech giant is making good on their pledge to build maps usable by everyone, rolling out the new...
by Amy Rubin Mindell | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
ATECH Training Center is pleased to announce that we have been welcomed as an Agency Partner by the CT Tech Act Program. The Connecticut Tech Act Project was orginally established in 1992 with the main purpose of promoting systems change and raising awareness of...
