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066: Penn-Mar's Assistive Technology Initiative with Allis Kensing | Breaking Down Barriers and Encouraging Access through AT Education and a Lending Library
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In this episode, we interviewed Allis Kensing, the Enabling Technology Coordinator at Penn-Mar Human Services. Penn-Mar has a new initiative to empower people with disabilities through the use of assistive technology. The initiative includes an assistive technology lending library, which allows people to try out different technologies to see how it can fit into their daily life. Penn-Mar is also working to train the staff on how to use assistive technology to better support their clients and individuals in the community. Allis breaks down assistive technology and its capabilities for us, including how it can be used in communication, mobility, and daily living skills, and shares some of the lending library options, from low-tech devices, like adaptive cutting boards, to high-tech devices like smart speakers. She also shares some of the biggest challenges when it comes to learning about new assistive technologies. (Episode Transcript) SHOW NOTES:
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