Overview
Goals include educating caregivers, therapists and practitioners on the basics involved in using readily available smart home products to give individuals increased safety and independence. Focus is on clients getting assistance when needed and accessing their environment with their voice, from smart phones or AAC/SGD. Secondary focus will be on environmental control; including lights, surveillance, doors, smart locks and temperature regulation. Tips for selecting devices based on cognitive and physical ability will also be shared. Participants will leave with a foundation to implement the technology, decreasing the intimidation from how simple these systems can be to set up and manage.
Learning Objectives
- Identify three unique ways a patient can alert caregivers within a home setting.
- Develop a basic smart home set up to be shared by caregivers and patients that includes at least four solutions to increase independence and safety.
- Define five concerns when choosing smart home equipment to be used by people with compromised physical or cognitive abilities.
Primary & Secondary Strands
AT for Physical Access and Participation; Mainstream & Web Accessible Technologies
Target Audience
- Accessibility Professional
- ADA Coordinator
- AT Specialists
- Caregivers
- Communication Specialist
- Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities
- Consultants/Trainers
- Disability Services
- Educators
- Family Members
- Government/Non-Profit Agencies
- Occupational Therapists
- Paraprofessionals
- Physical Therapists
- Rehab Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Teachers of the Visually Impaired
- Visual Impairment Specialists
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Experience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Other: Teen to Senior
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with recording
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2023 Conference on Thursday, February 2 from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: September 15, 2023
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: June 30, 2024
End date of current CRC CEUs offering: March 19, 2025
Please refer to the CRC AT for Physical Access and Participation Series (2024-2025) page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Sarah Sanderman, MOT, OTR/L
Craig Hospital, Occupational Therapist, Assistive Technology Specialist
Biography
Sarah graduated from Rockhurst University in Kansas City with a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy and then returned to Colorado. Born in Canada, she has practiced and received education in occupational therapy in 3 countries and a variety of unique disciplines. She has been working as an Assistive Technology Specialist within the Occupational Therapy Department at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado for the past four years. In this role, she focuses on phone use, computer or tablet use, interaction with home environments, adaptive video gaming and access to assistive and augmentative communication devises. She combines physical access, cognitive status, available technology, ergonomics and positioning and vision deficits to create an environment customized to each individual. Sarah has had the opportunity to work closely with Craig Hospital Rehab Engineers to create customized devices to aid patients in accessing their technology as well as mounting solutions for technology use on power or manual wheelchairs and standard hospital style bed frames. Previous settings allowed Sarah to grow within the realms of pediatrics with physical and sensory deficits, bio-mechanical return for patients with hand and upper extremity trauma, oncology, inpatient rehabilitation and orthopedic concerns.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
I am a full time employee at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. I understand I may receive a reduction in conference cost if chosen to present at ATIA 2023. I receive no financial compensation, gifts or in-kind recognition from any of the companies I reference in my presentation.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No