Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT) - to be held 29 April, 27 May & 24 June 2022
(all sessions are interrelated and not available for individual purchase)
Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT) - are you confused by google vs alexa? eye gaze vs switches? matching technology to your person? the interface between electronic assistive technology and mainstream technology? home automation vs environmental control? Then this 3 part education series may be for you!
This new Professional Development series has been designed to give you an overview of assessing and implementing Electronic Assistive Technology. All sessions will include participant stories and journeys and why different people end up with different solutions.
This new Professional Development series has been designed to give you an overview of assessing and implementing Electronic Assistive Technology. All sessions will include participant stories and journeys and why different people end up with different solutions.
The goal is for participants to walk away able to apply this knowledge as a starting place. There is no clinical pathway in this process. Careful evaluation is required.
Learning Objectives for the series
- OT Assessment process for the assessment and implementation of Electronic Assistive Technology
- Understand the role and scope of practice for OTs within the Electronic Assistive Technology MDT Team
- Clinical decision-making process for selection of devices (Mainstream and Low cost vs High end specialist systems)
- Rationale and Justification Process for funding applications
- Resources for relevant suppliers and resources
$195 inc GST for 3 session series.
Purchase of just one session not available as they are interrelated.
All sessions will be recorded and a link to the recording provided to all ticket holders whether you able to attend live or not.
All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
Session 1 - 11am to 12.30pm, Friday 29th April 2022 presented by Sarah Solomon
Getting started with the assessment process for electronic assistive technology
This session aims to give an overview of different access methods, the HATT framework, choosing hardware and software based on goals.
- Start with the activities/goals important to the individual
- Use your usual assessment skills to work out relevant environmental and person/human factors
- This will help you work out an ACCESS METHOD
- All that information will come together to determine the final piece of the puzzle - the AT system
- That process is FEATURE MATCHING
Session 2 - 11am to 12.30pm, Friday 27th May 2022 presented by Bronwyn Simpson
Disability designed Environmental Control options (ECU) with discussion on how the person, their required activity and their environment need to be assessed related to AT for environmental control. This session will also cover door lock options and call systems.
Session 3 - 11am to 12.30pm, Friday 24th June 2022 presented by Karen Maurer
What you need to know about Home Automation - simple and complex, assessment framework, suppliers, considerations for the individual. Concepts covered will include voice control options, auto door options, integrated systems with Zwave/IR and other relevant interfaces.
Presenter Bio's
Sarah Soloman has been an OT for 25 years. Sarah is currently the Senior OT at the MND clinic at Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem in Melbourne where she has assisted in developing a Technology room. She also works as the Consultant Assistive Technology Consultant OT for Zyteq. She works with clients, their therapists and their wider support environment to choose the best-fit electronic assistive technology for them. Sometimes this is simple, and sometimes it’s complex, but it’s always rewarding.
Bronwyn Simpson is an associate lecturer in Occupational Therapy at the University of Sydney. Her interest in electronic assistive technology was sparked during her 10 years working in inpatient and community rehabilitation. Bronwyn then specialised in this area, working at Ability Technology for four years, where she provided assessment, training and implementation of computer/phone access and environmental control systems. She teaches a specialist assistive technology unit at the University of Sydney.
Karen Maurer is the Founder and Clinical Director of Capable Spaces. Karen has worked as a Senior Occupational Therapist in both public and private health sectors across the Hunter Region for 23 years. She is also a technology consultant OT for Ability Technology. Karen works with adults diagnosed with neurological conditions, those who have experienced major trauma or brain injury and individuals who are facing palliative conditions. She has a passion for assistive technology and how it can empower people, and help them to live with dignity.
Verve OT is based in Sydney NSW and therefore we work off the timezone AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) or AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time). Please remember to adjust the time according to what timezone you are in so as to not miss out.